Andrew James Morley

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Andrew Morley
Born
Andrew James Morley

(1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 (age 34) [1]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, television presenter
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Jay Haggar
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(m. 2018)​
Children1

Andrew James Morley (born 10 November 1989) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Brandon Benedict in Lightning Point and Spencer Harrington in Home and Away . Following his departure from Home and Away in 2015, Morley worked as a presenter on Melbourne Weekender and joined the cast of Neighbours as Jack Callahan.

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Early and personal life

Morley was raised on a farm in Clarkefield, Victoria. He has an elder brother, Thomas and an elder sister, Alison. [1] After graduating from high school, Morley studied civil engineering at RMIT University. Two years later, at the age of 20, he began acting and appeared in various short films. [1]

Morley has been a volunteer firefighter since the early 2000s. [2] Morley became engaged to his partner Jay Haggar in August 2017. [3] Haggar gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on 14 December 2017. [4] [5] Morley is also a step-father to Haggar's two children from a previous relationship. [6] Morley and Hagger married in December 2018. [7]

Career

In late 2010, Morley was cast as the lead role of Brandon Benedict in the Jonathan M. Shiff produced television series Lightning Point , which began airing from 2012. [8] He had to relocate to the Gold Coast for the seven month shoot. [1] In January 2013, Morley began appearing in Home and Away as Spencer Harrington. [9] Morley left Home and Away in April 2015 after two years. [10] A few months later, he joined the presenting team of travel and lifestyle show Melbourne Weekender . [11]

In January 2016, it was announced that Morley had joined the regular cast of Neighbours as a character initially known as John Doe. He was billed as having no family ties and a "mysterious past". [12] He made his first screen appearance on 4 April 2016. [13] Morley's character was later revealed to be a Catholic priest called Jack Callahan. [14] Morely left the show in 2018. [15] He reprised the role for the show's 35th anniversary in March 2020. [16]

After leaving Neighbours, Morley became a full-time firefighter. He also owns and co-runs the Store My Van caravan storage business with his mother. [17]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Shepherd's HillDaylen
2011IceJohn Smith
2012 Lightning Point Brandon Benedict
2013–2015 Home and Away Spencer Harrington Main cast
2015 Melbourne Weekender HimselfPresenter
2016–2018, 2020 Neighbours Jack Callahan Main cast; 239 episodes

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