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Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Known for: Acting

Born 01/01/1986
Place of birth Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

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.

Filmography

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Jethro Cane

2005

The Crown Series ★ 8,2

The Crown

John Armstrong

2016

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

Merlin Series ★ 7,8

Merlin

Merlin

2008

The Sandman Series ★ 7,9

The Sandman

Sexton

2022

Humans Series ★ 7,5

Humans

Leo Elster

2015

The Fall Series ★ 7,7

The Fall

Tom Anderson

2013

Legend Film ★ 7,1

Legend

Frank Shea

2015

The Huntsman: Winter's War Film ★ 6,3

The Huntsman: Winter's War

Duke of Blackwood

2016

Belfast Film ★ 7,0

Belfast

Billy Clanton

2021

Mammals Series ★ 5,6

Mammals

Jeff Wilson

2022

Quirke Series ★ 5,9

Quirke

Jimmy Minor

2014

Merlin: Secrets and Magic Series ★ 8,2

Merlin: Secrets and Magic

Self

2009

The Living and the Dead Series ★ 6,7

The Living and the Dead

Nathan Appleby

2016

Dead Shot Film ★ 5,4

Dead Shot

Michael O'Hara

2023

The Killing Kind Series ★ 6,3

The Killing Kind

John Webster

2023

Testament of Youth Film ★ 7,3

Testament of Youth

Victor Richardson

2015

We Hunt Together Series ★ 7,0

We Hunt Together

Liam Gates

2020

The Dead Don't Hurt Film ★ 6,5

The Dead Don't Hurt

Lewis Cartwright

2024

Corsage Film ★ 6,1

Corsage

Bay Middleton

2022

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema Film ★ 10,0

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Earl Clancy

2026

The Boy That Never Was Series ★ 6,1

The Boy That Never Was

Harry Lonergan

2024

Dead and Buried Series ★ 4,9

Dead and Buried

Michael McAllister

2024

Three Families Series ★ 7,6

Three Families

Jonathan Kennedy

2021

The Happy Prince Film ★ 6,2

The Happy Prince

Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas

2018

National Theatre Live: All My Sons Film ★ 8,5

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

Chris Keller

2019

The Real Merlin and Arthur Film ★ 8,2

The Real Merlin and Arthur

Colin Morgan

2009

Benjamin Film ★ 6,1

Benjamin

Benjamin

2019

Long Day's Journey into Night Film ★ 10,0

Long Day's Journey into Night

Edmund Tyrone

2025

Waiting for You Film ★ 5,5

Waiting for You

Paul Ashton

2017

The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Film ★ 8,3

The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Ariel

2014

Parked Film ★ 6,6

Parked

Cathal O'Regan

2010

Film

The Rising: 1916

Seán Mac Diarmada/John MacDermott

Series

The Chronicles of Armagh

(voice)

2024

National Theatre Collection: Translations Film

National Theatre Collection: Translations

Owen

2018

Island Film ★ 5,2

Island

Calum

2011

Series

The Emperor's Stone

The Laughing King Film ★ 8,5

The Laughing King

Jake

2016

Chronicles of the Glens Series ★ 7,0

Chronicles of the Glens

Narrator

2021

Film

Heartless