Trevor Morgan (actor)

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Trevor Morgan
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Trevor John Morgan

(1986-11-26) November 26, 1986 (age 37)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Trevor John Morgan (born November 26, 1986) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Genius , The Sixth Sense , The Patriot , A Rumor of Angels , Jurassic Park III , The Glass House , Chasing 3000 , Mean Creek , Barney's Great Adventure (based on the popular children's television series), Local Color , Family Plan , and Uncle Nino . [1]

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Early life

Morgan was born in Chicago [2] He has three older half siblings [3] and a younger brother, actor Joey Morgan, who died in 2021. [4] His parents are Lisa Morgan and Joe Borrasso of MbM Studios, a talent development and production company. [3] When Morgan was five, the family relocated to Orange County, California, where Trevor appeared in various commercials. [5] In 1997, the family moved to Los Angeles, California, so that he could pursue an acting career. [3]

Career

Morgan first appeared in several commercials for McDonald's and Cheerios and was featured on a Life cereal box. He got his first break as Alec Mackenzie in the feature film Family Plan , which led him to appear in Barney's Great Adventure . Morgan was given the lead role of Duke Cooper in I'll Remember April . His co-star Haley Joel Osment was given the lead role of Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense , while Morgan played Cole's nemesis, a pretentious young actor. After the success of The Sixth Sense, I'll Remember April was rushed to video due to Osment's role as Pee Wee Clayton. Morgan's picture was replaced by Osment's on the box for marketing purposes.[ citation needed ]

Actor/director Mel Gibson, who was looking for several child actors to play his seven children in The Patriot , saw Morgan and asked him to audition for the movie.[ citation needed ] Morgan landed the role, playing son Nathan Martin. He went on to appear in Jurassic Park III and The Glass House (2001). Among his other credits are Empire Falls , Mean Creek , Off the Black and Local Color , and the baseball flick Chasing 3000 .

Morgan appeared on the NBC series ER , where he played cancer victim Scotty Anspaugh for five episodes. For this role he garnered a 1998 SAG Award along with the main cast members of the show. He also appeared on Touched by an Angel . Additional television credits include Genius (Disney Telefilms), In the Dog House (Viacom/Showtime), Fire Co. 132 (20th Century Fox), Missing Persons (ABC), and The Offspring music video for "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" (as a young Dexter Holland).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Family Plan Alec Mackenzie
1998 Barney's Great Adventure Cody Newton
In the DoghouseDylan WagnerTelevision film
1999 I'll Remember April Duke Cooper
The Sixth Sense Tommy Tammisimo
Genius Charlie Boyle / Chaz AnthonyTelevision film
2000 The Patriot Nathan Martin
A Rumor of Angels James Neubauer
2001 Jurassic Park III Eric Kirby
The Glass House Rhett Baker
2002 The Rookie Young JimmyUncredited
2003 Uncle Nino Bobby Micelli
2004 Mean Creek Rocky Merrick
2005 The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Bruce Ryan at 16 years old
2006 Local Color John Talia Jr.
Off the Black Dave Tibbel
2008 My Mom's New Boyfriend Eddie
SanctuaryColin Hanson
2009Fault Line
2010 Brotherhood Adam
Beneath the Dark Jason
2007 Chasing 3000 Mickey
2010The HaymakerDavisShort film
2011 Vampire Renfield
Lodge LakeAlecShort film
Munger Road Corey LaFayve
2012 The Diary of Preston Plummer Preston Plummer
2013AbductedDave Roberts
McCanick Louis
2014The GroundsCalvin
Buttwhistle Ogden Confer
2015Magic HourRay
2016The ChaplainDanielShort film
The GroundsCalvin
2018Concrete KidsArthur

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 The Pretender KidEpisode: "Prison Story"
Baywatch TimmyEpisode: "Life Guardian"
Touched by an Angel Stevie SandersEpisode: "An Angel by Any Other Name"
1998 ER Scott Anspaugh5 episodes
2005 CSI: Miami Patrick BrooknerEpisode: "Cop Killer"
Empire Falls Zack MintyMiniseries
Reno 911! School guy #2Episode: "The Prefect of Wanganui"
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Donny CarlsonEpisode: "Untethered"
2009 Mental Billy BauerEpisode: "Do Over"
2010 Ghost Whisperer Danny SeitzEpisode: "Blood Money"
2011 The Defenders MikeEpisode: "Nevada v. Wayne"
2013 Perception Jimmy MilesEpisode: "Neuropositive"
2018Faith Under FireMichael HillTelevision film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitle of workMediumResult
1999 Young Artist Awards [6] Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young ActorERTelevisionNominated
2000 Teen Choice Award [ citation needed ]Film - Choice SleazebagThe Sixth SenseFilmNominated
Young Artist Awards [7] Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Leading Young ActorGeniusNominated
2001 Young Artist Awards [8] Best Ensemble in a Feature FilmThe PatriotNominated
2002 Young Artist Awards [9] Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young ActorThe Glass HouseNominated
2005 Independent Spirit Awards [10] Special Distinction AwardMean CreekWon
2006 Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Star on the HorizonLocal Color Won
2011 Action On Film International Film Festival [11] Best ActorThe HaymakerNominated

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