Michael Morris is an English television and film director and producer. He was the director of The Old Vic Theatre in London from 1999 to 2002, and an executive producer and director of the television drama Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2011. He has directed episodes of Political Animals, In Plain Sight (starring his wife, actress Mary McCormack), The Slap, Bloodline, Kingdom, Halt and Catch Fire, Preacher, House of Cards, 13 Reasons Why, Shut Eye, and Better Call Saul.
Morris made his feature film directorial debut in 2022 with To Leslie, for which Andrea Riseborough received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Personal life Morris has been married to actress Mary McCormack since July 2003. They have three daughters. In October 2013 he was photographed publicly kissing actress Katharine McPhee, whom he had met while directing her in episodes of Smash.
Filmography Film To Leslie (2022) Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) The Nightingale (2027)
TV series YearTitleDirectorProducerNotes2007–2011Brothers & SistersDirected 18 episodes;Also supervising producer of 39 episodes 2009–2011In Plain SightEpisodes "Don't Cry for Me Albuquerque", "A Priest Walks Into a Bar" and"Something Borrowed, Something Blew Up"2012Political AnimalsEpisode "The Woman Problem"2012–2013Smash7 episodes2013BetrayalDirected 2 episodes2014–2017Kingdom11 episodes2015The Slap3 Episodes2015–2017Halt and Catch FireEpisodes "Extract and Defend", "And She Was" and "A Connection Is Made"2015–2016BloodlineDirected 3 episodes2016Shut EyeEpisode "Two of Swords"2016–2017PreacherEpisodes "He Gone" and "Dallas"2017House of CardsEpisodes "Chapter 57" and "Chapter 58"Animal KingdomEpisode "The Leopard"ShamelessEpisode "God Bless Her Rotting Soul"2018BillionsEpisode "Not You, Mr. Drake"13 Reasons WhyDirected 4 episodes2018–2022Better Call SaulEpisodes "Quite a Ride", "The Guy for This", "Wexler v. Goodman","Wine and Roses" and "Fun and Games";Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
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