Early Life, Childhood and Family of Joseph Morgan
Joseph Morgan was born in the English capital - London.
However, he lived here only for the first few months of his life. At an early age, the future actor moved with his family to the Welsh city of Swansea, where he subsequently spent his entire childhood. Our today's hero received his education at Morriston School, where he first began to get involved in theatrical art. Subsequently, the young Briton also studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, where he participated in semi-professional theatrical productions, and also systematically worked on his innate acting talent. However, all this happened after the young actor moved to London.
Joseph Morgan - a young and popular actor
In the English capital, Joseph Morgan felt like a stranger for a long time. And therefore, at some point, he even seriously thought about leaving acting. But the first roles still cooled the young guy’s ardor and forced him to take a more serious look at his career.
Star Trek actor Joseph Morgan, filmography
Our today's hero played his first role in the series “Catastrophe”, in which he appeared, however, only briefly.
After this, the time of serials came in Joseph Morgan's career. He played exclusively in television projects, playing roles in such television films as “Eroica”, “Henry the Eighth”, “Silent Witness”. In each of these series, the English-Welsh actor appeared for only a few episodes. But the filming experience itself was still more important than anything else. Joseph Morgan was waiting for his chance, and very soon a fundamentally new stage began in his acting career. The actor still played relatively small roles, but the sheer scale of the films in which the Briton starred became completely different.
Joseph Morgan - Don't be scared, baby So, in particular, in 2003, our today's hero played a supporting role in the Oscar-winning film "Master of the Seas: At the End of the Earth", where his partners on the set were such stars as Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany . After that, our today's hero briefly returned to the world of television, where he played in several TV series, the names of which are unlikely to say anything to readers from the CIS countries.
However, later he again managed to get a role in a new super project. One of Joseph Morgan's career highlights was the historical film Alexander, starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins. In Oliver Stone's film, our today's hero played Philotas. Which also became an important milestone in his career.
After this acting work, Joseph Morgan played roles in a series of little-known films, among which were such films as “Mr. Loneliness”, “Line of Beauty”, as well as the TV series “Mansfield Park”, “Doctor Martin”, in which he again played minor characters. However, the cyclical nature of Joseph Morgan's career path manifested itself again in 2010.
During this period, the actor received the first truly prominent role in his career. This was the role of the main character in the historical series "Ben Hur", which became quite famous in the UK, Spain, Germany and Canada. It is quite remarkable that in this film, full of exciting fights, chases and breathtaking stunts, the British actor did without the help of a stunt double and performed all the techniques himself.
Interview with Joseph Morgan The role of the legendary character in British legends brought Joseph Morgan his first real success. They began to recognize him on the streets, and the producers finally added his phone number to their notebooks.
Thus, Joseph soon received another star role. This was the role of the original vampire Klaus in the TV series “The Vampire Diaries”. At the time of writing this article, our today's hero has starred in twenty-six episodes of this youth project. However, the producers do not rule out the possibility that the beloved villain Klaus will appear in the series.
Personal life
The enormous popularity of Joseph Morgan entails many rumors about his personal life. Most of them turn out to be far from reality. Whoever was predicted to be his beloved.
At one time, his name was often associated with Claire Holt, a colleague on the series “The Vampire Diaries” (in the film she plays the role of Rebekah Mikaelson). The information turned out to be fictitious. Then Joseph was credited with an affair with Candice Accola (Caroline in the TV series “The Vampire Diaries”). The actors played passion so convincingly on screen that the public decided to transfer it to real life. But these relationships turned out to be fictitious.
Joseph Morgan and Phoebe Tonkin
What is known for certain is that his passion for some time was Phoebe Tonkin, an Australian actress who played the role of werewolf Hayley in “The Vampire Diaries” and plays the leading role in “The Originals.” During the filming of the Ben Hur series, Morgan briefly dated Emily VanCamp (one of the main roles in the Revenge series). The couple broke up, unable to withstand the rhythm of life associated with a busy acting schedule.
But Joseph’s hand and heart went to another heroine of the series “The Vampire Diaries,” Persia White, a thin brunette who played the role of Abby Bennett. They met on the set of the third season of The Vampire Diaries. At the time of their acquaintance, Joseph was 32 years old, and Persia was 41 years old. In May 2014, the couple announced their engagement with the words:
“We are so grateful to those of you who have supported our wild, creative and passionate relationship. We managed to find a very rare and valuable thing - true love. We wish you the same.”
