Trevor Morgan (actor)

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Trevor Morgan
Born
Trevor John Morgan

(1986-11-26) November 26, 1986 (age 37)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Trevor John Morgan (born November 26, 1986) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Genius, 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 the popular children's television series), Local Color, Family Plan, and Uncle Nino.[1]

Early life[edit]

Morgan was born in Chicago[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 to Orange County, California, where Trevor appeared in various commercials.[5] In 1997, the family moved to Los Angeles, California, so that he could pursue an acting career.[3]

Career[edit]

Morgan first appeared in several commercials for McDonald's and Cheerios and was featured on a Life cereal box. He got his first break as Alec Mackenzie in the feature film Family Plan, which led him to appear in Barney's Great Adventure. Morgan was given the lead role of Duke Cooper in I'll Remember April. His co-star Haley Joel Osment was given the lead role of Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense, while Morgan played Cole's nemesis, a pretentious young actor. After the success of The 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 for marketing purposes.[citation needed]

Actor/director Mel Gibson, who was looking for several child actors to play his seven children in The 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 in Jurassic Park III and The Glass House (2001). Among his other credits are Empire Falls, Mean Creek, Off the Black and Local Color, and the baseball flick Chasing 3000.

Morgan appeared on the NBC series ER, where he played cancer victim Scotty Anspaugh for five episodes. For this role he garnered a 1998 SAG Award along with the main cast members of the show. He also appeared on Touched by an Angel. Additional television credits include Genius (Disney Telefilms), In the Dog House (Viacom/Showtime), Fire Co. 132 (20th Century Fox), Missing Persons (ABC), and The Offspring music video for "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" (as a young Dexter Holland).

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

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

Television[edit]

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

Awards and nominations[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ebert, Roger (2005-02-10). "Uncle Nino". Chicago Sun-Times.
  2. ^ "Trevor Morgan Biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Dino-Mite - Jurassic Park III, Trevor Morgan". People. 6 August 2001. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  4. ^ Rahman, Abid (November 21, 2021). "Joey Morgan, Actor in 'Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,' Dies at 28". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Trevor Morgan: Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  6. ^ "20th Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  7. ^ "21st Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "22nd Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "23rd Young Artist Awards". Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  10. ^ "IFP Independent Spirit Award Winners and Nominees 2005". Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  11. ^ "2011 AOF Awards/Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.

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