Trevor John Morgan (born November 26, 1986) is an American
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He has appeared in the films
GeniusA genius is a person, a body of work, or a singular achievement of surpassing excellence. More than just originality, creativity, or intelligence, genius is associated with achievement of insight which has transformational power. A work of genius fundamentally alters the expectations of its...
,
The Sixth SenseThe Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller film, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It tells the story of Cole Sear , a troubled, isolated boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and an equally troubled child psychologist who tries to help him...
,
The PatriotThe Patriot is a 2000 epic war film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat, and starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. It was produced by the Mutual Film Company and was distributed by Columbia Pictures...
,
A Rumor of AngelsA Rumor of Angels is a 2000 American film directed by Peter O'Fallon, starring Vanessa Redgrave as Maddy Bennett and Ray Liotta as Nathan Neubauer.-Plot:...
,
Jurassic Park IIIJurassic Park III is a 2001 film and the third and final in the Jurassic Park franchise. It is the first film in the series that is neither based on a book by Michael Crichton nor directed by Steven Spielberg. The film takes place on Isla Sorna, the island from the second film, after a divorced...
,
The Glass HouseThe Glass House is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Wesley Strick. The sequel Glass House 2: The Good Mother was released straight-to-DVD in October 2006.- Plot :...
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Chasing 3000Chasing 3000 is a 2008 American independent film chronicling the cross-country travel of two boys to see the 3,000th base hit of Major League Baseball legend Roberto Clemente. It stars Trevor Morgan, Rory Culkin and Ray Liotta.-Production:...
,
Mean CreekMean Creek is a 2004 independent film directed by Jacob Aaron Estes and starring Rory Culkin, Trevor Morgan, Carly Schroeder, Scott Mechlowicz, Ryan Kelley, and Josh Peck...
,
Barney's Great AdventureBarney's Great Adventure: The Movie is a adventure film based on the children's television series Barney & Friends, featuring the children's television character Barney. The film was written by Stephen White, directed by Steve Gomer, produced by Lyrick Studios and released by Polygram Filmed...
,
Local ColorLocal color may refer to:*Local color *Local Color *Local color...
and
Family Plan.
Early life
Morgan was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lisa Morgan and Joseph Borrasso, a commodities trader. He has two half-brothers, Joe and Matt, and a half sister, Jennifer. His family moved to
Orange County, CaliforniaOrange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,846,293, though a July 2008 estimate placed the population at 3,010,759, making it the second most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and...
so Trevor could pursue an acting career.
Career
Morgan was discovered by George Papadakis, a commercial photographer, at 5 yrs. old. Papadakis set up an appointment with a talent agency & casting director saw him and asked his mother if she would be interested in taking him to an audition. He then appeared in several commercials for
McDonald'sMcDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving nearly 47 million customers daily. At one time it was the largest global restaurant chain, but it has since been surpassed by multi-brand operator Yum! and sandwich chain Subway.In addition to its...
and
CheeriosCheerios is a brand of breakfast cereal. Cheerios was first produced on June 19, 1941 and is marketed by the General Mills cereal company of Golden Valley, Minnesota, as the first oat-based, ready-to-eat cold cereal. It was called Cheeri Oats at first, later changed to Cheerios because of a trade...
and even was featured on a Life cereal box. He got his first break as Alec Mackenzie in the feature film
The Family Plan, which led him to appear in
Barney's Great AdventureBarney's Great Adventure: The Movie is a adventure film based on the children's television series Barney & Friends, featuring the children's television character Barney. The film was written by Stephen White, directed by Steve Gomer, produced by Lyrick Studios and released by Polygram Filmed...
. Morgan was given the lead role of Duke Cooper in
I'll Remember AprilI'll Remember April is a 1999 film starring Pat Morita, Pam Dawber, Haley Joel Osment and Yuki Tokuhiro, directed by Bob Clark.-Plot:Four children capture a Japanese soldier who washes ashore during the Second World War....
. His co-star
Haley Joel OsmentHaley Joel Osment is an American actor. After a series of roles in television and film during the 1990s, including a small part in Forrest Gump playing the title character’s son, Osment rose to fame with his performance as Cole Sear in M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller film The Sixth Sense that earned...
was given the lead role of Cole Sear in
The Sixth SenseThe Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller film, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It tells the story of Cole Sear , a troubled, isolated boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and an equally troubled child psychologist who tries to help him...
, where, in a dramatic reversal, 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
marketingMarketing is an integrated communications-based process through which individuals and communities are informed or persuaded that existing and newly-identified needs and wants may be satisfied by the products and services of others....
purposes. Actor/director
Mel GibsonMel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American Australian actor, film director and producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in the Mad...
, who was looking for several child actors to play his seven children in
The PatriotThe Patriot is a 2000 epic war film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat, and starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. It was produced by the Mutual Film Company and was distributed by Columbia Pictures...
