Morgan Kohan

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| birth_place = Summerland, British Columbia, Canada

| nationality = Canadian

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2014–present

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Morgan Kohan (born December 30, 1993){{cite web |title=Rising Star: Morgan Kohan’s Journey In Canadian Entertainment |url=https://www.bolentertainment.com/rising-star-morgan-kohans-journey-in-canadian-entertainment/ |website=BOL Network |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=November 24, 2023}} 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.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/02/09/hallmark-movies-nows-first-original-series-when-hope-calls-premieres-august-2019-86202/20190209hallmark03/|title=Hallmark Movies Now's First Original Series, "When Hope Calls," Premieres August 2019|date=February 9, 2019|publisher=Crown Media Holdings|agency=The Futon Critic via press release from The Hallmark Channel|location=Pasadena, California|access-date=March 5, 2019}} In June 2022, it was announced she would star in the lead role of the drama series Sullivan's Crossing.{{cite web |title=Robyn Carr's Sullivan's Crossing series to shoot in Nova Scotia for CTV |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/robyn-carrs-sullivans-crossing-series-to-shoot-in-nova-scotia-for-ctv-100739833/ |website=SaltWire Network |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=June 2, 2022}}

Early life

Born in Summerland, British Columbia,{{cite web |title=Morgan Kohan |url=https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/when-hope-calls/cast/morgan-kohan |website=The Hallmark Channel |access-date=24 February 2024}} Kohan was accepted to Randolph College for the Performing Arts for their Triple Threat program for acting, singing and dancing.{{cite web |last1=Brett |first1=Mark |title=Penticton actress making name for herself on Sullivan’s Crossing |url=https://www.pentictonherald.ca/entertainment/article_93abca66-dd4f-11ed-852c-7ff87cf6b879.html |website=Penticton Herald |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=April 19, 2023}} She was initially intending on entering a dancing career before shifting focus towards acting.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

Career

In 2014, Kohan began her acting career at the age of 21, when she has 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/black-widow-killer|title=Watch Black Widow Killer|publisher=Lifetime|accessdate=2024-08-01}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.blockbuster.dk/movie/demons-inside-me|title=Demons Inside Me|publisher=Blockbuster|website=blockbuster.dk|accessdate=2024-08-01}}

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,{{cite web|url=https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/when-hope-calls/cast/morgan-kohan|title=Morgan Kohan as Lillian on When Hope Calls|publisher=Hallmark Channel|accessdate=2024-08-01}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/morgan-kohan-shares-disappointing-update-when-calls-the-heart-spinoff-when-hope-calls.html/|title=Morgan Kohan Shares Disappointing Update on 'When Calls the Heart' Spinoff 'When Hope Calls'|publisher=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|date=2023-10-14|accessdate=2024-08-01}} In 2020, Kohan co-starred Marcus Rosner in the Hallmark movie Love on Harbor Island directed by Lucie Guest.{{cite web|url=https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/love-on-harbor-island/cast/morgan-kohan|title=Morgan Kohan as Lily on Love on Harbor Island|publisher=Hallmark Channel|accessdate=2024-08-01}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2021/07/21/kitty-mammas/|title=Kitty Mammas|publisher=Midwest Film Journal|date=2021-07-11|accessdate=2024-08-01}}

In 2021, Kohan worked with real-life partner Drew Nelson in the television movies: A Romance Wedding{{cn|date=August 2024}} and A Whirlwind Wedding.{{cite web|url=https://www.reeloneent.com/programming/a-whirlwind-wedding/|title=A Whirlwind Wedding|publisher=Reel One Entertainment|accessdate=2024-08-01}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/sullivans-crossing-star-morgan-kohan-praises-chad-michael-murray/|title='Sullivan's Crossing' Star Morgan Kohan Praises Chad Michael Murray|publisher=Us Weekly|website=usmagazine.com|date=2023-10-04|accessdate=2024-08-01}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-10-04/sullivans-crossing-cw-review|title='Sullivan's Crossing' review: A pleasant import from the makers of 'Virgin River'|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=2023-10-04|accessdate=2024-08-01}}

Filmography

= Television =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| 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–presenthttps://deadline.com/2024/09/when-hope-calls-season-2-premiere-date-1236094152/ \|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, 20 episodes

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Year

! Title

! Role

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2017

|Murdoch Mysteries

| Sarah Glass

| 1 episode

2017

|Kim's Convenience

| Jen