콜린 모건 Colin Morgan : 영국의 보물같은 배우, 영드 멀린의 히어로

넷플릭스 영드 멀린 Merlin을 보다가 엄청나게 매력적인 영국 배우를 알게 되었다 

콜린 모건 Colin Morgan 1986.01.01 북아일랜드 출생

이미 엄청나게 유명한 영드인 멀린에서 마법사 멀린 역할을 맡아 아더 왕자 Bradley James와 함께 엄청난 케미를 보여준다 

무엇보다 눈길이 가는 이유가

연기 자체에 대한 순수한 열정이 돋보인다 

태어났을때부터 변함없이 언제나 배우가 꿈이었다고 한다 

그리고 여러가지 배역마다 매우 다른 모습을 보여준다 

항상 느끼는 건데 영국에는 매력있는 배우들이 많은 듯 하다 

북 아일랜드에 가면 이런 사람이 많나? 영국 여행 다시 가고 싶어졌다.

9 things you might not know about Merlin star Colin Morgan

9. He was born on New Year’s Day.

And what a wonderful present that was to the world in 1986.

8. He started his career in West End theatres.

His first appearance was in Vernon God Little, and he also went on to appear in Todo Sobre Mi Madre, A Prayer for My Daughter, Mojo and The Tempest.

7. Colin rose to fame in BBC’s Merlin, but had appeared in a load of shows prior to that.

He has appeared in The Catherine Tate Show, Humans, Doctor Who, Quirke and The Fall.

6. Colin played a drug addict in independent Irish film Parked, and utilised method acting to prepare for the role.

He spent several weeks at Aids Alliance researching drug addiction and homelessness and also took up smoking for a month prior to filming.

5. He’s a bit of a hippy.

He’s a vegetarian who advocates for ethical consumerism, as well as practising yoga.

4. He is a strong swimmer…

But he can’t drive. Ah well, you can’t have both. Oh wait..

3. If he could swap with lives with one person for a day, he’d pick Tim Burton.

“The guy just fascinates me. I’m a fan of most of his films and also his book, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy. He has such an interesting perspective on things.”

2. He loves reading, and has a load of favourite books.

“Right now I’m reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I like most of Terry Pratchett’s books, and I also like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and The Life of Pi.”

1. If he couldn’t be an actor he’d like to be a journalist.

But he’s really only ever wanted to be actor.

About Colin Morgan 

Colin Morgan (born 1 January 1986) is an Irish film, television, theatre and radio actor best known for playing the title character in the BBC fantasy series Merlin, the lead in The Living and the Dead, and main roles in Humans and The Fall; his stage role as Ariel in The Tempest; and film roles in Testament of Youth, Legend and The Huntsman: Winter's War.

Morgan made his West End theatre debut in 2007 to critical acclaim as the title character in DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little. He went on to appear in the London 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 addition to his lead role in the fantasy-adventure television programme Merlin (2008–12), Morgan has appeared in The Catherine Tate Show (2007), Doctor Who (2008), Quirke (2014), The Fall (2014–2016), Humans (2015–present), and The Living and the Dead (2016). Film roles include Parked (2010), Island (2011), Testament of Youth (2015), Legend (2015), The Laughing King (2016), and The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016). He will be starring as the lead character Paul Ashton in Waiting for You (2016), a British coming-of-age feature set in France and England. He will also play the role of Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas in the Oscar Wilde biopic The Happy Prince (2017). Next, he will be portraying the central role of the Irish revolutionary mastermind Seán Mac Diarmada in the Easter Rising centenary commemoration film The Rising (2017).

For his performance in Merlin, Morgan received the 2008 Outstanding Newcomer award from Variety Club Showbiz Awards, and was nominated for Outstanding Actor (Drama) in the Monte Carlo TV Festival Awards in 2009, 2010, and 2011, the Best Actor award in Virgin Media TV Awards in 2012, and the prestigious Best Actor in Drama Performance: Male award in National Television Awards in 2013. In the same year, Morgan won Broadway World West End Awards' Best Featured Actor in a New Production of a Play for his performance as Ariel in The Tempest.

In July 2008, Screen International named Morgan as a "Star of Tomorrow," alongside actors like Carey Mulligan where he was "hailed as the most exciting drama-school graduate since Ben Whishaw."In October 2013, he was ranked in the No. 1 spot in BuzzFeed's "The 17 Rising British Actors Most Likely To Do A Cumberbatch." In April 2014, Irish entertainment website The Daily Edge included Morgan in their list of "8 young Irish actors who could be on the brink of global stardom," and in December 2014, The Independent listed him as one of their "Bright Young Things: 10 Faces to Watch in 2015." In August 2015, Indiewire's entertainment blog The Playlist included him in their list "On The Rise 2015: 20 Actors To Watch.

콜린 모건 / Colin Morgan / British actor / 영국 배우 / 멀린 주인공 / 북아일랜드 배우