Morgan Kohan

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Morgan Kohan
Born (1993-12-30) December 30, 1993 (age 30)
Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Morgan Kohan (born December 30, 1993) [1] is a Canadian actress. In 2019, Kohan began starring as Lillian in When Hope Calls , a spinoff of When Calls the Heart in which Kohan guest starred in an episode that served as a backdoor pilot for When Hope Calls. [2] In June 2022, it was announced she would star in the lead role of the drama series Sullivan's Crossing . [3]

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Early life

Born in Summerland, British Columbia, [4] Kohan was accepted to Randolph College for the Performing Arts for their Triple Threat program for acting, singing and dancing. [5] She was initially intending on entering a dancing career before shifting focus towards acting.[ citation needed ]

Career

In 2014, Kohan began her acting career at the age of 21, when she has appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: Contingency, Dead Weight, Murdoch Mysteries , Kim's Convenience , Star Trek: Discovery , In Contempt , Blink Twice , The Bold Type , Creeped Out , Batwoman and Transplant . She took on a recurring role in the crime suspense drama series Ransom , where she played the role as Evie Beaumont. In 2018, Kohan appeared in the Lifetime film The Black Widow Killer directed by Adrian Langley, portraying Abbey Dwyer. [6] In 2019, Kohan starred in the horror fantasy drama movie Demons Inside Me directed by Alexandre Carrière, where he played the role of Jade Williams. [7]

Kohan was cast to play the lead character in the drama series When Hope Calls , which was a spin-off of Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart [8] , which is based on the Canadian West book series by Janette Oke, where she played the lead role as Lillian Walsh, the older sister of Grace Bennett who was adopted at a young age and separated from Grace. [9] In 2020, Kohan co-starred Marcus Rosner in the Hallmark movie Love on Harbor Island directed by Lucie Guest. [10] On the same year, Kohan co-starred opposite Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Janet Porter, Kathryn Kohut and Vienna Hehir in the comedy movie by Dennis Alexander Nicholson titled Kitty Mammas. [11]

In 2021, Kohan worked with real-life partner Drew Nelson in the television movies: A Romance Wedding[ citation needed ] and A Whirlwind Wedding. [12]

In 2023, Kohan was cast alongside Chad Michael Murray, Tom Jackson, Andrea Menard and Scott Patterson in CTV's Sullivan's Crossing , where she played the lead role as Maggie Sullivan. [13] [14]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Til Lease Do Us PartLexi
2015The CoinCreepy GirlShort film
2015ContingencyKatie Gallagher1 episode
2015Dead WeightKatie GallagherEpisode: "La Petite Mort - Part II"
2017 Murdoch Mysteries Sarah GlassEpisode: "Master Lovecraft"
2017 Kim's Convenience JenEpisode: "House Guest"
2017I'm in Love with All My FriendsMorganShort film
2018 Star Trek: Discovery Weapons TraderEpisode: "Will You Take My Hand?"
2018 In Contempt Random White WomanEpisode: "Stop and Frisk"
2018Alice, AloneAliceShort film
2018 Ransom Evie BeaumontRecurring role
2018Blink TwiceSamEpisode: "Fragment"
2018The Black Widow KillerAbbey DwyerTV film
2018 When Calls the Heart Lillian WalshEpisode: "The Greatest Christmas Blessing"
2019 The Bold Type RisaEpisode: "The Deep End"
2019 Creeped Out FayeEpisode: "The Unfortunate Five"
2019–2021 When Hope Calls Lillian WalshMain role; 12 episodes
2019Demons Inside MeJade Williams
2020The Marijuana ConspiracyMarissa
2020Love on Harbor IslandLilyTV film
2020Kitty MammasRose
2021A Romance WeddingZoeTV film
2021A Whirlwind WeddingCassieTV film
2021 Batwoman Stephanie BrownEpisode: "I'll Give You a Clue"
2022 Transplant Kelsey GrisholmEpisode: "Control"
2023–present Sullivan's Crossing Dr. Maggie SullivanMain role
2024A Whirlwind WeddingAnneShort film

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References

  1. ↑ "Rising Star: Morgan Kohan's Journet In Canadian Entertainment". BOL Network . November 24, 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hallmark Movies Now's First Original Series, "When Hope Calls," Premieres August 2019" (Press release). Pasadena, California: Crown Media Holdings. The Futon Critic via press release from The Hallmark Channel. February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Robyn Carr's Sullivan's Crossing series to shoot in Nova Scotia for CTV". SaltWire Network . June 2, 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Morgan Kohan". The Hallmark Channel . Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Brett, Mark (April 19, 2023). "Penticton actress making name for herself on Sullivan's Crossing". Penticton Herald . Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Watch Black Widow Killer". Lifetime. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  7. ↑ "Demons Inside Me". blockbuster.dk. Blockbuster. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  8. ↑ "Morgan Kohan as Lillian on When Hope Calls". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  9. ↑ "Morgan Kohan Shares Disappointing Update on 'When Calls the Heart' Spinoff 'When Hope Calls'". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  10. ↑ "Morgan Kohan as Lily on Love on Harbor Island". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  11. ↑ "Kitty Mammas". Midwest Film Journal. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  12. ↑ "A Whirlwind Wedding". Reel One Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  13. ↑ "'Sullivan's Crossing' Star Morgan Kohan Praises Chad Michael Murray". usmagazine.com. Us Weekly. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  14. ↑ "'Sullivan's Crossing' review: A pleasant import from the makers of 'Virgin River'". Los Angeles Times. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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