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Morven Christie

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Morven Christie was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. She trained as an actor at Drama Centre London under Reuven Adiv, a colleague of Lee Strasberg.

Morven Christie took the lead role of DS Lisa Armstrong in ITV's hit 2019 series The Bay, with Morven's performance as the focus of the critical acclaim, with The Guardian stating Christie was "pleasingly finally coming into her own kingdom". The show aired in Spring of 2019, securing Christie her third BAFTA Scotland nomination, with a second season due to air in 2020.

Christie starred in BBC One's two-hander psychological thriller mini-series, "The Replacement," which had viewers on the edge of their seats in early 2017. Morven was lauded as 'effortlessly convincing' by The Telegraph for her performance as pregnant architect Ellen, whose life spirals as she suspects that her maternity cover is out to take more than just her job.

Morven starred in 2016's critically acclaimed BBC drama television series "The A Word," written by Peter Bowker. Her portrayal of Alison Hughes, a mother struggling to come to terms with her son's diagnosis for autism, won her rave reviews. The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman said: "Christie's performance is perfectly matched to Bowker's mission - to illustrate the emotional roller-coaster parents will go on once autism is detected. [...] It's a very challenging role that Christie nails perfectly." The eagerly anticipated second season of "The A Word" aired in 2017, with the third and final season due to air in 2020.

Morven starred as recurring character Amanda Hopkins in the much-loved ITV series "Grantchester." She played the long-time love interest of Sidney Chambers, played by James Norton, who is kept apart from her by the social conventions of the 1950s.

On the big screen, Morven featured in an all-star cast including Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent and Mark Strong in "The Young Victoria," and starred in the BAFTA-nominated romantic drama "Lilting," alongside Ben Whishaw and Pei-Pei Cheng.

On stage, Morven has played leading roles at The Royal Shakespeare Company, for Sam Mendes' Bridge Project in New York and London, and at the National Theatre.
BornSeptember 1, 1981
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Morven Christie in The Young Victoria (2009)
Morven Christie in The Young Victoria (2009)
Morven Christie in The Bay (2019)
Daniel Ryan, Morven Christie, Jonas Armstrong, Chanel Cresswell, and Taheen Modak in The Bay (2019)
Tessa Peake-Jones, Morven Christie, and Emily Bevan in Grantchester (2014)
Morven Christie in Lost in Austen (2008)
Morven Christie in Lost in Austen (2008)

Known for

The Bay (2019)
The Bay
7.1
TV Series
  • D.C. Lisa Armstrong
  • D.S. Lisa Armstrong
Lee Ingleby, Morven Christie, Max Vento, and Molly Wright in The A Word (2016)
The A Word
7.8
TV Series
  • Alison Hughes
Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
Ordeal by Innocence
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Kirsten Lindstrom
Grantchester (2014)
Grantchester
7.9
TV Series
  • Amanda Hopkins
  • Amanda Kendall

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Actress

  • Payback
    • Lexie Noble
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Lockwood & Co. (2023)
    Lockwood & Co.
    • Penelope Fittes
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Floodlights (2022)
    Floodlights
    • Jean Woodward
    • 2022
  • The Road Dance (2021)
    The Road Dance
    • Mairi Macleod
    • 2021
  • The Bay (2019)
    The Bay
    • D.C. Lisa Armstrong
    • D.S. Lisa Armstrong
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Lee Ingleby, Morven Christie, Max Vento, and Molly Wright in The A Word (2016)
    The A Word
    • Alison Hughes
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2020
  • Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
    Ordeal by Innocence
    • Kirsten Lindstrom
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Grantchester (2014)
    Grantchester
    • Amanda Hopkins
    • Amanda Kendall
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2017
  • Vicky McClure and Morven Christie in The Replacement (2017)
    The Replacement
    • Ellen
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Murder (2016)
    Murder
    • DS Corinne Evans
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • O'Donnell
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Between Places
    • Liv
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
    Dragon Age: Inquisition
    • Sergeant Meursault
    • Chantry Sister
    • Orlesian Noblewoman (voice) ...
    • Video Game
    • 2014
  • Philip Glenister, Steven Mackintosh, Saskia Reeves, and Liz White in From There to Here (2014)
    From There to Here
    • Louise
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Ben Miller in Death in Paradise (2011)
    Death in Paradise
    • Sally Goodman
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
    Silent Witness
    • DS Sally Kirchner
    • TV Series
    • 2014

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  • Timothy Spall, Tom Hardy, Sophie Okonedo, and William Miller in Oliver Twist (2007)
    Oliver Twist
    • performer: "Abide with Me"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2007

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  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • September 1, 1981
    • Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK
  • Spouse
    • Scott GrahamFebruary 2012 - 2015 (divorced)
  • Other works
    (2006-7) Stage: Appeared (as "Juliet") in William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" for the Royal Shakespeare Company Complete Works Season.
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    Ex-girlfriend of Rupert Evans. They met in 2006, while playing Romeo & Juliet for the Royal Shakespeare Company Complete Works Season.

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