The Walking Dead star David Morrissey has been banned from driving after he was caught speeding three times in a single week.
David, 61, was sentenced after he was caught driving his black Mini Countryman at 46mph in a 40mph zone on the A406 in north west London early in the morning on August 2 2024. Two days later, he drove 55mph and 48mph in 40mph zones on the A40 near Greenford on August 4 and 5.
David didn't attend the hearing at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and was given a £5,700 fine. "Morrissey should pay the full £1,500 costs for the trial last week included in the fine," prosecutor Maya Arputham said.
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David already had nine points on his licence and was given nine more, meaning he has an automatic ban from driving for half a year. He previously denied the allegations but was found guilty of three charges of excessive speeding.
Conall Bailie, who represented the State of Play actor, said: "There will be no issue in Morrissey paying the fine. But the court costs are a significant amount. The trial was a matter that took up less than three hours of court time. It wasn't particularly lengthy."
District Judge Jack Walsh replied: "The sum of £1,500 in court costs appears to me to be eminently reasonable. I have found all three offences proved. He is convicted of all three offences. He did not have a clean driving record.
"The case he put to court was entirely illegitimate, and he had a chance to come to court and give evidence.
"A defendant who forces the prosecution to pay attention to such close detail to prove his case is likely to be liable to the full prosecution costs as a result of adopting that sort of approach to the case."
David is best known for his role as Gordon Brown in The Deal and Stephen Collins in State of Play. He played The Governor in three seasons of The Walking Dead and DCS Ian St Clair in Sherwood.
He was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Actor for his role in State of Play and won a Best Actor award from the Royal Television Society for The Deal.
The star was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Edge Hill University in 2016.
David met his ex-wife Esther Freud through actor Danny Webb and went on to date for over a decade before they tied the knot in 2006. The two welcomed three children before separating in 2020.
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