Colin Morgan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1986
- Place of birth
- Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
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.
Movies with Colin Morgan
- The Huntsman: Winter's War 2016 · ★ 6.3
- Legend 2015 · ★ 7.0
- Belfast 2021 · ★ 7.0
- Testament of Youth 2015 · ★ 7.2
- Corsage 2022 · ★ 6.1
- The Dead Don't Hurt 2024 · ★ 6.5
- The Happy Prince 2018 · ★ 6.2
- Benjamin 2019 · ★ 6.1
- Dead Shot 2023 · ★ 5.4
- Parked 2010 · ★ 6.5
- Island 2011 · ★ 5.2
- Waiting for You 2017 · ★ 5.5
- The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe 2014 · ★ 8.3
- National Theatre Live: All My Sons 2019 · ★ 8.5
- The Real Merlin and Arthur 2009 · ★ 6.7
- The Laughing King 2016 · ★ 8.5
- Once Upon a Time in a Cinema 2026 · ★ 6.5
- Long Day's Journey into Night 2026
- National Theatre Collection: Translations 2018