Morgan Davies

Morgan Davies (born 2001 or 2002)[1] is an Australian actor.

Morgan Davies
Born2001 or 2002 (age 21–22)
Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Early and personal life

Davies grew up in Sydney's suburb Rozelle with a single mother.[1] He first came out as transgender to his mother and close friends at the age of 13 and came out publicly in 2020.[1][2] Davies has become an advocate for transgender rights and has publicly talked about his battles with depression as a teenager and his stage fright.[1]

Career

Davies made his film debut as child actor in the Australian film The Tree.

He played Madeline in Storm Boy alongside Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney.

He starred in the 2020 television series The End as a trans teen in the process of gender transition.[2][1]

Davies portrayed one of the main characters, the teenage boy Danny, in Evil Dead Rise, the 2023 instalment of the Evil Dead franchise.[3]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2008Green Fire EnvyBrittany
2010The TreeSimone[1]
2011The HunterSass Armstrong
JulianCassandraShort film
2013Growing UpCarey
2014KharismaKharisma
BreathSamantha
2015The Boyfriend GameTomika
HenchScatter Shot
2019Calliope's Prelude
Storm BoyMadeline[1]
2021 BUSSY Heather/Stacey Short film
Beautiful They Blue Short film, [1]
2022 Blaze Young man [1]
2023Evil Dead RiseDanny[3]

Television series
Year Title Role Notes
2011Terra NovaLeah Marcos2 episodes[1]
2014Devil's PlaygroundBridie Allen6 episodes
2017The Girlfriend ExperienceKayla7 episodes
2020The EndOberon Brennan/Titania Brennan10 episodes[2][1]
2023One PieceKobyMain Role

As director
Year Title Notes
2015The Boyfriend GameSecond assistant director; short film

Reception
Awards
Year Media Award Result Notes
2010 The Tree AFI Young Actor Award Nominated
AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
2011 Film Critics Circle of Australia Award– Best Supporting Actor – Female [4]
The Hunter AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2012 Film Critics Circle of Australia Award – Best Performance by a Young Actor

The Calgary Herald praised his touching performance in The Tree[5] while Julie Bertuccelli, the director of The Tree, praised his work, calling him "terrific".[6]

References
  1. Jane Albert (28 April 2021). "Actor Morgan Davies on stage fright and the need for transgender storytelling". The Vogue. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. Graeme Watson (5 February 2021). "Morgan Davies shares the journey that brought him to 'The End'". Out In Perth. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. Wratten, Marcus (25 April 2023). "Evil Dead Rise applauded for giving horror fans 'trans moron representation'". The Pink News.
  4. "Find Talent Morgana Davies CV" (PDF). 1 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2011.
  5. "Captain America launches Avengers franchise". Calgaryherald.com. 29 May 2011.
  6. Published Sunday, 23 May 2010, 11:04am EDT (23 May 2010). "Director hails 'Tree' child actors - Movies News". Digital Spy.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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