Gareth Morrison

Gareth Morrison
Born	December 6, 1981 (1981-12-06) (age 43) Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Alma mater	Perth High School
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer, screenwriter
Years active	2003 — present
Known for	Potrovsky, Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz (2013) Peter Sutcliffe, Killers (theatre) (2013) Sonny, Bed and Breakfast (2016)

Gareth Morrison (born 6 December 1981) is a Scottish actor, screenwriter and film producer.[1][2] Morrison appears primarily in horror, thriller and dramatic movies. He is known for his role as a student-demonstrator in TV series Taggart and for playing the sniper Potrovsky in a horror movie Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz.

Biography

Morrison was born in the Scottish city of Edinburgh.

Early in his career, Morrison played a minor role in episode "Cause to Kill" in the TV series Taggart in 2005.[3] Morrison again linked up with Taggart creator Glenn Chandler eight years later, playing Peter Sutcliffe in Chandler's controversial stage play, Killers.[4][5]

More recently, Morrison co-wrote and starred in the horror short Bed and Breakfast, which earned positive reviews including praise as "polished" and "enjoyable" by WeAreIndieHorror.com.[6][7] His dramatic skills were also utilized in Harder, an educational film used in a Medics Against Violence and the Scottish Government joint program to help professionals recognize signs of domestic abuse.[8]

Throughout his career, Morrison has acted in more than 18 movies.

Education

• Perth High School

Filmography

As an actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Taggart	Student protester
2012	Outpost: Black Sun	Nazi zombie
2013	Crash	Policeman
2013	Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz	Potrovsky, Red Army sniper[1]
2014	Skeletons	Tom
2014	Night Kaleidoscope	Tommy
2015	Time Teens: The Beginning	Quint
2015	Swung	Leatherman
2015	The Daniel Connection	Lubert
2015	Exodus 21:24	Ben
2016	Tommy's Honour	The Local
2016	Bed and Breakfast	Sonny
2017	The Clan MacLeod	Tidal
2017	Night Kaleidoscope	Fion's Dad

2018 "Tran Set " Keith

As producer

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
2014	Skeletons	Associate producer

See also

• Gareth Morris – British flautist
• Garth Morrison – Chief Scout

References

1. Rudden, Liam (27 June 2013). "Edinburgh's Gareth Morrison returns in Outpost 3". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
2. "Gareth Morrison, Actor". Mandy Actors. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
3. ""Taggart" Cause to Kill (TV Episode 2005)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
4. Osborne Lax, Jessica (30 May 2013). "Killers by Glenn Chandler". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
5. Youngs, Ian (1 August 2013). "Killers' letters used in Edinburgh play". BBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
6. Menjivar, J. Carlos (17 November 2016). "'Bed and Breakfast' Short Explores the Dark Side of Subletting - We Are Indie Horror". We Are Indie Horror. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
7. Ball, Simon (10 November 2016). "Bed And Breakfast (2016)". The Horror Hothouse. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
8. Webster, Catriona (12 January 2017). "New video aims to help professionals spot domestic abuse signs". Sunday Post. Press Association Scotland. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

External links

• Gareth Morrison at IMDb
• Bed and Breakfast on YouTube