Rob Morgan is an American actor who came to limelight for his work in Netflix television series including Daredevil, Luke Cage, The Defenders, and The Punisher. He is portraying the recurring role in web series Stranger Things for which he also won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in the series.
Morgan’s other prominent work on TV includes The Defenders and Godless. He also appeared in several small box office movies like Pariah, Anesthesia, and Brawl in Cell Block 99.
Early Life And Professional Career Of Rom Morgan
Rob Morgan was born in Newborn, North Carolina, United States of America. Regarding his nationality, he is American and ethnicity wise, he is Black American. He grew up in DC Northern Virginia and it is where he completed his schooling.
Morgan later moved to Brooklyn, New York and did some minor roles in advertisements, before making his way into Hollywood.
Career
Television Career
Morgan made his professional TV debut in 2009 portraying Cab driver in the American satirical TV sitcom 30 Rock. After a couple of years, he had a minor role in police procedural drama series Blue Bloods. His other television work includes Zero Hour, Person of Interest, and Daredevil.
Here is the list of his hit TV series
TV series | Role | Award | IMDb Rating | Cast Members |
Daredevil (2015) | Turk Barrett | - | 8.7 | Charlie Cox Deborah Ann Woll Elden Henson Toby Leonard Moore |
Stranger Things (2016-present) | Officer Powell | Screen Actors Guild Award (won) | 8.9 | Winona Ryder David Harbour Finn Wolfhard Millie Bobby Brown |
The Punisher (2017) | Turk Barrett | - | 8.7 | Jon Bernthal Ebon Moss-Bachrach Ben Barnes |
Morgan has been playing the recurring character Turk Barrett in a science fiction-horror web television series Stranger Things. In 2017, he also acted in many other popular TV series, including Godless, The Punisher, and The Defenders. The following year, he featured in television series Jessica Jones.
Film Career
Morgan’s first film role came in 2011 when he featured in the art drama film Pariah. The same year, he also landed a role in The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete. He also appeared in Shelter and Anesthesia, as well as Mudbound. For his marvelous performance in Mudbound, he earned accolades like Satellite Award, Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award, and Gotham Special Jury Award.
In 2017, Morgan made an appearance in the film Brawl in Cell Block 99. His upcoming projects are Greyhound and The Week Of.
Rom Morgan’s Net Worth and Height
Rom Morgan stands at the height of 6' (1.83 m).
Along with his long acting career, the actor Morgan has earned a considerable amount of money from his prolific career which according to some reliable sources is believed to be around $0.5 million. In his career, he mostly worked in various Netflix television series and earned an annual average salary of around $52136.
Rom Morgan’s Personal Life
The former Daredevil star Rom Morgan is not very much expressive on social media, thus there are a lot of unanswered question regarding his married, dating, and relationship. The actor has not made any public appearance with his girlfriend.
Morgan likes to play chess and is also an avid martial art learner.
Here is the video of Morgan about his early life and career
by ab-sagar, 06 Apr, 2018