Morgan Davies (born 27 November 2001) is an Australian actor most known for his roles in ''

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'' (2023) and ''

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'' (2023).

Early and personal life

Davies grew up in

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's suburb

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with a single mother. Davies has become an advocate for

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and has publicly talked about his battles with depression as a teenager and his

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. He came out as transgender to a small number of close family and friends at age 13, but did not publicly come out until 2020.

Career

Davies began his career as a child actor at age 7, starring as Brittany in the 2008 movie ''Green Fire Envy''. His breakout role was in the 2010 Australian-French film '' The Tree'', and his performance received multiple award nominations. In 2015, he starred in and assistant directed the short film ''The Boyfriend Game''. He played Madeline in the 2019 Australian movie '' Storm Boy'' alongside

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and

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. He starred in the 2020 television series ''

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'' as Oberon, a trans teen in the process of

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. He initially turned the role down due to not feeling comfortable playing the character while still struggling with his own gender identity, but later decided to accept the role. Davies portrayed one of the main characters, the teenage boy Danny, in ''

'', the 2023 installment of the ''

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'' franchise. He plays the role of Koby in ''

'', the 2023 live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name.

Filmography

Films

Television series

As director

Reception

The ''

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'' praised his touching performance in ''The Tree'' while

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, the director of ''The Tree'', praised his work, calling him "terrific".

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Morgan 21st-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian LGBTQ people Australian expatriate male actors in the United States Australian male child actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Male actors from Sydney Australian transgender men Australian transgender actors LGBTQ people from New South Wales People from the Inner West (Sydney) 2001 births