---
name: "Joseph Morgan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-morgan"
fi1m_id: "joseph-morgan"
imdb_id: "nm0604784"
tmdb_id: 79505
wikidata_id: "Q313462"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 May 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T10:55:44.287209+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joseph Morgan

## Identity

Joseph Morgan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-morgan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joseph-morgan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0604784
- **TMDB ID:** 79505
- **Wikidata ID:** Q313462
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Morgan_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313462, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604784/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/79505

Actor. Born 16 May 1981 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 May 1981, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2003–2009
- **Also known as:** Joseph Martin, Joseph Martin Morgan
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Morgan_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313462, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604784/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/79505

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Vampire Diaries*](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md) (71)

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## Biography

Joseph Morgan is an English actor. Born Joseph Martin in London in 1981, he spent part of his childhood in Swansea, Wales, and trained at Gower College Swansea before studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

He appeared in supporting roles in the films *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003) and *Alexander* (2004), and in British television series including *Hex* and *The Line of Beauty*. Morgan gained prominence playing Klaus Mikaelson on the series *The Vampire Diaries* from 2011, reprising the role as the lead in its spin-off *The Originals* (2013–2018). He has since appeared in *Animal Kingdom*, *Brave New World*, *Titans* and *Halo*.

Morgan is married to actress Persia White, whom he met on the set of *The Vampire Diaries*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), Fi1m 71, as Klaus Mikaelson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md)
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), Fi1m 86, as William Warley, Cpt. of Mizzentop — [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Halo* (2022), series, as James Ackerson
- *Brave New World* (2020), series, as CJack60
- *Legacies* (2018), series, as Klaus Mikaelson
- *Titans* (2018), series, as Sebastian Sanger / Brother Blood
- *Gone Baby Gone* (2018), as Patrick Kenzie
- *Carousel* (2017), as Kit · Editor, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Animal Kingdom* (2016), series, as Young Jed
- *Desiree* (2014), as Eric Ashworth
- *Warhouse* (2013), as A.J. Budd
- *The Originals* (2013), series, as Klaus Mikaelson · Director
- *Open Grave* (2013), as Nathan
- *The Grind* (2012), as Paul
- *Angels Crest* (2011), as Rusty
- *Immortals* (2011), as Lysander
- *Ben Hur* (2010), series, as Judah Ben-Hur
- *The Vampire Diaries* (2009), series, as Klaus Mikaelson — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-vampire-diaries.md)
- *Mister Lonely* (2008), as James Dean
- *Mansfield Park* (2007), as William Price
- *The Line of Beauty* (2006), series, as Jasper
- *Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!* (2006), as Alfie
- *Alexander* (2004), as Philotas
- *Hex* (2004), series, as Troy
- *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World* (2003), as William Warley, Cpt. of Mizzentop — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world.md)
- *Henry VIII* (2003), series, as Thomas Culpepper
- *Eroica* (2003), as Matthias
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Actor
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Tony Reece
- *Herbert West: Reanimator*, as Herbert West

## Gallery

- ![Joseph Morgan at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-0b897d31c5a8.jpg) Joseph Morgan at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Joseph_Morgan_%285980347121%29.jpg/1280px-Joseph_Morgan_%285980347121%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joseph Morgan at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-071f9114e6d1.jpg) Joseph Morgan at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival. — Frantogian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Joseph_Morgan_-_Monte-Carlo_Television_Festival.jpg/1280px-Joseph_Morgan_-_Monte-Carlo_Television_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joseph Morgan](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-77cd8a22f733.jpg) Joseph Morgan — iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Joseph_Morgan_at_PaleyFest_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Joseph Morgan at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-d4a5b08fca07.jpg) Joseph Morgan at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. — https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Joseph_Morgan_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-Joseph_Morgan_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joseph Morgan](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-3d6f939936a6.jpg) Joseph Morgan — Image via TMDB
- ![Joseph Morgan](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-0dfb80257c89.jpg) Joseph Morgan — Image via TMDB
- ![Joseph Morgan](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-8f59536026e0.jpg) Joseph Morgan — Image via TMDB
- ![Joseph Morgan at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-af5f920c7896.jpg) Joseph Morgan at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. — https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Joseph_Morgan_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg/1280px-Joseph_Morgan_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joseph Morgan](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-a31c6ab549fb.jpg) Joseph Morgan — Image via TMDB
- ![Joseph Morgan](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-50636aab6b42.jpg) Joseph Morgan — Image via TMDB
- ![Joseph Morgan](https://film.one/media/person/432990/gallery-a87a711d2c11.jpg) Joseph Morgan — Image via TMDB

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