Trevor Morgan (actor)
{{short description|American actor (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Trevor Morgan
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Trevor John Morgan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|26}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Paulina Olszynski|2024}}
| years_active = 1997–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.{{cite web|date=2005-02-10|work=Chicago Sun-Times|authorlink=Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|title=Uncle Nino|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/uncle-nino-2005}}
Early life
Morgan was born in Chicago{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/22/Trevor-Morgan.html|title=Trevor Morgan Biography|publisher=Filmreference.com|accessdate=2011-06-03}} He has three older half siblings{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20135042,00.html|title=Dino-Mite - Jurassic Park III, Trevor Morgan|work=People|date=6 August 2001|accessdate=2011-06-03}} and a younger brother, actor Joey Morgan, who died in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joey-morgan-dead-at-28-1235051556/|title=Joey Morgan, Actor in ‘Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,’ Dies at 28|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Rahman|first=Abid|date=November 21, 2021|access-date=March 8, 2024}} His parents are Lisa Morgan and Joe Borrasso of MbM Studios, a talent development and production company. When Morgan was five, the family relocated to Orange County, California, where Trevor appeared in various commercials.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1116253/Trevor_Morgan|title=Trevor Morgan: Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits|publisher=Hollywood.com|accessdate=2011-06-03|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130125222529/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1116253/Trevor_Morgan|archivedate=2013-01-25|url-status=dead}} In 1997, the family moved to Los Angeles, California, so that he could pursue an acting career.
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.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
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.{{cn|date=April 2017}} 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=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1997
| Alec Mackenzie | |
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| Cody Newton | |
| In the Doghouse
| Dylan Wagner | Television film |
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| Duke Cooper | |
| {{sortname|The|Sixth Sense}}
| Tommy Tammisimo | |
| Genius
| Charlie Boyle / Chaz Anthony | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| {{sortname|The|Patriot|dab=2000 film}} | Nathan Martin | |
| {{sortname|A|Rumor of Angels}}
| James Neubauer | |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| Eric Kirby | |
| {{sortname|The|Glass House|dab=2001 film}}
| Rhett Baker | |
| 2002
| {{sortname|The|Rookie|dab=2002 film}} | Young Jimmy | Uncredited |
| 2003
| Bobby Micelli | |
| 2004
| Rocky Merrick | |
| 2005
| {{sortname|The|Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio}} | Bruce Ryan at 16 years old | |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| John Talia Jr. | |
| Off the Black
| Dave Tibbel | |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Eddie | |
| Sanctuary
| Colin Hanson | |
| 2009
| Fault Line | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Adam | |
| Beneath the Dark
| Jason | |
| 2007
| Mickey | |
| 2010
| {{sortname|The|Haymaker|nolink=1}} | Davis | Short film |
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| Vampire | Renfield | |
| Lodge Lake
| Alec | Short film |
| Munger Road
| Corey LaFayve | |
| 2012
| The Diary of Preston Plummer | Preston Plummer | |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| Abducted | Dave Roberts | |
| McCanick
| Louis | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| {{sortname|The|Grounds|nolink=1}} | Calvin | |
| Buttwhistle
| Ogden Confer | |
| 2015
| Magic Hour | Ray | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| The Chaplain | Daniel | Short film |
| {{sortname|The|Grounds|nolink=1}}
| Calvin | |
| 2018
| Concrete Kids | Arthur | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 1997
| {{sortname|The|Pretender|dab=TV series}} | Kid | Episode: "Prison Story" |
| Baywatch
| Timmy | Episode: "Life Guardian" |
| Touched by an Angel
| Stevie Sanders | Episode: "An Angel by Any Other Name" |
| 1998
| ER | Scott Anspaugh | 5 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| Patrick Brookner | Episode: "Cop Killer" |
| Empire Falls
| Zack Minty | Miniseries |
| Reno 911!
| School guy #2 | Episode: "The Prefect of Wanganui" |
| 2007
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Donny Carlson | Episode: "Untethered" |
| 2009
| Mental | Billy Bauer | Episode: "Do Over" |
| 2010
| Danny Seitz | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| 2011
| {{sortname|The|Defenders|dab=2010 TV series}} | Mike | Episode: "Nevada v. Wayne" |
| 2013
| Jimmy Miles | Episode: "Neuropositive" |
| 2018
| Faith Under Fire | Michael Hill | Television film |
Awards and nominations
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|605080|Trevor Morgan}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors