Morgan Davies (born 27 November 2001) is an

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal A ...

film and television actor. He started his career as a

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. Davies publicly came out as

transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...

in 2020.

Career

Davies made his film debut as

in the Australian film '' The Tree''. He played Madeline in '' Storm Boy'' alongside

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and

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. He starred in the 2020 Australian television series ''

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'' as a trans teen in the process of gender transitioning.

Filmography

Awards

*2010 AFI Young Actor Award (The Tree) – Nominated *2010 AFI Best Actress Award (The Tree) – Nominated *2011 Film Critics Circle of Australia Award – Best Supporting Actor – Female (The Tree) – Nominated *2012 Film Critics Circle of Australia Award – Best Performance by a Young Actor (The Hunter) – Nominated *2012 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (The Hunter) – Nominated

Reception

The '' Calgary Herald'' praised his touching performance in ''The Tree'' while

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, the director or ''The Tree'', praised his work, calling his terrific.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Morgan 2001 births 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male child actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Transgender male actors Australian LGBT actors