About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1986-01-01
Place of birth:
Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
Website:
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Colin Morgan

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2025 Long Day's Journey into Night Actor Edmund Tyrone N/A
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2024 Dead and Buried Actor Michael McAllister 68
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2024 The Boy That Never Was Actor Harry Dillon 69
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2024 The Dead Don't Hurt Actor Lewis Cartwright 59
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2023 The Killing Kind Actor John Webster 68
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2023 Dead Shot Actor Michael O'Hara 58
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2022 Mammals Actor Jeff Wilson 66
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2022 Corsage Actor Bay Middleton 59
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2021 Belfast Actor Billy Clanton 67
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2021 Three Families Actor Johnathan 69
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2021 Chronicles of the Glens Actor Narrator N/A
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2020 We Hunt Together Actor 69
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2019 National Theatre Live: All My Sons Actor Chris Keller 59
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2019 Benjamin Actor Benjamin 59
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2018 National Theatre Collection: Translations Actor Owen N/A
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2018 The Happy Prince Actor Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas 60
Fair
2017 Waiting for You Actor Paul Ashton 58
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2016 The Living and the Dead Actor Nathan Appleby 68
Fair
2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War Actor Duke of Blackwood 62
Fair
2016 The Laughing King Actor Jake 59
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2015 Legend Actor Frank Shea 69
Fair
2015 Humans Actor Leo Elster 74
Good
2014 Testament of Youth Actor Victor Richardson 67
Fair
2014 The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Actor Ariel 59
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2013 The Fall Actor Tom Anderson 76
Good
2011 Island Actor Calum 58
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2010 Parked Actor Cathal O'Regan 59
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2009 The Real Merlin & Arthur Actor Colin Morgan 59
Average
2009 Merlin: Secrets and Magic Actor 71
Good
2008 Merlin Actor Merlin 77
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The Rising: 1916 Actor Seán Mac Diarmada/John MacDermott N/A
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One Night Only Actor Earl Clancy N/A
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