Morgan Kohan | |
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| Born | December 30, 1993 Summerland, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–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]
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 ]
In 2014, Kohan began her acting career at the age of 21, and appeared in guest spot roles in series such as Murdoch Mysteries , Kim's Convenience , Star Trek: Discovery and Batwoman . 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, who also 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. 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 with Marcus Rosner in the Hallmark movie Love on Harbor Island, directed by Lucie Guest. [10] In 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 plays the lead role as Maggie Sullivan. [13] [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Murdoch Mysteries | Sarah Glass | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Kim's Convenience | Jen | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Star Trek: Discovery | Weapons Trader | 1 episode |
| 2018 | In Contempt | Random White Woman | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Ransom | Evie Beaumont | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | When Calls the Heart | Lillian Walsh | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Bold Type | Risa | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Creeped Out | Faye | 1 episode |
| 2019–present [15] | When Hope Calls | Lillian Walsh | Main role |
| 2021 | Batwoman | Stephanie Brown | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Transplant | Kelsey Grisholm | 1 episode |
| 2023–present | Sullivan's Crossing | Dr. Maggie Sullivan | Main role, 30 episodes |