Neil Morrissey will host his 60th birthday bash at the pub he owns surrounded by his celebrity pals. But it's a far cry from his troubled childhood growing up in care in Stoke-on-Trent.
The Line of Duty actor's humble beginnings start in Stafford. Sadly, he spent most of his childhood in care, including a six-year stint at Penkhull Children's Home from 1974.
His life changed for good when he discovered a love for acting at Thistley Hough High School and his acting credits now include Bob the Builder, Line of Duty and The Good Karma Hospital, Death In Paradise and Unforgotten. READ MORE: We try out Stoke-on-Trent's 'best kebab' after TripAdvisor's top 10 snubWhile studying for his A-levels at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, he realised that his time in care would end at the end of his first year, aged 17, with the bleak prospect of a move to a working boys hostel that could end his academic and dramatic career.
A solution was found through the family of his friend, Mark Langston, who fostered Neil until the summer of his 18th birthday.
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