Julian Morris

Julian David Morris (born 13 January 1983 ) is an English actor. After appearing in the British television series The Knock and Fish (2000) during his teenage years, he had his first starring role in the American slasher film Cry Wolf (2005). He subsequently had supporting roles in the thriller Donkey Punch (2008), the historical drama Valkyrie (2008), and another slasher film Sorority Row (2009).

Morris has also appeared in American television as a series regular on Pretty Little Liars and Hand of God, and had recurring roles on Once Upon a Time and New Girl.

Early life Morris was born in Crouch End, North London, and grew up in Muswell Hill. He is the son of South African-born Glen and Zimbabwean-born Andrea Morris, and spent a lot of time in both countries growing up.

Career Morris began acting at the Anna Scher Theatre in London. It was there, when he was 13, that a director on the British drama series The Knock spotted him and asked him to play a boy pushed into the drug trade. Morris continued his intensive training under Anna Scher for the next eight years. In this period more opportunities arose, and after appearing in several television shows, films and commercials, he went on to spend three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, working with directors such as Steven Pimlott, Tim Albery and Elijah Moshinsky, and alongside actors like Simon Russell Beale, Samuel West and Roger Allam.

Morris made his US debut in the 2005 slasher film Cry Wolf as lead character Owen Matthews, followed by the role of James Edwards in the 2006 drama film Whirlygirl.

Morris was next seen in the independent horror film Donkey Punch as Josh, critically honoured after its screening at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. He also appeared in Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise and the Sugababes video "Freak Like Me". Morris next had a supporting role in the slasher film Sorority Row as Andy. In 2010, he played the recurring role of Agent Owen in 24.

Morris was part of the main cast of the 2010 ABC documentary-style dramedy series My Generation, playing "The Rich Kid" Anders Holt. Morris also starred in the teen drama Pretty Little Liars as Dr. Wren Kingston. In July 2012, Morris joined the ABC series Once Upon a Time as Prince Phillip.

Morris starred as Victor in the film Kelly + Victor, which premiered on 16 October 2012 at the BFI London Film Festival, and was released theatrically in the UK on 20 September 2013. The film won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer in 2014. The following year, Morris portrayed the lead role of Gareth in the fantasy adventure film Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse.

In March 2014, Morris was cast as Reverend Paul Curtis in the Amazon Studios pilot Hand of God. The pilot was ordered to full series by Amazon Studios in October 2014. In August 2014, he landed a recurring guest role on the Fox sitcom New Girl, playing Ryan Geauxinue.

In May 2016, Morris landed a major role in the film Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House playing Bob Woodward, the Washington Post reporter who teamed with Carl Bernstein to expose the Watergate dealings.

In 2017 he played the part of Adam Berryman in the two-part TV drama Man in an Orange Shirt (part of BBC television's Gay Britannia season), opposite Vanessa Redgrave.

Personal life Morris lives in Los Angeles, California.

Morris's grandfather was captured by the Nazis during World War II and was sent to a prison camp in Italy for two months. In a 2009 interview, Morris said of his experience filming Valkyrie, "There was a scene where all these explosions were happening and I remember thinking, gosh this is exactly the same region that my grandpa would have experienced. I was exactly there where my grandpa had been in the early 1940's. It was spectacular."

Morris is gay. On 2 December 2021, Morris announced on Instagram that he was celebrating his 18th anniversary with his partner, artist Landon Ross. Shortly after, it was reported that the two had married recently.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Charlie 2002 Spin Fiz Short film 2005 Cry Wolf Owen Matthews 2006 Whirlygirl James 2008 Donkey Punch Josh 2008 Valkyrie Young Lieutenant – Desert 2009 Sorority Row Andy 2010 Privileged Spencer Stephens 2012 Beyond Farley 2012 Kelly + Victor Victor 2014 Something Wicked Ryan 2014 Take Flight Walt Short film 2015 Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse Gareth 2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Bob Woodward

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Dafyd Ellis 1 episode 1999 Kid in the Corner School boy unknown episodes 2000 Fish Carl Lumsden Main role 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple Dennis Clement Episode: "The Murder at the Vicarage" 2007 Shark Dylan Crawford Episode: "Teacher's Pet" 2008–2009 ER Dr. Andrew Wade Recurring role, 7 episodes 2009 Privileged Simon Episode: "All About a Brand New You" 2009 Eleventh Hour Quinn Episode: "Subway" 2010 24 Agent Owen Recurring role, 6 episodes 2010–2013; 2017 Pretty Little Liars Wren Kingston Recurring role, 20 episodes 2010 My Generation Anders Holt Main role 2012 Men at Work Damien Episode: Pilot 2012–2014 Once Upon a Time Prince Phillip Recurring role, 6 episodes 2014–2017 Hand of God Reverend Paul Curtis Main role 2014–2015 New Girl Ryan Geauxinue Recurring role, 7 episodes 2017 Man in an Orange Shirt Adam Berryman Miniseries 2017 Little Women John Brooke Miniseries 2019 The Morning Show Andrew 1 episode 2020 The Good Fight Major Brigham 1 episode 2021 A Royal Queens Christmas Colin Hallmark TV Movie 2022 The Presence of Love Daniel Hallmark TV Movie

Music videos Year Title Artist(s) 2002 "Freak like Me" Sugababes 2014 "Imagine" Various