Quick Facts
Born:
1986-01-01
Birthplace:
Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
Credits:
39 Total Roles
Colin Morgan
Acting
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Biography
Colin Morgan is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is known for playing the title character in the BBC fantasy series Merlin (2008–2012), Leo Elster in Humans (2015–2018), and Billy Clanton in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast (2021).
Morgan made his London theatre debut in 2007 as the title character in DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little. He went on to appear in the theatre productions Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre ("All About My Mother") in 2007, Thomas Babe's A Prayer for My Daughter in 2008, Pedro Miguel Rozo's Our Private Life in 2011, Step in Time at The Old Vic 24 Hour Musicals Celebrity Gala in 2012, Shakespeare's The Tempest in 2013, and Jez Butterworth's Mojo during 2013 and 2014.
In July 2008, Screen International named Morgan as a "Star of Tomorrow". For his performance in Merlin, Morgan was nominated for Outstanding Actor (Drama) in the Monte Carlo TV Festival Awards in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and Best Actor in Drama Performance: Male in the National Television Awards in 2013.
Morgan made his London theatre debut in 2007 as the title character in DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little. He went on to appear in the theatre productions Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre ("All About My Mother") in 2007, Thomas Babe's A Prayer for My Daughter in 2008, Pedro Miguel Rozo's Our Private Life in 2011, Step in Time at The Old Vic 24 Hour Musicals Celebrity Gala in 2012, Shakespeare's The Tempest in 2013, and Jez Butterworth's Mojo during 2013 and 2014.
In July 2008, Screen International named Morgan as a "Star of Tomorrow". For his performance in Merlin, Morgan was nominated for Outstanding Actor (Drama) in the Monte Carlo TV Festival Awards in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and Best Actor in Drama Performance: Male in the National Television Awards in 2013.
Known For
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Duke of Blackwood
Legend
Frank Shea
Doctor Who
Jethro Cane
The Sandman
Sexton
The Crown
John Armstrong
Belfast
Billy Clanton
Merlin
Merlin
The Fall
Tom Anderson
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema MOVIE | Earl Clancy |
| 2025 | Long Day's Journey into Night MOVIE | Edmund Tyrone |
| 2024 | Dead and Buried TV | Michael McAllister |
| 2024 | The Boy That Never Was TV | Harry Lonergan |
| 2024 | The Dead Don't Hurt MOVIE | Lewis Cartwright |
| 2024 | The Chronicles of Armagh TV | (voice) |
| 2023 | The Killing Kind TV | John Webster |
| 2023 | Dead Shot MOVIE | Michael O'Hara |
| 2022 | Mammals TV | Jeff Wilson |
| 2022 | The Sandman TV | Sexton |