Colin Morgan (born 1 January 1986) is an actor from Armagh, Northern Ireland, best known for playing the title character in the BBC TV series, Merlin. After gaining a National Diploma in Performing Arts at Belfast Institute of Further & Higher Education in 2004 he went on to graduate from the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2007. On stage Morgan appeared in 2007 as Esteban in the Old Vic stage adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre, and took the title role in the Young Vic's adaptation of DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little.
Morgan featured in a number of minor roles in television programmes such as The Catherine Tate Show in 2007, and the Doctor Who episode "Midnight" in 2008, before playing title role in BBC TV series Merlin (2008).