Mitch Morris

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Mitch Morris
Born
John Mitchell Morris

(1979-10-15) October 15, 1979 (age 45)
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Occupation(s)Film, television actor

Mitch Morris (born October 15, 1979) is an American actor. His full birth name is John Mitchell Morris.

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Morris was raised in Portland, Texas. He graduated from Gregory-Portland High School in 1998. As a trumpet player, he was offered a music scholarship to the University of North Texas, but turned it down to study Radio, Television and Film. After moving to Los Angeles, he first appeared as a model in an ad campaign for American Eagle Outfitters. Soon after, he began making guest appearances on shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer , ER and Presidio Med .

In 2003, Morris made his stage debut in the LA revival of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play Summertree. He then led the "pink posse," as Cody Bell on Showtime's Queer as Folk before playing CIA tech-genius Ken Watkins on Jerry Bruckheimer's E-Ring . Morris can also be seen in the police drama, Honor .

Morris played the role of Griff in Todd Stephens' sex comedy, Another Gay Movie , [1] [2] which made its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Morris holds a B.A. in psychology from California State University, Northridge and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and a MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. [3] Morris practiced with the Kane Law Firm in Los Angeles. [4] As of 2022, his law license is still active and is a member of the California Bar. [3] He then became a lecturer in writing and a chair of college writing at Purchase College in Purchase, New York. [5]

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References

  1. Another Gay Movie Official Website
  2. "An oral history of 2006's Another Gay Movie, "the gayest movie ever made"". The A.V. Club . April 27, 2021.
  3. 1 2 State Bar of California Official Records: John Mitchell Morris
  4. LinkedIn page: John Mitchell "Mitch" Morris
  5. "John Mitchell Morris • School of Humanities • Purchase College". purchase.edu. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021.