Colin Morgan was born on the born 1 January 1986, he is an actor from Armagh, Northern Ireland. He graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2007.

On stage he appeared in 2007 as Esteban in the Old Vic stage adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar’s Todo sobre mi madre, and took the title role in the Young Vic’s adaptation of DBC Pierre’s Vernon God Little.

Colin featured in a number of minor TV roles like The Catherine Tate Show in 2007, and the Doctor Who episode “Midnight” in 2008. He plays the title role in the BBC’s TV series Merlin (2008)