Bobby Morley

Robert Alfred Morley (born 20 December 1984) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Bellamy Blake in The CW's '' The 100'' (2014–2020).

He first became known as Drew Curtis in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' (2006), appeared on the Australian music talent show '' It Takes Two'' in 2007, and joined the cast of drama series ''The Strip'' in 2008. He played Aidan Foster in ''Neighbours'' in 2011, and starred in the Australian sports drama film '' Blinder'' in 2013.

Early life and education

Robert Alfred Morley was born on 20 December 1984 and grew up on a farm in Kyneton, a town in Victoria, Australia. He is the son of a Filipina mother and an Australian-Irish father, who died when he was young. Morley has two older sisters and an older brother.

He studied drama at school all the way through to Year 11, until he was asked not to continue. Morley told ''The Age'' that he was a "naughty" student and did not take things seriously. After he completed year 12, he moved to Melbourne and began an engineering degree. A year later, he decided to enrol in Creative Arts at the La Trobe University and got an agent.

Career

Morley was known as "Bobby" in his younger years and early career, but is now professionally known as Bob Morley. He began his career by acting in university plays, including ''Falling to Perfect'' and ''Tale From Vienna Woods'', and short films. He appeared in the 2005 low-budget horror film ''Dead Harvest'', directed by Damian Scott, and as an extra in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. That year, he got a part in ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' and his performance brought him to the attention of the ''Home and Away'' casting directors. Morley joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' as Drew Curtis in 2006. For his role as Drew, Morley was nominated for the Most Popular New Male Talent Logie Awards.

He appeared in the second series of the Australian celebrity singing competition series '' It Takes Two'' in May 2007. On 12 June 2007, he received his highest score but was voted off the series. In 2008, Morley departed ''Home and Away'' and was cast as Tony Moretti in the Nine Network action drama series ''The Strip''. The show was cancelled due to low ratings after its first series. Also in 2008, Morley appeared in Nine Network's television film '' Scorched'', and was nominated for ''Cleo'' magazine's "Bachelor of the Year" award. In 2009, he starred as Lorca in the play ''Palindrome for a Dead Poet''. The following year, Morley featured in season four of ''Sea Patrol'', in the fifth episode titled "Paradise Lost".

In 2011, he starred in the Australian thriller ''Road Train'', directed by Dean Francis. In June 2011, it was announced that Morley had joined the cast of ''Neighbours'' as Aidan Foster, a love interest for Chris Pappas. Morley and Mason's characters formed the show's first gay couple. Morley took a ten-week break from the soap to appear in ''Blinder'', a feature film about Australian rules football. He returned to the set of ''Neighbours'' in early June 2012. Morley joined the cast of drama film ''Lost in The White City'' in 2013.

The same year, he was cast as Bellamy Blake in The CW's '' The 100''.

In 2018, Morley completed the Warner Bros. Television Directors’ Workshop.
The same year, he directed the season 6 episode 11
" Ashes to Ashes" of '' The 100''.

In 2021, Morley appeared in the third season of police procedural '' The Rookie''. He played a supporting role in the Australian romantic drama series '' Love Me'', a two-season adaptation of the Swedish series '' Älska Mig'' that premiered in 2021, which featured an ensemble cast including Hugo Weaving and Bojana Novakovic.
The same year Morley starred in ''Death on the Dearborn'' western together with Zach McGowan.

In 2023, Morley and Eliza Taylor starred together as Marcus and Julie Alexander in the sci-fi thriller film '' I'll Be Watching'', directed by Erik Bernard. The film was released on digital platforms.
The same year, Morley played Nate in the comedy-drama series In Limbo.

Morley will appear in the television adaptation of Sally Hepworth's novel ''The Family Next Door'' for the ABC, playing Lucas. The series will be broadcast in 2025.

In 2025, Morley and Taylor created the short film ''Status: Active''. Morley wrote and directed the film, while Taylor co-produced it and starred in the lead role. The movie is currently in post-production.
Morley will star in ''Another'', a psychological horror film. The shooting was finished in May 2025, and the movie is in post-production.

Personal life

On 5 May 2019, Morley married his ''The 100'' co-star Eliza Taylor.

In 2020, Morley and Taylor revealed that she had a miscarriage while filming the final season of ''The 100''.

In March 2022, Taylor gave birth to their son.

In 2019, Morley addressed being fat-shamed and facing depression after having knee surgery in 2018. Later that year, he shared that he had attempted suicide several times.

In a 2024 interview with Tommy DiDario on his ''I’ve Never Said This Before'' podcast, Morley discussed his lifelong struggle with body dysmorphia and mentioned that he had an eating disorder as a teenager.

Filmography

Film

Television

Director

Awards and nominations

References

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1984 births
Living people
Australian male film actors
Australian male soap opera actors
American male television actors
Australian people of Filipino descent
Australian people of Irish descent
La Trobe University alumni
Male actors of Filipino descent
People from Kyneton