Morgan Kohan (born December 30, 1993) is a Canadian actress. In 2019, Kohan began starring as Lillian in '' When Hope Calls'', a spinoff of ''

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'' in which Kohan guest starred in an episode that served as a

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for ''When Hope Calls''. In June 2022, it was announced she would star in the lead role of the drama series '' Sullivan's Crossing''.

Early life

Born in

Summerland, British Columbia Summerland is a district municipality on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The district is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south. The largest centre in the region is Kelowna, ap ...

, Kohan was accepted to Randolph College for the Performing Arts for their Triple Threat program for acting, singing and dancing. She was initially intending on entering a dancing career before shifting focus towards acting.

Career

In 2014, Kohan began her acting career at the age of 21, when she has appeared in guest spot roles in series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Star Trek: Discovery'' and ''

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''. She took on a recurring role in the crime suspense drama series ''

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'', where she played the role as Evie Beaumont. In 2018, Kohan appeared in the Lifetime film ''The Black Widow Killer'' directed by Adrian Langley, portraying Abbey Dwyer. In 2019, Kohan starred in the horror fantasy drama movie ''Demons Inside Me'' directed by Alexandre Carrière, where he played the role of Jade Williams. Kohan was cast to play the lead character in the drama series '' When Hope Calls'', which was a

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's ''

'', which is based on the ''Canadian West'' book series by

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, where she played the lead role as Lillian Walsh, the older sister of Grace Bennett who was adopted at a young age and separated from Grace. In 2020, Kohan co-starred Marcus Rosner in the Hallmark movie ''Love on Harbor Island'' directed by Lucie Guest. On the same year, Kohan co-starred opposite

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, Janet Porter, Kathryn Kohut and Vienna Hehir in the comedy movie by Dennis Alexander Nicholson titled ''Kitty Mammas''. In 2021, Kohan worked with real-life partner Drew Nelson in the television movies: ''A Romance Wedding'' and ''A Whirlwind Wedding''. In 2023, Kohan was cast alongside

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, Tom Jackson,

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and

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in CTV's '' Sullivan's Crossing'', where she plays the lead role as Maggie Sullivan.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kohan, Morgan 1993 births Living people Actresses from British Columbia People from Summerland, British Columbia Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Randolph College for the Performing Arts alumni