Joseph Morgan

 Joseph Martin, born 16 May 1981 in London, is an actor and director from the UK. Joseph Morgan (born Joseph Martin on 16 May 1981) is an actor from the UK and director. He attended Morriston Comprehensive School, then was enrolled in a BTEC Performing Arts course in Gorseinon College (now Gower College Swansea) before returning to London when he was in his teens to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He also appeared in the television series Doc Martin and Casualty and co-starred in Mansfield Park alongside Billie Piper. In 2010, he portrayed the title role in the mini-series "Ben Hur" which premiered on CBC television in Canada and ABC TV in America, on 4 April 2010