Written by Matthew Rettenmund
After three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company,
Julian Morris built a following with magnetic turns in horror fare like Cry Wolf (2005), Donkey Punch (2008) and cult-fave Sorority Row (2009). Though originally from England, he honed a foolproof
American accent studying his Valkyrie (2007) co-star
Tom Cruise.
Hot off a role on New Girl (2014-2015) and a return to the ABC Family teen drama
Pretty Little Liars as Dr. Wren Kingston this year, just in time for that series’ sign-off,
Morris appears to be making a clean break with less challenging roles, stunning in this summer’s British miniseries
Man in an Orange Shirt as a gay man navigating empty hookup culture who discovers his grandfather was himself closeted — and had far more serious roadblocks to maneuver in the ‘40s.
Morris is currently playing Watergate lid-blower Bob Woodward in
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, and will next be seen in a new film adaptation of Little Women.
In this NEW interview Julian Morris speaks comfortably about politics, the abuse scandals sweeping Hollywood, and his sex-symbol status.