Biography
Colin Morgan is a Northerland actor who has become a star of the fabulous series "Merlin" and the scientific fiction project "People". The winner of the "breakthrough of the year" premium and the awards for the best dramatic male role earned the sympathies of the audience, following his own passion to explore and transfer the essence of complex and controversial characters.Childhood and youth
Colin Morgan was born in the Northrkeland city of Arm on January 1, 1986 and became the 2nd child of the Decorator Decorator Bernard Morgan and his wife Bernadet. Following family traditions, parents brought up children in the Roman Catholic faith and forced to attend church-parish school, which was near the house.
The boy was not afraid of the scene and at the age of 5 he made his debut in the choir in the amateur productions "Cinderella" and "Peter Pen". One of the teachers saw the talent of Colin and advised him to become an actor in the future.
Becoming a student of the United College Dungannon in 1997, Morgan constantly played in school performances, especially memorable roles in the play Surgical Sensations AT St. SENAPODS and BAD DAY AT BLACK FROG CREEK. In the high school classes, the young man participated in the selection for Eurovision, held on the show called You're A Star Rte One, but did not reach the final.
The failure spurred Colin, and he settled on the acting courses, and then entered the theater department of the institute in Belfast. Having received a diploma of higher education, Morgan continued his studies at the Royal Academy in Glasgow and at the last year attracted the attention of the English director Rufus Norris, who invited a talented student on a major role in the Vernon God Little play.
Soon, Colin debuted on the stage of the professional theater in West End and received friendly reviews of critics. This affected the final academic scores and led to the "For Contribution to Art" award established by the educational institution of Belfast.
Creation
After the promising debut, Morgan remained in London and continued his stage career. The next play with the participation of young talent was the adaptation of the Melodrama Pedro Almodovar "All about my mother", awarded the prize of the audience sympathies of Whats on Stage Awards.
In 2008, Colin fulfilled the role of Jimmy in an independent play of Thomas Baiba "Prayer for my daughter" and, according to journalists, the image of the hero revived, showing a mixture of a drug addict with an angel. Shortly thereafter, the young actor joined the Taal-Court theater troupe and spent the season, playing diverse characters in the works of modern authors.
At about the same time, Morgan appeared on television, in the Christmas special issue of the comedy "show Catherine Teit" and the episode of the "Doctor Who" series, and then received one of the main roles in the fantastic project "Merlin".
From that moment on, Colin's biography changed cool: a constant participation in the filming took a lot of time and did not give the opportunity to work in the theater. However, a new image was liked an actor, and he gladly reincarnated in a wizard in the service of the future king Arthur performed by Bradley James and confronted the evil charm of Morgana, which Katie McGrath played.
After the premiere of Merlin, held on September 20, 2008 on the BBC One channel, Morgan won several acting awards, including the national television award "for the best male dramatic role" and the Caron Keating Outstanding NEWCER AWARD prize for the best debut.
In 2010, Colin came to a big movie, playing the main characters in the films "parked" and "Island", and then briefly returned to the theater and brilliantly fulfilled the role of Ariel's air spirit in Shakespeareskaya tragicomedy "Storm". The performance was put on the scene of the famous Globe in 2013, and then showed in cinemas and released on DVD. Morgana called one of the best actors filled the image of the hero of the "Essential Silence" and "acrobatic accuracy".
In 2014, Colin enjoyed again on television, while playing an ambitious journalist in the episode of the Irish criminal drama "Khuchda", based on the books of John Benville.
At the end of the filming, the actor was invited to the role of Sergeant detective in the 2nd season of the series "Crash". To prepare for work, Morgan has repeatedly met and discussed the scenario with the main heroine of Shaw Gillian Anderson and the writer by Allan Kabitt, and also studied police officers and watched the actions of the laws of the law.
After that, the actor starred in the role of a mysterious fugitive Leo in the scientific fiction project "People" and appeared in the film "Legend" of the American director Brian Heglelend. Another Morgan project has become a short-lived king, issued in support of a charity campaign against male suicides.
In April 2016, Colin's filmography was replenished with a picture of Snow White and Hunter 2. In an interview with journalists, the actor admitted that he liked to work with the director Sedrik Nicola Troyan and participate in such a large-scale epic surveys.
In the summer of the same year, Morgana got the main role in the fantastic mini-series "Live and Dead". This time the actor appeared in the form of Nathan Epplby, a psychologist who was trying to start a new life with a young wife Charlotte in an isolated corner of Victorian England and produced in the epicenter of supernatural events. Speaking about the project, Colin noted that it was
"Clever, frightening and exciting."Personal life
Colin Morgan became one of those people who were lucky to find a friend supporting creative undertaking and inspiring new projects. This girl became the actress Katie McGrath, who performed one of the main roles in the TV series "Merlin". Young people met on the set, and at first their relationship were purely professional. During the year, Colin and Katie looked closely to each other, and then began to climb.
This novel denied the rumors about the unconventional orientation of Morgan, which appeared after the actors periodically met the other star "Merlin" TV series Bradley James. Commenting on reporters' speculation, Colin's girlfriend said that guys were good friends, and nothing intimate happens between them.
The actor himself does not apply to the theme of personal life, so the real relationships with Katie remain a secret. Colleagues admit that they have a lot of work and there is no time for love, so the video, where McGrath and Morgan appeared together in the image of the heroes of the 20s, does not mean that it is going to the wedding.
Social networks also do not help understand what is happening on the Romantic Front of Morgan. The actor has no pages in Instagram, and only professional photos are placed in Twitter in Twitter fan account.
Colin became a vegetarian, after he had a lactose intolerance for his childhood. Yoga classes and a healthy lifestyle allow the actor to look excellently and after 30 years to maintain weight not exceeding 75 kg with growth of 183 cm.
Colin Morgan now
Now Morgan continues to be filmed in the television series "People" and is preparing for the premiere of the next season. In addition, it will be involved in the play "All My Sons" on the play of American playwright Arthur Miller.
In January 2019, Morgan was in the center of attention of the Irish press, made the actor for buying wedding rings. Colin's agents refused to comment on the situation, and the fans decided that their favorite actually decided to make an offer to Katie Markrat.
Filmography
- 2008 - "Doctor Who"
- 2008-2012 - "Merlin"
- 2010 - "parked"
- 2011 - "Island"
- 2013 - "Pudda"
- 2014 - "Crash"
- 2015 - "Memories of the Future"
- 2015 - "Legend"
- 2015-2018 - "People"
- 2016 - "Live and Dead"
- 2018 - "Happy Prince"