Background
Morant was born in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. His father was the actor Philip Morant (1909–1993).
Morant was born in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. His father was the actor Philip Morant (1909–1993).
Morant also appeared in several British Broadcasting Corporation classic serials, including adaptations of Walter Scott"s Woodstock (1973), as the future Charles II, and The Talisman (1980), as Conrade of Montserrat. He played Robespierre in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), and he later played Mervyn Bunter, the valet of Lord Peter Wimsey, in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s productions of Strong Poison, Have His Carcase and Gaudy Night (all based on Dorothy Sayers"s original novels). In 1988 he played Theodore Dyke Acland in the serial Jack the Ripper.
His film career included roles in Zeppelin (1971), Mahler (1974), The Company of Wolves (1984), The Second Victory (1986), Scandal (1989) and Janice Beard (1999).
His stage appearances included a starring role in Noël Coward"s Private Lives at the Oxford Playhouse in 1984. The following year he co-starred with Stephanie Beacham and Pam Ferris in Independent Television"s rag-trade soap drama, Connie.
He also did voice-over, radio, and audio book work including voicing books by Julian Barnes and Julian Fellowes.