Morgan Davies

Morgan Davies
Born
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Morgan Davies is an Australian actor most known for his roles in Evil Dead Rise (2023) and One Piece (2023).

Early and personal life

Davies grew up in Sydney's suburb Rozelle with a single mother.[1] 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] He came out as transgender to a small number of close family and friends at age 13, but did not publicly come out until 2020.[1][2]

Career

Davies began his career as a child actor at age 7, starring as Brittany in the 2008 movie Green Fire Envy.[3]

His breakout role was in the 2010 Australian-French film The Tree, and his performance received multiple award nominations.

In 2015, he starred in and assistant directed the short film The Boyfriend Game.

He played Madeline in the 2019 Australian movie Storm Boy alongside Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney.

He starred in the 2020 television series The End as Oberon, a trans teen in the process of gender transition. He initially turned the role down due to not feeling comfortable playing the character while still struggling with his own gender identity, but later decided to accept the role.[4][1]

Davies portrayed one of the main characters, the teenage boy Danny, in Evil Dead Rise, the 2023 installment of the Evil Dead franchise.[5]

He plays the role of Koby in One Piece, the 2023 live-action tv adaptation of the manga One Piece.[6]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Green Fire Envy Brittany
2010 The Tree Simone [1]
2011 The Hunter Sass Armstrong
Julian Cassandra Short film
2019 Storm Boy Madeline [1]
2021 Beautiful They Blue Short film[1]
2022 Blaze Young man [1]
2023 Evil Dead Rise Danny [5]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Terra Nova Leah Marcos 2 episodes[1]
2014 Devil's Playground Bridie Allen 6 episodes
2017 The Girlfriend Experience Kayla 7 episodes
2020 The End Oberon Brennan / Titania Brennan 10 episodes[4][1]
2023–present One Piece Koby Main role

As director

Year Title Notes
2015 The Boyfriend Game Second 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 [7]
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[8] while Julie Bertuccelli, the director of The Tree, praised his work, calling him "terrific".[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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. ^ Pitman, Robert (23 June 2023). "Evil Dead Rise's Danny: Everything To Know About Morgan Davies". ScreenRant. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ Lytton, Jessica (19 March 2008), Green Fire Envy (Crime, Drama), Jessica Arapi, Leigh Murray, Ashleigh Cummings, Participate Film Academy, retrieved 7 April 2024
  4. ^ a b Graeme Watson (5 February 2021). "Morgan Davies shares the journey that brought him to 'The End'". Out In Perth. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b Wratten, Marcus (25 April 2023). "Evil Dead Rise applauded for giving horror fans 'trans moron representation'". The Pink News.
  6. ^ "Netflix's Live-Action Adaptation of 'One Piece' Has a Trans Actor in a Major Role". Them. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Find Talent Morgana Davies CV" (PDF). 1 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Captain America launches Avengers franchise". Calgaryherald.com. 29 May 2011.
  9. ^ 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) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)