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. In November 2010 The Belfast Metropolitan College honoured Morgan with an Award of Distinction for his contribution to the Arts.
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 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.
Bradley James (born 11 October 1983) 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.
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.
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.
Ian Carmichael Wilson OBE (born 9 July 1936) better known as Richard Wilson, is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster, best known for playing Victor Meldrew in the popular BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. He appears in the BBC drama Merlin as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot.
Wilson was born in Greenock, Scotland. He studied science in Greenock, and did National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Singapore. He worked in a laboratory at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow as a research scientist before switching to acting at age 27. He trained at RADA and then appeared in repertory theatres in Edinburgh (Traverse Theatre), Glasgow and Manchester (Stables Theatre).
Wilson was awarded the OBE for services to drama as a director and actor in 1994. In April 1996, he was elected Rector of the University of Glasgow for a term of three years.
Wilson has worked for the gay rights campaign group Stonewall and the Labour Party. He is one of the Patrons for Scottish Youth Theatre, Scotland's National Theatre "for and by" young people. Wilson is also a long-time supporter of the Sense charity and in 2007 hosted the Annual Sense Awards, honouring excellence in both deafblind people and those who work with them. He is also one of the Honorary Patrons of the London children's charity, Scene & Heard.
Angel Coulby (born 30 August 1980) is an English actress. She made her television debut in the BBC comedy 'Orrible. She is best known for portraying the character of Queen Guinevere "Gwen" Pendragon in the BBC fantasy series Merlin.
Coulby trained at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh where she studied for a degree in acting.[citation needed] She is seen in an episode of Scariest Places on Earth (#2.10 - Exorcism: Greyfriars Cemetery 1) as a student (Awassa Tact) who had an encounter with a ghost. Her breakthrough came in 2001 with her role in the Johnny Vaughan vehicle 'Orrible. She was later chosen to play Gwen, a young woman who would later become Queen Guinevere the legendary wife of King Arthur and Queen of Camelot, in the BBC One fantasy TV series Merlin. Coulby stars alongside fellow young actors Colin Morgan, Bradley James and Katie McGrath as well as seasoned veterans Anthony Head and Richard Wilson.
She has been announced as starring in the upcoming BBC Two Stephen Poliakoff drama Dancing on the Edge along with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Head and Jane Asher.
Merlin is a British fantasy-adventure television programme by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps. It began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 September 2008. The show is based on the Arthurian legends of the wizard Merlin and his relationship with Prince Arthur but differs from traditional versions of the legend in many ways. It is produced by independent production company Shine Limited. After a successful first series, U.S. broadcaster NBC began airing the programme on 21 June 2009, but after a decline in viewers, it was moved to the cable network Syfy, where it began broadcasting the second series on 2 April 2010. The second series began airing on 19 September 2009 on BBC One. On 5 September 2010, BFI Southbank in London previewed the first two episodes of the third series for its September Film Funday programme.
Merlin was influenced by the U.S. show Smallville, about the early years of Superman. After failed attempts to bring the programme to life, development of the current Merlin began in late 2006, with physical production beginning in March 2008. The series received a generally mixed reception when it began its broadcast. Critics were upset with the flat dialogue and the modern look to the series. One critic, in particular, called the whole concept "bland". The series première drew an overnight average of 6.65 million viewers in the 19:00 slot, and a final consolidated figure of 7.15 million, despite being scheduled against popular ITV series The X Factor. The first series as a whole had an average of 6.32 million viewers, which is fewer than Doctor Who attracted during its first series, and slightly more than those received by Robin Hood.Merlin was also the fifth most watched programme on BBC iPlayer in 2008. The third series of Merlin began on 11 September 2010, and showed an increase in viewers. The third series ended on 4 December 2010.
Plot
Devon Carmichael's peaceful life turns to ruin when he loses his job, his apartment and his girlfriend in the same day. As Devon's depression begins to set in, his best friend Mike, a successful television actor, persuades him to take a road trip through California's central coast. What they find is fun, debauchery and love.
Mona Carvell: Fashion is not an art form. If it's anything at all, it's pornography, to which millions are addicted. Hopelessly addicted.
Miss Roth: I do believe that life will become difficult for some people in this country in the near future. Indeed.::[listens to the shouts and taunts of people outside]::Miss Roth: It already is difficult and that's what the people outside... yes, that's what they're protesting about.
Mona Carvell: Humans are, quite simply, the greatest destroyers of all time.
Plot
In 44 BC, on the Ides of March, Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated! "Et tu Brutus?" On his way back from a long campaign in hopes of orchestrating the assassination and taking the throne in Rome, a General known by the name of "Leonius Urelius" (The Praetorian Excellency), along with an entire Roman Legion (60,000 strong) of his finest soldiers, his two sons Marcus and Tiberius, his concubines and hundreds of slaves - disappeared!
Keywords: starfighters
'We're Here To Protect You'
An evil sorcerer has captured the beautiful princess. To free her, two brothers must join forces in the adventure of a lifetime. They are...
Two wizards from the past on a quest into the future
Ulric Redglen: [Upon passing a prostitute in the street] No! Ulric, stray not from thy sworn duty! There are many temptations in this land, but thou shalt have time for none of them... until later. Then thou can hump thy ass off!
