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Bradley James (born 11 October 1983^[1]) is an English actor from Exeter, Devon. He made his television debut in the ITV series Lewis in 2008 and is best known for portraying King Arthur (and previously Prince Arthur) in the television programme Merlin.

Personal Life[link]

Bradley has two sisters, Natalie and Stephanie. Bradley spent some of his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida. Bradley stands at 5'10½' (182.5 cm) in height.

Bradley is a fan of football and participates in charity football events. When he was younger, he either wanted to be a footballer or an actor. ^[2]

Bradley started training to be an actor from an early age. He attended the Drama Centre London to pursue his acting career. His co-star Santiago Cabrera also attended the school. He is believed to be close friends with his co-star Colin Morgan, and with those actors playing the Knights of the Round Table on Merlin, particularly Rupert Young (Sir Leon), Tom Hopper (Sir Percival) and Eoin Macken (Sir Gwaine), the latter two with which James has participated in several football events for charity.

Television career[link]

James first appeared in an episode of Lewis in 2008 and also played the part of Ben in the BBC Three drama Dis/Connected.

He trained at the Drama Centre London. His breakthrough came when he was chosen to play Prince Arthur, who later becomes the legendary King Arthur, in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin. In an interview, he stated that he had enjoyed being involved with the stunts; however, he had "picked up more than his fair share of injuries". He has now starred in Series 1 through 4. In series 4, episode 3 "The Wicked Day", he became King Arthur, previously starring as Prince. It has been announced that there will be a fifth series.^[3] Merlin has been a consistent hit series in the U.S. as well, its first series on the broadcast network NBC (National Broadcasting Company) and its second through fourth series on NBC's affiliate basic cable network Syfy.

James and co-star Colin Morgan, who portrays the title character on Merlin, went on an exploration of Arthurian legends for BBC Wales, The Real Merlin & Arthur, in 2009.

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References[link]

External links[link]

• Bradley James at the Internet Movie Database

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Colin Morgan
Colin Morgan, February 2011
Born	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 26) Armagh, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

Colin Morgan (born 1 January 1986) is an Irish actor from Armagh, Northern Ireland, best known for playing the title character in the BBC TV series Merlin. Morgan went to Integrated College Dungannon and, during his third year, won the 'Denis Rooney Associates' Cup awarded to the best overall student of that academic year. After gaining a National Diploma in Performing Arts (Acting) and studying at Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education in 2004, he went on to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama), situated in Glasgow, from where he graduated in 2007.^[1] In November 2010 The Belfast Metropolitan College honoured Morgan with an Award of Distinction for his contribution to the Arts.^[2]

Career[link]

On stage in 2007, Morgan debuted as Vernon Little in the title role of the Young Vic's adaptation of DBC Pierre's Vernon God Little^[3] and as Esteban in the Old Vic stage adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother). In 2008, he appeared as Jimmy Rosario in the Young Vic production of Thomas Babe's A Prayer For My Daughter. In 2011, he played Carlos in the Royal Court Theatre production of Colombian dramaturg Pedro Miguel Rozo's play Our Private Life.^[4]

In film, Morgan appears as Calum in Island,^[5][6] a film adaptation of Jane Rogers' novel Island, and as Cathal^[7] in the award winning Irish film Parked.^[8][9]

Morgan featured in two minor TV roles: John Leary in sketches on The Catherine Tate Show (2007) and Jethro Cane in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight" (2008). He plays the title role in BBC TV series Merlin, in production since 2008. He, and co-star Bradley James, travelled on an exploration of Arthurian legends for BBC Wales, The Real Merlin & Arthur, in 2009. On 14th April 2012 Morgan performed readings from survivor's accounts and testimonials during Titanic: A Commemoration in Music and Film broadcast live on BBC2 from Belfast's Waterfront Hall.

Morgan has taken part in one BBC Radio play, Cry Babies by Kim Newman, on BBC Radio 4 (March 2009).^[10]

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

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• Colin Morgan at the Internet Movie Database
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