Julian Morris

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Julian Morris
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Morris at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Julian David Morris

(1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 (age 41)
Crouch End, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Known for Pretty Little Liars
Hand Of God
New Girl
SpouseLandon Ross

Julian David Morris (born 13 January 1983 [1] ) is an English actor. After appearing in the British television series The Knock (1996) and Fish (2000) during his teenage years, he had his first starring role in the American slasher film Cry Wolf (2005). He subsequently had supporting roles in the thriller Donkey Punch (2008), the historical drama Valkyrie (2008), and another slasher film Sorority Row (2009).

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Morris has also appeared in American television as a series regular on Pretty Little Liars and Hand of God , and had recurring roles on Once Upon a Time and New Girl .

Early life

Morris was born in Crouch End, North London, and grew up in Muswell Hill. [2] He is the son of South African-born Glen and Zimbabwean-born Andrea Morris, and spent a lot of time in both countries growing up. [2] He has a younger sister, Amy, and is from a Jewish family. [3] [4]

Career

Morris began acting at the Anna Scher Theatre in London. [5] It was there, when he was 13, that a director on the British drama series The Knock spotted him and asked him to play a boy pushed into the drug trade. [6] Morris continued his intensive training under Anna Scher for the next eight years. In this period more opportunities arose, and after appearing in several television shows, films and commercials, he went on to spend three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, working with directors such as Steven Pimlott, Tim Albery and Elijah Moshinsky, and alongside actors like Simon Russell Beale, Samuel West and Roger Allam.

Morris made his US debut in the 2005 slasher film Cry Wolf as lead character Owen Matthews, [7] followed by the role of James Edwards in the 2006 drama film Whirlygirl. [8]

Morris was next seen in the independent horror film Donkey Punch as Josh, critically honoured after its screening at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. [9] He also appeared in Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise and the Sugababes video "Freak Like Me". Morris next had a supporting role in the slasher film Sorority Row as Andy. In 2010, he played the recurring role of Agent Owen in 24 .

Morris on set of Once Upon A Time in March 2013 Julian Morris 2013.jpg
Morris on set of Once Upon A Time in March 2013

Morris was part of the main cast of the 2010 ABC documentary-style dramedy series My Generation , playing "The Rich Kid" Anders Holt. [10] Morris also starred in the teen drama Pretty Little Liars as Dr. Wren Kingston. In July 2012, Morris joined the ABC series Once Upon a Time as Prince Phillip. [11]

Morris starred as Victor in the film Kelly + Victor , which premiered on 16 October 2012 at the BFI London Film Festival, and was released theatrically in the UK on 20 September 2013. The film won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2014. The following year, Morris portrayed the lead role of Gareth in the fantasy adventure film Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse .

In March 2014, Morris was cast as Reverend Paul Curtis in the Amazon Studios pilot Hand of God . [12] The pilot was ordered to full series by Amazon Studios in October 2014. [13] In August 2014, he landed a recurring guest role on the Fox sitcom New Girl , playing Ryan Geauxinue.

In May 2016, Morris landed a major role in the film Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House playing Bob Woodward, the Washington Post reporter who teamed with Carl Bernstein to expose the Watergate dealings. [14]

In 2017 he played the part of Adam Berryman in the two-part TV drama Man in an Orange Shirt (part of BBC television's Gay Britannia season), opposite Vanessa Redgrave. [15]

Personal life

Morris lives in Los Angeles, California. [16]

Morris's grandfather was captured by the Nazis during World War II and was sent to a concentration camp in Italy for two months. In April 2021, Morris said during an interview that he felt what his grandfather had gone through while performing in Valkyrie. [17]

On 2 December 2021, Morris announced on Instagram that he was celebrating his 18th anniversary with his partner, Landon Ross. [18] [19] Shortly after, it was reported that the two had married recently. [20]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1999Don't Go Breaking My HeartCharlie [21]
2002SpinFiz Short film [22]
2005 Cry Wolf Owen Matthews [23]
2006WhirlygirlJames [24]
2008 Donkey Punch Josh [25]
2008 Valkyrie Young Lieutenant – Desert [26]
2009 Sorority Row Andy [27]
2010PrivilegedSpencer Stephens [28]
2012 Beyond Farley [29]
2012 Kelly + Victor Victor [30]
2014 Something Wicked Ryan [31]
2014Take FlightWaltShort film [32]
2015 Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse Gareth [33]
2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Bob Woodward [14]
2018 Viper Club Andy [34]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 The Knock Dafyd Ellis1 episode
1999Kid in the CornerSchool boyunknown episodes
2000 Fish Carl LumsdenMain role
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple Dennis ClementEpisode: "The Murder at the Vicarage"
2007 Shark Dylan CrawfordEpisode: "Teacher's Pet"
2008–2009 ER Dr. Andrew WadeRecurring role, 7 episodes
2009 Privileged SimonEpisode: "All About a Brand New You"
2009 Eleventh Hour QuinnEpisode: "Subway"
2010 24 Agent OwenRecurring role, 6 episodes
2010–2013;
2017		 Pretty Little Liars Wren Kingston Recurring role, 20 episodes
2010 My Generation Anders HoltMain role
2012 Men at Work DamienEpisode: Pilot
2012–2014 Once Upon a Time Prince PhillipRecurring role, 6 episodes
2014–2017 Hand of God Reverend Paul CurtisMain role
2014–2015 New Girl Ryan GeauxinueRecurring role, 7 episodes
2017 Man in an Orange Shirt Adam BerrymanMiniseries
2017 Little Women John BrookeMiniseries
2019 The Morning Show Andrew1 episode
2020 The Good Fight Major Bringham1 episode
2021A Royal Queens ChristmasColinHallmark TV Movie
2022The Presence of LoveDanielHallmark TV Movie

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Ref.
2002"Freak like Me" Sugababes
2014"Imagine" (UNICEF: World version)Various [35]

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