Bryan Allen Craig (born October 27, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for playing

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in the soap opera ''

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''.

Early life

Craig was born in

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, in 1991 to Lissett Craig & Donnie Craig, he has a younger brother named Bradley Allen Craig. His first acting role was at age fourteen in the 2005 movie ''Off the Chain''. He later left Florida to pursue an acting career in

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Career

After moving to Los Angeles, Craig was cast as Justin in the 2011 film ''Christmas Spirit''. He next appeared on ''

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in 2011, and had a recurring role on ''

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'' from 2011 to 2012. On April 17, 2013,

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confirmed that Craig had been cast in the role of Morgan Corinthos on ''General Hospital''. He began taping his first scenes on April 15. Craig later told ''

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'' that he was hesitant to do a soap. However, the role of Morgan changed his mind about daytime. It was his parents who convinced him to sign a three-year contract. Angela Durrell of ''TV Source'' described the character of Morgan as " nsitive and emotionally wounded." Morgan craves "strong ties" and stability. Mara Levinsky described Craig's Morgan as "impulsive" and "imperfect." Michael Logan described Craig's Morgan as a "marvelous muddle of puppy awkwardness and testy testosterone." When asked about his character's "casual and low-key," wardrobe, despite his family being filthy rich, Craig said Morgan is all about quick cash, but "far from snooty." He is the kind of guy that sleeps all day, and eats pizza for breakfast. His sense of style reflects his laid back personality. Susan Hornik described Craig's Morgan as a "

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-esque, bad boy." Since taking on the role of Morgan, Craig has been nominated at the

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in the category of Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, and won the award in 2016. On September 15, 2016, Craig announced via

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that he had decided to exit the series. After leaving ''General Hospital'', Craig appeared in the recurring role of Sgt Adam Coogan in

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series ''

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'' from 2017 to 2018. In 2019, he began starring as Javi Mendoza in the ABC drama ''

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''.

Personal life

Craig was previously engaged to his ''General Hospital'' co-star

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Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

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