Katie McGrath's Acting Career

Morgana Pendragon, played by Katie McGrath. Since Merlin, we have all known her to be the brilliant actress that she is, but what about Before Merlin? What do you actually know about Katie McGrath's past career in acting? What shows and movies can you find her in? What awards has she won?

Read on to find out!

 

Here's a list of all the TV shows and movies Katie has been in:

1. Rachel in Damage (2007)
2. Tara in Pebble (2007)
3. Trisha in Edun (2008)
4. Bess in The Tudors (2008)
5. Harriet Chambers in Freakdog (2008)
6. Vixen in The Roaring twenties (2008)
7. Morgana Pendragon in Merlin (2008 - 2012)
8. Princess Margaret in The Queen (2009)
9. Lady Thelma Furness in W.E (2011)
10. Jules Daly in A Princess for Christmas (2011)
11. Alice/Banshee (voice) in Trid an Stoirm (2012)
12. Oriane Congost in Labyrinth (2012)
13. Lucy Westenra in Dracula (2013)
14. Kate Foster in Dates (2013)

Katie Mcgrath has been nominated for several awards:

1 & 2. she was nominated for Outstanding Actress (for her work in Merlin) in the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in 2009 and 2011

3. She was nominated for Most inspirational Television Acting in the MovieGuide Awards, 2012. (for her work in A princess for Christmas)

4. She won 2nd Place for Best Actress in the SFX Awards, UK, 2013 for her work in Merlin!

So there's a quick sum up of Katie McGrath's Acting Career!

Angel Coulby's acting Career

I once heard that before Merlin, Angel Coulby had been on TV much more than her fellow co-stars. They were right!

From looking at my previous acting career posts, you will see that Colin Morgan had only been in 2 TV shows before Merlin, and the same for Bradley James. Angel Coulby has been in 27 TV shows before Merlin!

So here is my quick summary of Angel Coulby's acting career!

if any of the following information is wrong, please inform me through comments.

Angel Coulby made her TV debut in 2001, in 'Orrible, although she did appear in Scariest places on earth in 1997, possibly as an extra - I'm not sure as I have never seen it..

Here is a list of all the TV shows/Movies Angel has appeared in:

1. Awassa Tact in Scariest places on Earth (1997)
2. Shiv in 'Orrible (2001)
3. Sally in Casualty. Episode: "in the heat of the night" (2002)
4. Kylie Riley in Having it off (2002)
5. Leah Pickering in A Good Thief (2002)
6. PC Louise Fraser in The second coming (2003)
7. Pippa in Manchild (2003)
8. LMA Anita Cook in Making waves (2004)
9. Amber in As if (2004)
10. Jemma Ryan in Conviction (2004)
11. Maxine Framley in Holby City (2004)
12. Intern #2 in The Jacket (2005)
13. Lee Allanson in Murder investigation team (2005)
14. The Receptionist in The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
15. Anna in Imagine Me & You (2005)
16. Gillian Lafferty in Vincent (2005)
17. Alice in Hustle (2006)
18. Katherine in Doctor who series 2, "the girl in the fire place" (2006)
19. Zoe Hughes in the Bill (2006)
20. Charity in Tripping Over (2006)
21. The Receptionist in Magicians (2007)
22. Nurse Jones in Gina's Laughing Gear (2007)
23. A young mum in Secret Life (2007)
24. Sharon Weir in New Street Law (2007)
25. Faith in Talk to Me (2007)
26. Rachael in The Visit (2007)
27. error# in life is wild (2007)
28. Gwen/Guinevere/Queen Guinevere Pendragon in Merlin! (2008 - 2012)
29. Jessie Taylor in Dancing on the Edge (2013)
30. Laura Roebuck in The Tunnel (2013)

Angel Coulby was Nominated for The Golden Nymph in The Monte Carlo TV Festival in 2010 for Outstanding Actress for her work in Merlin!

So there's my quick summary of Angel Coulby's Acting Career!

PS: I realise this is totaly un-Merlin related, but have you heard about the petition against a coal mine being build on the edge of the iMfolozi wilderness in South Africa? Find out more here. Once the petition is over, I will remove this text.

Bradley James's acting Career

Sorry I did not update this blog yesterday; I got caught up with watching the BBC proms, then before I knew it the day was gone!

King Arthur Pendragon. or if you haven't watched further than series 4 ep. 2, Prince Arthur Pendragon. We all at least know one fact about him.

But what do we know about Bradley James, the man behind the character we all know and love?

Here is a quick sum up of Bradley James's acting career!

Bradley James first started acting professionally in 2001, and he first appeared on TV as Jack Roth in an episode of Lewis.

Here's his acting journey so far:

1. Jack Roth in Lewis (2008)
2. Ben in Dis/connected (2008)
3. Prince/King Arthur Pendragon in Merlin (2008-2012)
4. Himself in Merlin: Secrets and Magic (2009)
5. Himself in the real Merlin and Arthur (2009)
6. Jude in Portobello 196 (2009)
7. Carl in Fast girls (2012)

Here is a list of Awards that he has either been nominated for, or has won for his work in Merlin:

1. He was nominated for Outstanding Actor/Drama in the 50th Monte Carlo Television festival (2010)
2. He won the hottest male award in the virgin media television awards (2011)
3. He was nominated for  Best Drama Performance in the National TV awards (2010)
4. He was nominated for  Best Drama Performance in the National TV awards (2012)
5. He was nominated for Best Actor and Sexiest Man in the SFX Sci-Fi Awards (2013)

So there is a quick summery of Bradley James's Acting Career!

Colin Morgan's acting Career

One of the most basic facts about Merlin is this:
Colin Morgan plays Merlin.
But what did Colin do before Merlin? When did he first appear on TV? What's he doing now?
If you want to find out, you could either:

• Scour the Internet for hours, searching for information on every website you can find.

or

• Read this blog for a quick overview to get you up to date!

Colin Morgan made his first TV appearance as John Leary on the Catherine Tate show in 2007.

Here's his acting journey so far:

Film and TV

1. John Leary in the Catherine Tate show (2007)
2. Jethro Cane in Doctor who series 4 episode 10, Midnight (2008)
3. Merlin in Merlin, series 1-5 all episodes (Main character) (2008 - 2012)
4. Himself in the Real Merlin and Arthur (2009)
5. Cathal O'Regan in Parked (2010)
6. Calum in Island (2011)
7. Jimmy Minor in Quirke (2012)

Theatre

1. Esteban in All about my mother (2007)
2. Vernon little in Vernon God little (2007)
3. Jimmy in A prayer for my daughter (2008)
4. Carlos in Our Private life (2011)
5. Gary in The twenty-four musicals celebrity gala (2012)
6. Ariel in The Tempest (2013)

Radio

1. Roger in Cry babies (2009)

Colin Morgan was nominated for many awards when he was playing Merlin:

• He won the Outstanding Newcomer award in the Variety club showbiz awards, 2008.
• He was nominated for the Outstanding Actor award in the Monte Carlo TV awards, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
• He won the Best actor award in the Virgin Media TV awards, 2012.
• He won the Best Male Drama Award in the National 2013.

And he was nominated for each of these awards for playing Merlin!

So there's a quick overview of Colin Morgan's acting Career!