Trevor Morgan | |
---|---|
Born | Trevor John Morgan (1986-11-26)November 26, 1986 (age 38) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse |
Trevor John Morgan (born November 26, 1986) is an American actor. He has appeared in the filmsGenius,The Sixth Sense,The Patriot,A Rumor of Angels,Jurassic Park III,The Glass House,Chasing 3000,Mean Creek,Barney's Great Adventure (based on thepopular children's television series),Local Color,Family Plan, andUncle Nino.[1]
Morgan was born inChicago[2] He has three older half siblings[3] and a younger brother, actor Joey Morgan, who died in 2021.[4] His parents are Lisa Morgan and Joe Borrasso of MbM Studios, a talent development and production company.[3] When Morgan was five, the family relocated toOrange County, California, where Trevor appeared in various commercials.[5] In 1997, the family moved toLos Angeles,California, so that he could pursue an acting career.[3]
Morgan first appeared in several commercials forMcDonald's andCheerios and was featured on aLife cereal box. He got his first break as Alec Mackenzie in the feature filmFamily Plan, which led him to appear inBarney's Great Adventure. Morgan was given the lead role of Duke Cooper inI'll Remember April. His co-starHaley Joel Osment was given the lead role of Cole Sear inThe Sixth Sense, while Morgan played Cole's nemesis, a pretentious young actor.After the success ofThe Sixth Sense,I'll Remember April was rushed to video due to Osment's role as Pee Wee Clayton. Morgan's picture was replaced by Osment's on the box formarketing purposes.[citation needed]
Actor/directorMel Gibson, who was looking for several child actors to play his seven children inThe Patriot, saw Morgan and asked him to audition for the movie.[citation needed] Morgan landed the role, playing son Nathan Martin.He went on to appear inJurassic Park III andThe Glass House (2001). Among his other credits areEmpire Falls,Mean Creek,Off the Black andLocal Color, and the baseball flickChasing 3000.
Morgan appeared on the NBC seriesER, where he played cancer victim Scotty Anspaugh for five episodes. For this role he garnered a 1998SAG Award along with the main cast members of the show. He also appeared onTouched by an Angel. Additional television credits includeGenius (Disney Telefilms),In the Dog House (Viacom/Showtime),Fire Co. 132 (20th Century Fox),Missing Persons (ABC), andThe Offspring music video for "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" (as a youngDexter Holland).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Family Plan | Alec Mackenzie | |
1998 | Barney's Great Adventure | Cody Newton | |
In the Doghouse | Dylan Wagner | Television film | |
1999 | I'll Remember April | Duke Cooper | |
The Sixth Sense | Tommy Tammisimo | ||
Genius | Charlie Boyle / Chaz Anthony | Television film | |
2000 | The Patriot | Nathan Martin | |
A Rumor of Angels | James Neubauer | ||
2001 | Jurassic Park III | Eric Kirby | |
The Glass House | Rhett Baker | ||
2002 | The Rookie | Young Jimmy | Uncredited |
2003 | Uncle Nino | Bobby Micelli | |
2004 | Mean Creek | Rocky Merrick | |
2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Bruce Ryan at 16 years old | |
2006 | Local Color | John Talia Jr. | |
Off the Black | Dave Tibbel | ||
2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | Eddie | |
Sanctuary | Colin Hanson | ||
2009 | Fault Line | ||
2010 | Brotherhood | Adam | |
Beneath the Dark | Jason | ||
2007 | Chasing 3000 | Mickey | |
2010 | The Haymaker | Davis | Short film |
2011 | Vampire | Renfield | |
Lodge Lake | Alec | Short film | |
Munger Road | Corey LaFayve | ||
2012 | The Diary of Preston Plummer | Preston Plummer | |
2013 | Abducted | Dave Roberts | |
McCanick | Louis | ||
2014 | The Grounds | Calvin | |
Buttwhistle | Ogden Confer | ||
2015 | Magic Hour | Ray | |
2016 | The Chaplain | Daniel | Short film |
The Grounds | Calvin | ||
2018 | Concrete Kids | Arthur |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | The Pretender | Kid | Episode: "Prison Story" |
Baywatch | Timmy | Episode: "Life Guardian" | |
Touched by an Angel | Stevie Sanders | Episode: "An Angel by Any Other Name" | |
1998 | ER | Scott Anspaugh | 5 episodes |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Patrick Brookner | Episode: "Cop Killer" |
Empire Falls | Zack Minty | Miniseries | |
Reno 911! | School guy #2 | Episode: "The Prefect of Wanganui" | |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Donny Carlson | Episode: "Untethered" |
2009 | Mental | Billy Bauer | Episode: "Do Over" |
2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Danny Seitz | Episode: "Blood Money" |
2011 | The Defenders | Mike | Episode: "Nevada v. Wayne" |
2013 | Perception | Jimmy Miles | Episode: "Neuropositive" |
2018 | Faith Under Fire | Michael Hill | Television film |
Year | Award | Category | Title of work | Medium | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Young Artist Awards[6] | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actor | ER | Television | Nominated |
2000 | Teen Choice Award[citation needed] | Film - Choice Sleazebag | The Sixth Sense | Film | Nominated |
Young Artist Awards[7] | Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Leading Young Actor | Genius | Nominated | ||
2001 | Young Artist Awards[8] | Best Ensemble in a Feature Film | The Patriot | Nominated | |
2002 | Young Artist Awards[9] | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | The Glass House | Nominated | |
2005 | Independent Spirit Awards[10] | Special Distinction Award | Mean Creek | Won | |
2006 | Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival | Star on the Horizon | Local Color | Won | |
2011 | Action On Film International Film Festival[11] | Best Actor | The Haymaker | Nominated |