Bryan Craig

Bryan Allen Craig (born October 27, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Morgan Corinthos in the soap opera General Hospital.

Bryan Craig
Craig in 2014
Born
Bryan Allen Craig

(1991-10-27) October 27, 1991
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Early life

Craig was born in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1991[1] to Lissett Craig & Donnie Craig, he has a younger brother named Bradley Allen Craig. His first acting role was at age fourteen in the 2005 movie Off the Chain. He later left Florida to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles.

Career

After moving to Los Angeles, Craig was cast as Justin in the 2011 film Christmas Spirit. He next appeared on The Nine Lives of Chloe King in 2011, and had a recurring role on Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures from 2011 to 2012.

On April 17, 2013, ABC confirmed that Craig had been cast in the role of Morgan Corinthos on General Hospital.[2] He began taping his first scenes on April 15.[3][4] Craig later told Soap Opera Digest that he was hesitant to do a soap. However, the role of Morgan changed his mind about daytime. It was his parents who convinced him to sign a three-year contract.[5] Angela Durrell of TV Source described the character of Morgan as "[s]ensitive and emotionally wounded." Morgan craves "strong ties" and stability.[6] Mara Levinsky described Craig's Morgan as "impulsive" and "imperfect."[5] Michael Logan described Craig's Morgan as a "marvelous muddle of puppy awkwardness and testy testosterone."[7] When asked about his character's "casual and low-key," wardrobe, despite his family being filthy rich, Craig said Morgan is all about quick cash, but "far from snooty." He is the kind of guy that sleeps all day, and eats pizza for breakfast. His sense of style reflects his laid back personality.[8] Susan Hornik described Craig's Morgan as a "Prince Harry-esque, bad boy."[9] Since taking on the role of Morgan, Craig has been nominated at the Daytime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, and won the award in 2016.[10][11] On September 15, 2016, Craig announced via Instagram that he had decided to exit the series.[12]

After leaving General Hospital, Craig appeared in the recurring role of Sgt Adam Coogan in The CW series Valor from 2017 to 2018.[13] In 2019, he began starring as Javi Mendoza in the ABC drama Grand Hotel.[14]

Personal life

Craig was previously engaged to his General Hospital co-star Kelly Thiebaud.[9][15][16][17][18]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Character Notes
2005 Off the Chain Jason Evridge Credited as Bryan Allen Craig
2011 Christmas Spirit Justin
2020 The Ride Jack
2020 American Fighter Ryan
2021 Women Is Losers Mateo
2022 That's Amor Richard

Television
Year Title Character Notes
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Jonah Mimby S1 E6 "Nothing Compares 2 U"
2011–2012 Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures Blake Dunkirk Recurring role
2013–2016, 2018 General Hospital Morgan Corinthos Contract role
2017–2018 Valor Sgt Adam Coogan Recurring role
2019 Grand Hotel Javi Mendoza Series regular
2022–present Good Trouble Joaquin Perez Series regular

Awards and nominations
List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2014
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[10]
2015
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[11]
2016
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Won
[19]
2017
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Won
[20]

References
  1. "Bryan Craig". TV.com. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. Clifford, Kambra (April 17, 2013). "Sonny's Son, Morgan, Headed Back to Port Charles!". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. "GH Casts New Morgan Corinthos". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. Kroll, Dan J. (April 17, 2013). "General Hospital recasts, ages Morgan". Soap Central. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  5. Levinsky, Mara (October 21, 2013). "Rising Son". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 38 (42): 44–47.
  6. Rynan Durrell, Angela (April 17, 2013). "General Hospital Casts Bryan Craig As the New Morgan Corinthos". TV Source. SoSource Media LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. Logan, Michael (November 11, 2013). "Hot Bed: General Hospital's Ava and Morgan". Daytime Highlights. TV Guide. Lions Gate Entertainment. 61 (46): 82.
  8. "dressed down". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 2013.
  9. Hornik, Susan (August 20, 2013). "Interview: Catching Up With Real-Life General Hospital Lovebirds Kelly Thiebaud and Bryan Craig". Daytime Confidential. Zap2it. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  10. "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-23. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  11. "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  12. Cushman, Dustin (September 15, 2016). "Bryan Craig Announces His Departure From General Hospital". Soaps.sheknows.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016
  13. Petski, Denise (September 14, 2017). "Valor: Brian Letscher & Bryan Craig Set to Recur in the CW Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  14. Petski, Denise (March 7, 2018). "Grand Hotel: Anne Winters & Bryan Craig Cast in ABC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  15. "Bryan Craig". Instagram. Facebook. June 28, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  16. Fairman, Michael (June 28, 2015). "General Hospital's Bryan Craig and Kelly Thiebaud Engaged!". On Air-On Soaps. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  17. Fairman, Michael (July 31, 2013). "General Hospital's Bryan Craig and Kelly Thiebaud Dating!". Michael Fairman On Air, On Soaps. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  18. Clifford, Kambra (July 2, 2014). "Daytime Emmy Awards Red Carpet: GH's Bryan Craig and Kelly Thiebaud". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  19. "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  20. "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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