Andrew James Morley (born 10 November 1989) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Brandon Benedict in ''

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in ''

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''. Following his departure from ''Home and Away'' in 2015, Morley worked as a presenter on '' Melbourne Weekender'' and joined the cast of ''

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'' as Jack Callahan.

Early and personal life

Morley was raised on a farm in Clarkefield, Victoria. He has an elder brother, Thomas and an elder sister, Alison. After graduating from high school, Morley studied civil engineering at

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. Two years later, at the age of 20, he began acting and appeared in various short films. Morley has been a volunteer firefighter since the early 2000s. Morley became engaged to his partner Jay Haggar in August 2017. Haggar gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on 14 December 2017. Morley is also a step-father to Haggar's two children from a previous relationship.

Career

In late 2010, Morley was cast as the lead role of Brandon Benedict in the Jonathan M. Shiff produced television series ''

'', which began airing from 2012. He had to relocate to the Gold Coast for the seven month shoot. In January 2013, Morley began appearing in ''

'' as

. Morley left ''Home and Away'' in April 2015 after two years. A few months later, he joined the presenting team of travel and lifestyle show '' Melbourne Weekender''. In January 2016, it was announced that Morley had joined the regular cast of ''

'' as a character initially known as

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. He was billed as having no family ties and a "mysterious past". He made his first screen appearance on 4 April 2016. Morley's character was later revealed to be a Catholic priest called Jack Callahan. Morely left the show in 2018. He reprised the role for the show's 35th anniversary in March 2020.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, Andrew J 1989 births Living people 21st-century Australian male actors Male actors from Melbourne Australian male soap opera actors Australian television presenters