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Bryan Craig | |
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 Craig in 2014 | |
| Born | Bryan Allen Craig October 27, 1991 Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Bryan Allen Craig (born October 27, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Morgan Corinthos in the soap opera General Hospital and Joaquin Perez in Good Trouble .
Craig was born in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1991 [1] to Lissett Craig & Donnie Craig, he has a younger brother named Bradley Allen Craig. His first acting role was at age fourteen in the 2005 movie Off the Chain. He later left Florida to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles.
After moving to Los Angeles, Craig was cast as Justin in the 2011 film Christmas Spirit. He next appeared on The Nine Lives of Chloe King in 2011, and had a recurring role on Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures from 2011 to 2012.[ citation needed ]
On April 17, 2013, ABC confirmed that Craig had been cast in the role of Morgan Corinthos on General Hospital. [2] He began taping his first scenes on April 15. [3] [4] Craig later told Soap Opera Digest that he was hesitant to do a soap. However, the role of Morgan changed his mind about daytime. It was his parents who convinced him to sign a three-year contract. [5] Angela Durrell of TV Source described the character of Morgan as "[s]ensitive and emotionally wounded." Morgan craves "strong ties" and stability. [6] Mara Levinsky described Craig's Morgan as "impulsive" and "imperfect." [5] Michael Logan described Craig's Morgan as a "marvelous muddle of puppy awkwardness and testy testosterone." [7] When asked about his character's "casual and low-key," wardrobe, despite his family being filthy rich, Craig said Morgan is all about quick cash, but "far from snooty." He is the kind of guy that sleeps all day, and eats pizza for breakfast. His sense of style reflects his laid back personality. [8] Susan Hornik described Craig's Morgan as a "Prince Harry-esque, bad boy." [9] Since taking on the role of Morgan, Craig has been nominated at the Daytime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, and won the award in 2016. [10] [11] On September 15, 2016, Craig announced via Instagram that he had decided to exit the series. [12]
After leaving General Hospital, Craig appeared in the recurring role of Sgt Adam Coogan in The CW series Valor from 2017 to 2018. [13] In 2019, he began starring as Javi Mendoza in the ABC drama Grand Hotel . [14]
Craig was previously engaged to his General Hospital co-star Kelly Thiebaud. [9] [15] [16] [17] [18]
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
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| 2005 | Off the Chain | Jason Evridge | Credited as Bryan Allen Craig |
| 2011 | Christmas Spirit | Justin | |
| 2020 | The Ride | Jack | |
| 2020 | American Fighter | Ryan | |
| 2021 | Women Is Losers | Mateo | |
| 2022 | That's Amor | Richard |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Nine Lives of Chloe King | Jonah Mimby | S1 E6 "Nothing Compares 2 U" |
| 2011–2012 | Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures | Blake Dunkirk | Recurring role |
| 2013–2016, 2018 | General Hospital | Morgan Corinthos | Contract role |
| 2017–2018 | Valor | Sgt Adam Coogan | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Grand Hotel | Javi Mendoza | Series regular |
| 2022–present | Good Trouble | Joaquin Perez | Series regular |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | |
2015 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | |
2016 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Won | |
2017 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Won |
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