Joseph Morgan: personal life, filmography and biography. List of the best movies with the actor

Joseph Morgan (full name - Joseph Martin Morgan) was born on May 16, 1981 in London. Soon the family moved to the west of the UK, to the city of Swansea, where the childhood of the future actor passed. The young man studied at the Morriston Middle School. After graduating from school, the young Joseph Morgan (his biography opened another page at the same time) returned to London and entered the Central School of Stage Speech and Dramatic Art.

First roles

His career, actor Joseph Morgan began with small roles in productions for cable television, such as "Henry VIII" and "Heroic." In 2003, he starred in the role of William Worley, captain of Mizentop. The role was secondary, but the partner of Joseph on the set was Russell Crow himself , and this gave Joseph a sense of his own worth. The following year, the actor received a small role in the historical film "Alexander" by Oliver Stone about the life and death of the great commander Alexander of Macedon. The role of the warrior, the commander of the cavalry of the Getatyrs of Philotas, performed by Morgan, was rather episodic, and the actor was somewhere in the background. Again, he was inspired by a partnership of first-magnitude stars: Angelina Jolie, who played the Olympics, Anthony Hopkins (Ptolemy), Christopher Plummer (Aristotle).

"Witch"

For the most part, Joseph was filming television projects. Roles were, as a rule, insignificant, although Morgan, thanks to his external data, successfully moved up the career ladder. In the series "The Witch" Joseph played Troy, a handsome student, surrounded by fans. The role was small, but characteristic. Troy - at first glance, brutal macho, but inside the superman was a rather shy young man. After the "Witch" Morgan participated in the production of "William and Mary," where he played the character Callum. Then Joseph joined the television project "Phantabulosis!" Kenneth Williams, in which he played the role of Alfie.

"Mansfield Park"

In 2007, Morgan played William Price in the dramatic film "Mansfield Park," directed by David Giles. The plot is built on the social dependence of a poor family on wealthy relatives. The heroine, a young girl named Fanny Price, was forced to leave her indigent parents and move permanently to the fashionable London area with her aunt, the wife of Baronet Bertram, the owner of the estate Mansfield Park. Life Fanny among the London nobility was not easy, she had to refuse the noble Henry, who fell in love with the girl and periodically made her suggestions. But since Fanny Price's heart was busy, she could not respond to the feelings of young Crawford.

TV series

In the same year, the actor took part in the picture of director Harmony Korin "Mr. loneliness", in which he played a double of the tragically lost in a car accident at the age of 24 American actor James Dean. It is symbolic that Joseph Morgan, whose personal life completely corresponds to the title of the film, is also alone, and this role was close to him. After a while Joseph took part in the casting for the role of one of the characters of the series "The Silent Witness". The show survived 18 seasons and collected mixed reviews due to the abundance of sexual scenes and a huge number of episodes of violence. Simultaneously, Morgan starred in the TV series "Doctor Martin" directed by Ben Bolt, in which he played the role of Mick Mayby. The next film starring Joseph Morgan was the crime thriller "Grinding", in which he played with actress Zoe Tupper. Movies with Joseph Morgan gradually became popular.

First Prize

Somewhat later, the actor took part in the series "Ben Hur" as the main actor, Judah Ben Góra. The action takes place in Palestine during the appearance of Christ. The film is made in the genre of religious confrontations, the plot is full of fights, exciting adventures and dizzying tricks in which Joseph Morgan did without doubles. And finally, in 2009, the screens came out the super series "The Vampire Diaries" with the participation of Morgan. This actor's work became the main in his film career, for his role Joseph Morgan (his filmography at that time had only a few pictures) was nominated for the Teen Choice Awards-2011 as "The Best Villain." The series has already passed five seasons, and now its continuation is removed. In 2013, the production of spin-offs "Vampire Diaries" under the name "Original", in which Morgan also participates, was started.

Zeus and Other Gods

Joseph Morgan, whose filmography quickly replenished with new paintings, played in yet another film. In the interval between "Vampire Diaries" and "Original", the actor starred in the fantasy picture "The War of the Gods: Immortal" directed by Tarsem Sinha. The plot of the film is based on ancient Greek myths about Theseus and Minotaur, as well as the despotic king Hyperion. Joseph Morgan starred in the role of Lysander, a Spartan military leader and naval commander, who played an intermediate role. Zeus, dissatisfied with the behavior of Athena and Ares, who began to patronize Theseus, during the quarrel kills Ares. However, Zeus can not raise his hand to his daughter, the goddess of war Athena, and she continues to help Theseus. He enters into an open battle with Hyperion and kills him. He sees the death of his enemy, but being himself fatally wounded, the next minute he dies.

Horror

In 2013, Joseph Morgan starred in the horror film "The Open Grave" directed by Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego. In the center of the story is the hero of the film, awakened in the deep pit among dead bodies, who can not remember what happened to him. With difficulty getting out of this mass grave, he sees a house nearby. Entering the house, the unfortunate finds there many people, just like himself, who also recently got out of the grave. All present fear each other, it seems to everyone that the same killer is nearby, and he throws his victims into a deep pit.

the main role

Joseph Morgan, whose filmography included paintings with background roles, in early 2014 played a major role in the film. This is James Hogg, the character of the film "500 miles to the north." The story's adventure storyline keeps the viewer tense throughout the action. The team of archaeologists went north, and at some point the connection with them was lost. At first, no one was worried, everyone believed that experienced travelers simply could not get in touch. However, it soon became clear that everything is not so simple. Native and close researchers were worried. A rescue team was urgently created, which was to follow the trail of scientists and help them out of trouble. The son of one of the expedition members is being introduced into the rescue group. Driven by a thirst for adventure romance, he dreams to prove himself in the noble cause of saving people.

About the inmost

The popular actor Joseph Morgan, whose personal life has so far only limited himself to meetings with his beloved women, has never been married. The actor had a lot of short intrigues with young actresses, which he wound up on the set. Joseph Morgan (his personal life is usually closely interwoven with work) did not try to make fleeting meetings more prolonged. However, the meeting with the Canadian actress Emily van Camp, with whom he met on the set of the film "Ben Hur", lasted almost four years. Currently, Joseph Morgan, whose personal life does not tolerate emptiness, is in close relationship with Hollywood actress Persia White (they met on the project "The Vampire Diaries"). Despite the fact that White is older than him for nine years, the actor feels himself in the society of Persia quite comfortably, and moreover, he increasingly gets new acquaintances with the fair sex. Joseph Morgan, a biography whose personal life and creative aspirations are becoming more interesting, is currently working on new film projects.