Hannah Morrish (born 13 April 1993) is an English actress and novelist. She is known for her work in theatre, having received a Commendation (2017) and a Second Prize (2018) at the Ian Charleson Awards.
Early life and education Morrish was born 13 April 1993 in York, England. Her mother is the writer Rebecca Stott. A member of the National Youth Theatre, she was cast as Emma Soyer in James Graham's play Relish in 2010.
Morrish trained at the National Youth Theatre Rep Company in 2011. She graduated from Drama Centre London in 2015.
Career Morrish made her television debut in Call the Midwife in 2015. She went on to play Portia in Julius Caesar, Lavinia in Titus Andronicus and Virgilia in Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2017. She received an Ian Charleson Award Commendation for her performance as Lavinia in Titus Andronicus in 2017.
In 2018, she played Octavia in Antony and Cleopatra opposite Ralph Fiennes at the National Theatre, for which she received Second Prize at the Ian Charleson Awards in 2018. Kate Kellaway in The Guardian described her performance as "strikingly good […] a demure Scotswoman in a powder-blue dress who shows us what it is to have your heart broken in public."
Morrish wrote and starred in the short film Ceres opposite Juliet Stevenson in 2022.
In 2023, she starred as Portia in The Merchant of Venice 1936, which toured the UK and came to the Criterion Theatre in the West End in 2024.
In 2025, she played Lydia in Conor McPherson's The Brightening Air at the Old Vic. Anya Ryan in London Theatre described her performance as "quietly shattering".
In 2026, Sceptre (a Hodder & Stoughton imprint) acquired the rights to publish Morrish's debut novel Such Stuff in early 2027.
Credits
Theatre +YearTitleRoleVenue2013A Little Hotel on the SideVioletteTheatre Royal Bath2015Flowering CherryJudy CherryFinborough Theatre2016Arms and the ManRaina PetkoffWatford Palace Theatre2017Titus AndronicusLavinia Royal Shakespeare Company / Barbican Centre2017Julius CaesarPortia2017CoriolanusVirgilia2018 Antony and CleopatraOctaviaNational Theatre2019 All's Well That Ends WellHelenaJermyn Street Theatre2022Cancelling SocratesXanthippeJermyn Street Theatre2022The Darkest Part of the NightAnnaKiln Theatre2023–2024The Merchant of Venice 1936PortiaRoyal Shakespeare Company / West End2024The ConfessionsAliceA Zeldin Company / European Tour2025The Brightening AirLydiaOld Vic2025The Line of BeautyPenny/SophieAlmeida Theatre
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2012ArcadePandoraShort film2015No More KingsSigridShort film2018MagpieLily2021Nell and PaulinePaulineShort film2022CeresProserpinaShort film
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes2015Call the MidwifeDorothy WhitmoreSeries 5 Episode 32019Father BrownPippaSeason 8 Episode 52023Boty: The Life and Times of a Forgotten ArtistPauline Boty
Awards and nominations +YearAwardNominated WorkRoleResultRef. 2017 Ian Charleson Awards Titus Andronicus Lavinia 2018 Antony and Cleopatra Octavia
References
External links
Hannah Morrish at Independent Talent Hannah Morrish at Rebecca Carter Literary