Biography

Morgan Watkins is an English film, television and stage actor. He studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London where he was awarded a BA in Acting degree in 2009. He has worked extensively in Theatre, TV and Film. His screen work includes Kingsman The Secret Service, The Hour, Chicken, Small City, The Limehouse Golem, Noughts and Crosses and A Very English Scandal. He has performed in plays at the National Theatre, Almeida Theatre and The Lyric Hammersmith where he played Len in a revival of Edward Bond’s Saved. He is represented in acting by Oliver Slinger at Independent Talent. He has taught lessons, courses and workshops at various institutions including Guildhall, University of East London, City Academy, LMA and RADA. He has worked in various roles with Synergy Theatre Group and teach acting workshops to young offenders and prisoners. In 2023 he founded The Base Creates with Oliver Bennett. They stage readings of fascinating plays from the western cannon with responses from renowned and exciting thinkers. They have launched The Agon, a new writing competition looking for fearless voices. They hosted the first competition in September 2024 and will launch it again in 2025. They also have a drop-in drama academy with the hope of beginning a drive back towards excellence and host a podcast discussing great ideas with fascinating dramatists and philosophers.