Matthew James Morrison (born 22 June 1992) is an English actor. After joining the

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, he went on to appear in numerous short films. He co-starred in the film '' Boy Meets Boy'' (2021) and portrayed the role of Felix Baker in the

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'' from 2022 to 2025.

Life and career

Matthew James Morrison was born on 22 June 1992 in

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

. As a child, he would perform with the local church as well as appearing in school productions and was a member of the

Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in 1948 when it operated from a former cinema in Goldsmith Street. Directors during this period included Val May and F ...

Youth Theatre. He eventually relocated to London, and joined the

and National Youth Film Academy. He also attended the

Queen Mary University of London Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and formerly Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public university, public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University ...

, graduating with a BSc and an MSc in Mathematics. He made his film debut in ''Let the Die Be Cast: Initium'' in 2014 and went on to appear as French serial killer Thierry Paulin in an episode of '' World's Most Evil Killers'' in 2017. Morrisons also appeared in various advertisements for companies including

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and

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. In 2021, Morrison co-starred in the German film '' Boy Meets Boy'', in which he portrayed Harry. In June 2022, Morrison was announced to be joining the cast of the BBC soap opera ''

'' as Felix Baker. The character is introduced as the son of Avery Baker (

Omar Lye-Fook Omar Christopher Lye-Fook MBE (born 14 October 1968), known professionally as Omar, is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He grew up in Canterbury, Kent, and learned his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano and percussion. He al ...

), alongside his brother

Finlay Baker Finlay Baker is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Ashley Byam. The character and casting was announced in June 2022 and he made his first appearance on 7 July 2022. Finlay and his brother Felix Baker (Matthew ...

(Ashley Byam). It was also announced that Felix had a drag alter ego "Tara Misu" and would ultimately become the first drag queen to appear as a regular character in a soap opera, of which Morrison said it was a "privilege to showcase the creative art of drag" ..and to "represent the LGBTQIA+ community". Morrison's character appears in the soap sporadically, allowing him to embark on other projects. He has since appeared in the short films ''The Painter & Poet'' (2022), ''Upon the Edge'' (2022), ''Nothing Special'' (2023) and ''The Space You Need'' (2025).

Filmography

Stage

*''Leave It Be'' (2012) *'' The Virtuous Burglar'' (2013) *''

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'' (2014) *''Houseplay'' (2015) *''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

'' (2017) *''Silent Meat'' (2019–2020) *''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' (2021) *''All That'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Matthew James 1992 births 21st-century English actors Alumni of Queen Mary University of London Black British LGBTQ people Black British male actors English gay actors English male Shakespearean actors English male soap opera actors English male stage actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from Nottinghamshire National Youth Theatre members People from Mansfield