, saw Morgan and asked him to audition for the movie. He landed the role, playing son Nathan Martin.
Morgan appeared in the films
Jurassic Park IIIJurassic Park III is a 2001 film and the third and final in the Jurassic Park franchise. It is the first film in the series that is neither based on a book by Michael Crichton nor directed by Steven Spielberg. The film takes place on Isla Sorna, the island from the second film, after a divorced...
and
The Glass HouseThe Glass House is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Wesley Strick. The sequel Glass House 2: The Good Mother was released straight-to-DVD in October 2006.- Plot :...
(2001). Among his other credits are
Empire Falls as a menacing jock, the independent films
Mean CreekMean Creek is a 2004 independent film directed by Jacob Aaron Estes and starring Rory Culkin, Trevor Morgan, Carly Schroeder, Scott Mechlowicz, Ryan Kelley, and Josh Peck...
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Off the BlackOff the Black is a 2006 American drama film starring Nick Nolte and Trevor Morgan. It was written and directed by James Ponsoldt, who also has a small role in the film, and is his feature directorial debut.-Plot Synopsis:...
and
Local Color, and the baseball flick
Chasing 3000Chasing 3000 is a 2008 American independent film chronicling the cross-country travel of two boys to see the 3,000th base hit of Major League Baseball legend Roberto Clemente. It stars Trevor Morgan, Rory Culkin and Ray Liotta.-Production:...
. Morgan appeared on the television series,
ERER is an American medical drama series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 1994 to April 2009. It is set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment in...
, 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. His additional television credits include
Genius for Disney Telefilms,
In the Dog House for
ViacomViacom , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks , and movie production and distribution with Paramount Motion Pictures Group. Paramount is also the distributor of movie studio DreamWorks...
/
ShowtimeShowtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States...
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Touched by an AngelTouched by an Angel is an American Fantasy drama television series that chronicles the missions of a group of angels sent by God. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson , it ran on CBS for nine seasons, from September 21, 1994 to April 27, 2003, and aired in many countries all...
for
CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
,
Fire Co. 132 for
20th Century FoxTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox, is one of the six major American film studios...
and
Missing Persons for
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
.
Personal life
Morgan is a
pollo-vegetarianPollotarianism is a semi-vegetarian diet in which a person only eats vegetables, fruits, and poultry meat , but does not consume meat from fish or mammals...
, meaning that chicken is the only meat he eats. He loves music and plays the
guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
. He enjoys many sports including
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
,
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
, and
ice hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 1997 |
The PretenderThe Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with "the ability to become anyone he wants to be," i.e., to flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work...
|
Kid |
1 episode |
BaywatchBaywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...
|
Timmy |
1 episode |
Touched by an AngelTouched by an Angel is an American Fantasy drama television series that chronicles the missions of a group of angels sent by God. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson , it ran on CBS for nine seasons, from September 21, 1994 to April 27, 2003, and aired in many countries all...
|
Stevie Sanders |
1 episode |
| 1998 |
In the Doghouse"In the Doghouse" is a short story by Orson Scott Card and Jay A. Parry. It appears in his short story collection Maps in a Mirror. Card originally published this story in the December 1978 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact-Plot summary:...
|
Dylan Wagner |
made for television (Showtime Networks Showtime Networks, Inc. is the corporate division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation.The company was established in 1983 as Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. after Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment merged their premium channels, Showtime and The Movie Channel respectively, into one...
) |
| Family Plan |
Alec Mackenzie |
Main Role |
| Barney's Great Adventure Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie is a adventure film based on the children's television series Barney & Friends, featuring the children's television character Barney. The film was written by Stephen White, directed by Steve Gomer, produced by Lyrick Studios and released by Polygram Filmed...
|
Cody Newton |
Main Role |
ERER is an American medical drama series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 1994 to April 2009. It is set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment in...
|
Scott Anspaugh |
5 episodes |
| 1999 |
I'll Remember April I'll Remember April is a 1999 film starring Pat Morita, Pam Dawber, Haley Joel Osment and Yuki Tokuhiro, directed by Bob Clark.-Plot:Four children capture a Japanese soldier who washes ashore during the Second World War....
|
Duke Cooper |
Main Role |
| The Sixth Sense The Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller film, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It tells the story of Cole Sear , a troubled, isolated boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and an equally troubled child psychologist who tries to help him...
|
Tommy Tammisimo |
appearances |
| Genius - Plot Summary :Charlie Boyle, a physics genius and hockey lover, is tired of being friendless. It's bad enough that he's in college before he's 14, and he's helping a scientist who's in the midst of trying to defy gravity. And while doing so, he meets Claire Addison: a beautiful girl, daughter of...
|
Charlie Boyle / Chaz Anthony |
made for television (Disney ChannelDisney Channel is a cable television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience,...
