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"Morgan was born in London, but lived in Swansea for 11 years. He is the oldest child in his family. He was a student at Morriston Comprehensive Schooland then studied a BTEC Performing Arts course at Gorseinon College (now Gower College Swansea), before moving back to London to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in his late teens".
Morgan starred in the first series of the Sky Onetelevision series Hex, as Troy and has appeared in supporting roles in films such as Alexander and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Worldand the BBC Two television series The Line of Beauty. He has also appeared in the television series Doc Martin and Casualty and co-starred in Mansfield Park alongside Billie Piper. In 2010 he played the title role in the mini-series "Ben Hur" which first aired on CBC television in Canada and ABC TV in America, on 4 April 2010. Morgan played Niklaus Mikaelson in The CW's The Vampire Diaries,and played Lysander in the 2011 film Immortals, alongside Henry Cavill. BuddyTVranked him number 84 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". In January 2013, a back-door pilotfor The Originals, a spin-off series of The Vampire Diaries, began airing with Morgan starring as Niklaus Mikaelson. In 2020, Joseph Morgan starred in Peacock's science fiction drama Brave New Worldas CJack60/Elliot.