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In the 2000s, he starred in the films ''Some Voices'' and ''Captain Corelli's Mandolin'' and the acclaimed miniseries ''State of Play'' (with [[John Simm]] and [[Marc Warren]]). He also played Gordon Brown in the acclaimed TV movie ''The Deal''. In 2004, he starred with [[David Tennant]] and [[Sarah Parish]] in the musical thriller miniseries ''Blackpool'' as crooked gaming kingpin Ripley Holden. He reprised the role for the one-off ''Viva Blackpool!'' in 2006, though Tennant and Parish were not involved. The next few years saw Morrissey play the leading male roles in the film flops ''Basic Instinct 2'' and ''The Reaping''. He also appeared in the films ''Derailed'', ''Stoned'' and ''The Water Horse: The Legend of the Deep'', and the TV miniseries ''Cape Wrath'' and ''Sense & Sensibility''. | In the 2000s, he starred in the films ''Some Voices'' and ''Captain Corelli's Mandolin'' and the acclaimed miniseries ''State of Play'' (with [[John Simm]] and [[Marc Warren]]). He also played Gordon Brown in the acclaimed TV movie ''The Deal''. In 2004, he starred with [[David Tennant]] and [[Sarah Parish]] in the musical thriller miniseries ''Blackpool'' as crooked gaming kingpin Ripley Holden. He reprised the role for the one-off ''Viva Blackpool!'' in 2006, though Tennant and Parish were not involved. The next few years saw Morrissey play the leading male roles in the film flops ''Basic Instinct 2'' and ''The Reaping''. He also appeared in the films ''Derailed'', ''Stoned'' and ''The Water Horse: The Legend of the Deep'', and the TV miniseries ''Cape Wrath'' and ''Sense & Sensibility''. | ||
In 2008, Morrissey was cast as [[Jackson Lake]] in ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 2008 Christmas special ''[[The Next Doctor]]''. Paparazzi photographs of the episode's location filming in April 2008 coupled with the cliffhanger ending to ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' led to tabloid speculation that Morrissey had been cast as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The rumours intensified when David Tennant announced in October 2008 that he would be leaving the series. [[Russell T Davies]] was aware of the speculation, but asked Morrissey not to clarify the episode's plot so attention would be diverted away from the casting of [[Matt Smith]] as the real Eleventh Doctor. This caused problems in Morrissey's personal life. He had to reassure his children that the family would not be moving to Wales, where ''Doctor Who'' is produced, without revealing anything about the character that they might pass on to school friends. | In 2008, Morrissey was cast as [[Jackson Lake]] in ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 2008 Christmas special ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]''. Paparazzi photographs of the episode's location filming in April 2008 coupled with the cliffhanger ending to ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' led to tabloid speculation that Morrissey had been cast as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The rumours intensified when David Tennant announced in October 2008 that he would be leaving the series. [[Russell T Davies]] was aware of the speculation, but asked Morrissey not to clarify the episode's plot so attention would be diverted away from the casting of [[Matt Smith]] as the real Eleventh Doctor. This caused problems in Morrissey's personal life. He had to reassure his children that the family would not be moving to Wales, where ''Doctor Who'' is produced, without revealing anything about the character that they might pass on to school friends. | ||
Despite the speculation, Morrissey's character Jackson Lake had only been led to believe he was the Doctor after [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] [[infostamp]]s implanted memories of the Doctor's past incarnations inside his head. As he was playing a character with certain Doctor mannerisms, Morrissey allowed himself to be influenced by the performances of [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Tom Baker]]. | Despite the speculation, Morrissey's character Jackson Lake had only been led to believe he was the Doctor after [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] [[infostamp]]s implanted memories of the Doctor's past incarnations inside his head. As he was playing a character with certain Doctor mannerisms, Morrissey allowed himself to be influenced by the performances of [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Tom Baker]]. | ||