He carries two .357 combat magnums and he's Licensed to kill. [Video Australia]
He's a winner in every game and zero is never beside his name he's Number One.
Plot
Magician's assistant Corky performs disastrously at his first solo appearance. He is given a ventriloquist dummy called Fats to improve his act and within a few years Corky is at the height of fame. However, Fats has developed a mind of his own and wants to control his master.
Keywords: affair, alter-ego, based-on-novel, beaten-to-death, black-comedy, blood, boat, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, card, card-trick
A Terrifying Love Story.
Abracadabra, I sit on his knee. Presto, change-o, and now he's me! Hocus Pocus, we take her to bed. Magic is fun...when you're dead.
Corky: "Take two, they're big." Do remember when you said that to me Ben?::Ben Greene: A pro never forgets his good lines, kid.
Fats: Hey, you know what I think?::Corky: What do you think?::Fats: We're gonna be a staaaaaaar!
Fats: [to Corky as he returns from Peggy Ann's] So how was the orgy? Didja score?
Fats: They'll put you somewhere dark and mooo-dy...
Corky: I tried to stop him.::Fats: Tried... tried... ya failed!
Fats: Hey, Corky? I'm feeling light-headed.
Fats: Stop the Postman!::Corky: How? How? With what?::Fats: Me! Me! Me! Me! Meeee!
Corky: [Ben Greene has asked Corky to go five minutes without using Fats to talk to prove his sanity. He has gone 2 minutes] I can't make it...
Corky: I'd like to say that goin' to bed with you is maybe the best three things that ever happened to me. And I'd love some coffee. And I adore you. And I take it with cream and sugar. And your breasts belong in the Louvre, which is a museum in Paris that I plan on visiting with you once you get wise and decide to leave the old ear-blower.
Fats: Fasten your seatbelts, everybody. It's going to be a bumpy night.
Finding the treasures that lay hidden in my lonely cave
Holding the secrets which were born inside this crystal
grave
I'm the seeker my mind's my tool
Call me magician or fool...
There's a place in the hills
Where I practice my skills
Bard of the unseen, a prophet- I'm Merlin
My dreams are real
I've seen it all in the stars
I've heard it all in the wind
There's a voice in the dark
Making me answer the sign
Only the Gods choose the time
For the voice in the dark
Take a look at the Falcon make sure that I'll follow
its trail
Leading through the Wild Forest, you know he's in
search of the Grail
I'm Merlin I know how to cope
When visions appear in my globe
The sorcerer in the black robe
I am Merlin
Though my face is a mask yet I know what's my task
I'll be guardian of Arthur, the regent, the future king
The fire of wisdom reveals me everything
The mirror flashed, a vision passed
As I heard voices sing...
I'm always living alone
An ancient cave is my home
See the look in my eyes
They think I'm a mysterious man
Cause people do all they can
To avoid evil eyes
Making signs just to ward off enchantment but don't be
afraid
If you're ever in need of me I'll surely come to your
I'vce been given the gift of the Sight
I'm Merlin the Child of the Light
My power can strike people blind
Merlin, the sea, lunar delight
Merlin, my dear uranium bride
Merlin, my birth, my solar grenade
Merlin, so real, is what I elate
come and get me...
and we dive away now...
utopian grey now!
Merlin, my fear, my cosmic perfume
Merlin, the seed, the snake I consume
Merlin, my sin, my Lilith in flames
take me away on luminous trains
come and get me...
and we dive away now...
utopian grey now!
Merlin try to break me, take me, hate me
Merlin try to haunt me, be my sun
and we dive away now...
Fasziniert von den Steinen
fällt Zed Yago in ein Loch
durch die Dimensionen
ohne es aufhalten zu können
Sie traf dort unten
die Welt hinter dem Jenseits
und den größten aller Schamanen
Merlin, Priester des Aberglaubens.
Wenn du Hilfe brauchst, ruf deinen Wunsch hierher,
eine ganz starke Willenskraft bringt Merlin zu dir.
Eine geistige Stärke gepaart mit Phantasie.
Denn der allergrößte der Magier ist Merlin.
Merlin ein keltischer Druide
zeigte ihr seine Weit
und King Arthurs Tafelrunde
mit den edlen Rittern
weiche die Existenz von Kamelott bewachten.
Aber keine Magie, kein Zauber,
nichts konnte den Untergang
des noblen Reiches verhindern.
Die Königinnen, die Priester, die Hexen, die Biester,
die Gnome und die Zwerge leben noch dort in ihrem Hort,
In the land of king Arthur
Somewhere back in old history
A bard, a prophet, a wizard, there lived
demon’s kin, most famous of men
He moved the stones
From Ireland to England
The temple of heavens to build
The holy sword he
Preserved till the time
When Arthur could claim the throne
He thaught Arthur all the secrets
To became a great king
Magic, knowledge, wisdom, enchants
To rule over Camelot, noble and just
He fell in love
With Vivien of the lake
The Lady who learnt all his art
When he was weak
Enamoured of her charm
She entrapped him in Breceliande
Merlin – Seer, enchanter
Merlin – Master of Magic
Merlin – Master of Illusions