Alan Morrissey was born on October 9th 1982. His was not only a home birth but a pub birth as he came into the world at the Golden Buck inn in Stockport,Greater Manchester,where his parents were licensees. Alan studied drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,graduating in 2004,and subsequently appeared in the company's version of 'Salad Days'. Since then he has obtained wide theatrical experience with the Royal Shakespeare Company,Paines Plough,Hull Truck Company and Bolton Octagon as well as playing Romeo at the Globe Theatre. Since 2007 he has been a member of the Factory,a London based stage collective whose members offer each other mutual criticism and advice. On television he played nurse Nicky Van Barr in medical drama 'Holby City'. Show less «