Mitch Morris (born October 15, 1979) is an American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

. His full birth name is John Mitchell Morris.

Biography

Morris was raised in

Portland, Texas Portland is a city in Nueces and San Patricio Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 20,383 as of the 2020 United States census. Portland is a suburb of Corpus Christi, located on the north shore of Nueces and Corpus Christi Ba ...

. He graduated from Gregory-Portland High School in 1998. As a trumpet player, he was offered a music scholarship to the

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, but turned it down to study Radio, Television and Film. After moving to

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, he first appeared as a model in an ad campaign for

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. Soon after, he began making guest appearances on shows such as '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', '' ER'' and ''

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''. In 2003, Morris made his stage debut in the LA revival of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play ''Summertree''. He then led the "pink posse," as Cody Bell on

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'' before playing CIA tech-genius Ken Watkins on

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''. Morris can also be seen in the police drama, ''

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''. Morris played the role of Griff in Todd Stephens' sex comedy, ''

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/ref> which made its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Morris holds a B.A. in psychology from California State University, Northridge and a J.D. from

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and a MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College. State Bar of California Official Records: John Mitchell Morris
/ref> Morris practiced with the Kane Law Firm in Los Angeles. LinkedIn page: John Mitchell "Mitch" Morris
/ref> As of 2022, his law license is still active and is a member of the California Bar. He then became a lecturer in writing and a chair of college writing at Purchase College in New York, New York. It is believed that he is openly gay.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Mitch 1979 births Living people Male actors from Texas Male models from Texas American male film actors American male television actors American gay actors University of North Texas alumni People from Portland, Texas