Morven Christie

Career Theatre Christie has multiple stage credits, spanning over a decade, including plays by Jack Thorne and Tom Stoppard alongside a classical canon. In 2006, Christie starred in the William Shakespeare plays Romeo & Juliet (as Juliet), Much Ado About Nothing (as Hero), and King John (as Blanche) for the Royal Shakespeare Company in their star-studded Complete Works season.

In 2009, Christie played Anya in the Anton Chekhov play The Cherry Orchard and Perdita in the Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale, for Sam Mendes' "Bridge Project", both at Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York and at The Old Vic, London, alongside Simon Russell Beale, Ethan Hawke and Rebecca Hall. She played Isa in the National Theatre, Glasgow, production of Men Should Weep, directed by Josie Rourke.

Television and film In 2014, Christie played Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama Grantchester for its first three seasons with James Norton and Robson Green. This role gained Christie her first BAFTA Scotland nomination.

Christie starred as DS Lisa Armstrong, the lead role in the ITV crime drama series The Bay, filmed through the latter months of 2018, and aired on ITV from 20 March 2019. She received her third consecutive BAFTA Scotland nomination for her performance. It was announced on 16 February 2021 that Christie had quit the drama, which had just completed a second series.

Post her exit, she completed two independent films and the Joe Cornish eight-part drama Lockwood & Co. for Netflix.

In 2023, she led a six-part drama Payback, for Jed Mercurio's HTM label, opposite Peter Mullan, airing on ITV and internationally.

In 2024 she began shooting the role of Anna Thurman in Apple TV's Silo, and features in the third season of the television series.

In 2025 she wrote and directed short film, STRAY, and is in development as writer/director of her debut feature.

Personal life Christie lives in Glasgow with her partner, musician Iain Cook.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Dot.Kill Jane 2005 House of 9 Shona 2006 The Flying Scotsman Katie 2009 The Young Victoria Watson 2010 Hollow Alice Short film 2011 Gee Gee Peaches Short film 2012 Shell Young Mother 2013 The Date Mona Short film 2014 Lilting Margaret 2014 Between Places Liv Short film 2021 Angels in the Asylum Mary Short film 2022 The Road Dance Mairi Macleod 2022 Floodlights Jean Woodward 2026 Borges & Me Miss Rose

Television Year Title Role

2004 The Second Quest Nina Television film 2004 Doctors Lizzie Franklin 1 episode 2004 Quite Ugly One Morning DS Jenny Dunlop Television film 2004 Teachers Anna 1 episode 2006 The Family Man Joanne Television film 2007 Sold Trish 1 episode 2007 Oliver Twist Rose Maylie Miniseries 2008 Harley Street Danni Lacey 1 episode 2008 Lost in Austen Jane Bennet Miniseries 2009 Monday Monday Sally Newman 7 episodes 2009 Survivors Judy 1 episode 2010 The Sinking of the Laconia Laura Ferguson 1 episode 2011 Case Histories Michelle Moore 2 episodes 2011 Sirens Kirsty Schelmerdine 3 episodes 2012 Twenty Twelve Fi Healey 7 episodes 2012 Hunted Zoe 8 episodes 2013 Agatha Christie's Poirot Elsie Clayton Episode: "The Labours of Hercules" 2014 From There to Here Louise Miniseries 2014 Death in Paradise Sally Goodman 2 episodes 2014 Silent Witness DS Sally Kirchner 2 episodes 2014–2017 Grantchester Amanda Kendall 19 episodes 2015 Doctor Who O'Donnell 2 episodes 2016 Murder DS Corinne Evans 1 episode 2016–2020 The A Word Alison Hughes 17 episodes 2017 The Replacement Ellen Rooney 3 episodes Austerlitz (December 2012, BBC Radio 3) as Agata

Audiobooks

Code Name Verity (2012) as Queenie/Verity (Co-read with Lucy Gaskell) Burial Rites (2013)