Their wedding took place on July 5, 2014 in Jamaica. The hearts of millions of fans were broken. The wedding took place in a closed, intimate setting on the ocean shore in the presence of only 26 guests. Among the guests were only close relatives; the groom's best man was Joseph's longtime friend, actor Matt Ryan, known for his role as Constantine in the TV series Constantine of the same name.
Joseph Morgan's wedding
The couple does not have children yet, but Persia has a daughter, Mecca, from her marriage to Saul Williams.
Joseph Morgan today
His role in The Vampire Diaries made Joseph Morgan a real star.
He became popular among viewers and even received the Teen Choice Awards in the “Best Villain” category. Such success among viewers did not go unnoticed by the producers of the television project. Very soon, reports began to appear in the press that the creators of The Vampire Diaries were preparing to release a spin-off of the series. These plans took on real features in October 2013, when viewers were shown the first episode of the new series “The Originals,” which continued the story of the vampire Klaus and his family. As part of the new television project, Joseph Morgan played the main role.
Joseph Morgan and Persia White
It is quite remarkable that it is already known today that the English-Welsh actor will be among the People's Choice Awards nominees in the category "Best Actor in a New Television Series." We will find out in 2014 whether our today’s hero will receive this award.
As for Joseph Morgan’s other acting works, in this regard it is worth highlighting the films “War of the Gods: Immortals”, the thriller “House of War”, as well as the “horror” film “Open Grave”. In the two films named last on this list, the actor plays the main roles.
In addition, Joseph Morgan will also play the role of the central character in the drama “500 Miles North”, as well as in the thriller “Dermaphoria”. The designated films will be presented to viewers in 2014. We will soon find out how successful these films will be.
Movies
The beginning of an acting career was difficult - there was a period of disappointment and uncertainty about the right choice of life path. The actor made small appearances in unnoticeable films and was already thinking about changing his profession. In 1996, Joseph received a cameo role as Matthew Williams in the TV series Silent Witness. Then there were minor roles in the television films “Heroic” and “Henry the Eighth”.
Joseph Morgan in his youth
In 2003, luck smiled on Joseph. She received an invitation to the film “Master of the Seas: At the End of the Earth,” which received an Oscar. The role was minor, but he was lucky enough to work on the same set with Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany.
And in 2004, the opportunity arose to work with such artists as Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Colin Farrell, in the historical film about the life of Alexander the Great directed by Oliver Stone “Alexander”. The film was a failure at the box office, and critics did not favor it, but it gave Joseph Morgan invaluable experience working with the masters of cinema.
Joseph Morgan in the movie Alexander
In the period until 2010, there were several roles in little-known television series, and then real luck - Joseph Morgan was invited to play the main role in the English two-part film “Ben Hur”. The series did not receive due attention from the public, but became the starting point in its popularity: Morgan returned to the big screen.
In 2011, the actor was truly lucky. When casting for the role of vampire Klaus in The Vampire Diaries, producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson chose little-known actor Joseph Morgan from more than 200 applicants. In the second season, Morgan acted as a guest artist, and in the third season he played along with the main characters.
Joseph Morgan in the movie "Ben Hur"
This is a series based on the novels by Lisa Jane Smith, which tells the story of a girl, Elena Gilbert (in the series, her role is played by Nina Dobrev, an actress of Bulgarian origin from Canada), living in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, inhabited by mystical creatures. The girl falls in love with a young man, Salvatore (Paul Wesley), who is actually a 162-year-old vampire. Soon his brother, Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder, known from the TV series Lost), arrives in the town.
Elena becomes the center of a love triangle and a bone of contention between the vampire brothers - she reminds them of a girl from the past, Katherine Pierce, whom they both loved, and who became the cause of the centuries-old feud between the two brothers.
Joseph Morgan in The Vampire Diaries
Joseph Morgan in The Vampire Diaries plays the role of the Ancient Vampire Klaus Mikaelson, powerful and furious. The role of his brother Elijah Mikaelson went to Canadian actor Daniel Gillies. Initially, the character of Klaus was introduced into the plot of the series as a bright opposition to Damon Solvatore. And Joseph Morgan coped with this task brilliantly. He has an army of fans all over the world. Critics also did not ignore him - in 2011 he received the Teen Choice Awards in the category “Best Villain”.
In March 2021, the final episode of the 8th season of the beloved series was released.
Joseph Morgan in The Originals
The popularity of The Vampire Diaries forced the authors to continue the story, and since 2013, a continuation of the story of the vampire Klaus, The Originals, has been released, which brought Joseph Morgan the People's Choice Awards in the category Best Actor in a New Television Series.