) |
| 2000 |
The Patriot The Patriot is a 2000 epic war film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat, and starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. It was produced by the Mutual Film Company and was distributed by Columbia Pictures...
|
Nathan Martin |
supporting role |
| A Rumor of Angels A Rumor of Angels is a 2000 American film directed by Peter O'Fallon, starring Vanessa Redgrave as Maddy Bennett and Ray Liotta as Nathan Neubauer.-Plot:...
|
James Neubauer |
Main Role |
| 2001 |
Jurassic Park III Jurassic Park III is a 2001 film and the third and final in the Jurassic Park franchise. It is the first film in the series that is neither based on a book by Michael Crichton nor directed by Steven Spielberg. The film takes place on Isla Sorna, the island from the second film, after a divorced...
|
Erik Kirby |
supporting role |
| The Glass House The Glass House is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Wesley Strick. The sequel Glass House 2: The Good Mother was released straight-to-DVD in October 2006.- Plot :...
|
Rhett Baker |
Main Role |
| 2002 |
The Rookie The Rookie is a 2002 motion picture directed by John Lee Hancock. It is inspired by the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief but famous Major League Baseball career.-Plot:...
|
Young Jimmy |
uncredited |
| 2003 |
The Flannerys |
- |
made for television (ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
) |
| Uncle Nino Uncle Nino is a 2003 movie which deals with that unknown cinematic commodity: a family, who have lost their way, but are trying to do good in spite of difficulty. The movie has the Dove Foundation Seal indicating the Dove Foundation considers it fit for all ages.-Plot:An old man from Italy erupts...
|
Bobby Micelli |
Main Role |
| 2004 |
Mean Creek Mean Creek is a 2004 independent film directed by Jacob Aaron Estes and starring Rory Culkin, Trevor Morgan, Carly Schroeder, Scott Mechlowicz, Ryan Kelley, and Josh Peck...
|
Rocky Merric |
Main Role |
| 2005 |
CSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
|
Patrick Brookner |
1 episode |
| Empire Falls |
Zack Minty |
Miniseries |
| Reno 911! RENO 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that debuted in 2003. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically COPS, with comic actors playing the police officers...
|
School Guy |
1 episode |
The Prize Winner of Defiance, OhioThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio is a 2005 film written and directed by Jane Anderson, based on the book by Terry "Tuff" Ryan.The DVD was released on March 14, 2006.-Synopsis:...
|
Bruce Ryan at 16 yrs |
Main Role |
| 2006 |
Local Color Local Color is a film by Empire Film Group. It was directed by George Gallo, and stars Armin Mueller-Stahl, Trevor Morgan, and Ray Liotta. It is based on a true story, that of the director/writer's experience when he was 18. Gallo also painted all of the oil paintings in this movie, having...
|
John Talia Jr. |
Main Role |
Off the Black Off the Black is a 2006 American drama film starring Nick Nolte and Trevor Morgan. It was written and directed by James Ponsoldt, who also has a small role in the film, and is his feature directorial debut.-Plot Synopsis:...
|
Dave Tibbel |
Main Role |
| 2007 |
Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural TV series, which premiered on September 30, 2001. The series is about the Major Case Squad in a fictional version of the New York City Police Department set in New York City's One Police Plaza and is the second spin-off of the...
|
Donny Carlson |
1 episode |
| 2008 |
My Mom's New Boyfriend My Mom's New Boyfriend is a 2008 romantic comedy film starring Colin Hanks, Antonio Banderas, Selma Blair, and Meg Ryan. The film received a limited theatrical international release, it was released straight-to-DVD on June 17, 2008 in the United States. Its running time is 97 minutes...
|
Eddie |
appearances |
| Chasing 3000 Chasing 3000 is a 2008 American independent film chronicling the cross-country travel of two boys to see the 3,000th base hit of Major League Baseball legend Roberto Clemente. It stars Trevor Morgan, Rory Culkin and Ray Liotta.-Production:...
|
Mickey |
Main Role |
| 2009 |
Mental (TV series) Mental is a television series, which was produced by Fox's subsidiary Fox Telecolombia, and aired in the summer and fall of 2009 on FOX international channels for Latin America, Europe and Asia, starring Chris Vance and Annabella Sciorra...
|
Billy Bauer |
Season 1 Episode 10 |
Awards and nominations
- Teen Choice Award: "Film - Choice Sleazebag" (The Sixth Sense) - 1999
- Young Artist Awards: "Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actor" (ER) - 1999
- YoungStar Award: "Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama" (The Patriot) - 2000
- Young Artist Award: "Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Leading Young Actor" (Genius ) - 2000
- Young Artist Award: "Best Ensemble in a Feature Film" (The Patriot ) - 2001
- Young Artist Award: "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor" (The Glass House ) - 2002
- Special Distinction Award: (Mean Creek ) - 2005
- President Award: "Star on the Horizon" (Local Color ) - 2006
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