Hayward Morse

{{short description|British stage and voice actor}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2008}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox person | image =  | image_size = 150px | name = Hayward Morse | birth_name = Hayward Barry Morse | birth_date = | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = | parents = [[Barry Morse]]<br>[[Sydney Sturgess]] | website = [http://www.anthonywynn.com/haywardmorse http://www.anthonywynn.com/haywardmorse] }}

'''Hayward Morse''' is a British stage and voice actor born in 1947. His career began on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] television and with numerous stage performances in Canada and the United States. He made his US television debut in 1959 with [[Ingrid Bergman]] in the film ''[[The Turn of the Screw (Ford Startime)|The Turn of the Screw]]''.

==Background== Morse is the son of actors [[Barry Morse]] and [[Sydney Sturgess]] and brother of [[Melanie Morse MacQuarrie]]. He received a scholarship at the age of 16 to the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA) in London, receiving the 'Silver Medal' award upon graduation.

==Career== He made his London [[West End theatre|West End]] debut in the original production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)|What The Butler Saw]]'' at the Queen's Theatre in 1969 with [[Ralph Richardson]], [[Stanley Baxter]] and [[Coral Browne]].

He received a Best Supporting Actor [[Antoinette Perry]] 'Tony' award nomination for his performance in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Butley (play)|Butley]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], starred in the first stage production of [[The Rocky Horror Show]], the Bristol Old Vic production of [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''Lady Windermere's Fan'', and has appeared in many of [[William Shakespeare]]'s plays internationally. Other stage roles include 'Hercule Poirot' in ''Alibi'', the dual roles of 'Aunt' and 'Nephew' in ''Travels with My Aunt'', ''Sleuth'' and ''I Ought to be in Pictures''. Morse appeared as 'Bosie' in the North American premiere of ''Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship'' by [[Anthony Wynn]] alongside his father, [[Barry Morse]].

A voice artist, Hayward Morse has recorded hundreds of audio books, including the works of [[Edgar Allan Poe]], [[Harold Robbins]], [[Bernard Cornwell]], [[Jackie Collins]], [[Arthur C. Clarke]], and [[Mickey Spillane]].

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0607608|name=Hayward Morse}} *{{IBDB name}} *[http://www.anthonywynn.com/haywardmorse Website of Hayward Morse] *[http://www.anthonywynn.com/sydneysturgess Website of Sydney Sturgess] *[http://www.anthonywynn.com/melaniemorse Website of Melanie Morse] *[http://www.BarryMorse.com Official Website of Barry Morse]

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