Katie McGrath

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Katie McGrath

McGrath at the Japan Expo in 2010
Born Katie Elizabeth McGrath
1983 (age 30–31)
Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2007–present
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Katie Elizabeth McGrath[1] is an Irish actress and model. She is best known for playing Morgana in the BBC One TV series Merlin. She currently appears as Lucy Westenra on the Brtish-American horror drama TV series Dracula, which started airing in autumn 2013.[2]


Background

McGrath was raised in Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland.[3] She studied the International Baccalaureate at St. Andrews College before graduating from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in History.[4] She wanted to work in fashion journalism and took a job at Image magazine,[4] before becoming a wardrobe assistant on the set of The Tudors.[5]

Career

While working on The Tudors, McGrath was advised to try acting, so she sent photographs around Irish agents.[6] She said,

"A couple of the producers said I should give acting a try. I just thought, ‘Why not?’ It’s like running away to join the circus, everyone wants to do it when they’re young but then you grow up and get a proper job. But somebody’s got to do it or you wouldn’t have the circus."[7]

McGrath was cast in Damage, an Irish TV-movie in 2007. She also starred in Bedrock Productions's play La Marea at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2007.[8]

Katie McGrath (right) with Merlin co-star Angel Coulby (left)
She appeared in the feature films Eden and Freakdog in 2008, before being cast in Merlin.

In 2009, McGrath starred in a five-part docudrama for Channel 4 exploring the life of Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen, in which she played a young Princess Margaret.[9]

In 2010, McGrath was cast in Madonna's directorial debut W.E., a King Edward VIII biopic. McGrath played Lady Furness, the king's former mistress who introduces him to Wallis Simpson.[10]

In February 2011, McGrath began filming the comedy-drama film A Princess for Christmas in Romania.[11] The film premiered in December 2011.

In September 2011, McGrath voice-acted the lead character in the Irish animated short film Tríd an Stoirm (Through the Storm). Later that month, McGrath was cast as Oriane Congost in Labyrinth.[12]

In February 2013, McGrath was reunited with her The Tudors co-worker and close friend Jonathan Rhys Meyers in NBC and Sky Living's horror drama TV series Dracula, which started airing in autumn 2013.[2] McGrath portrays Lucy Westenra.

In June 2013, McGrath starred in the Channel 4 show Dates alongside Gemma Chan as a young lesbian on the dating scene.[13]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Eden Trisha
2008 Tudors, TheThe Tudors Bess Season 2, episode 5: "His Majesty's Pleasure"
2008 Freakdog Harriet Chambers
2008 Roaring Twenties, TheThe Roaring Twenties Vixen TV miniseries
2008–2012 Merlin Morgana Pendragon 65 episodes (Main Role)
2009 Queen, TheThe Queen Princess Margaret Season 1, episode 1: "Margaret"
2012 Labyrinth Oriane Congost TV miniseries
2013 Dates Kate Foster TV series
2013 Dracula Lucy Westenra Season 1, episodes 1–10

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Damage Rachel TV movie
2007 Pebble Tara Short film
2011 W.E. Lady Thelma Furness
2011 Princess for Christmas, AA Princess for Christmas Jules Daly TV movie
2012 Tríd an Stoirm Alice/Banshee（voice） Short film
2014 Leading Lady Jodi Rutherford post-production

References

  1. ↑ "the lion, the lake and the lover are at your door". Mcmorgans.tumblr.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Victoria Smurfit To Sink Teeth into Jonathan Rhys Meyers' 'Dracula'". IFTN. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Interview Katie McGrath" (July 2011) Irish Tatler
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". The Gloss Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Girls – Katie McGrath". Arena Magazine. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ Sunday Herald Salon – She's magic
  7. ↑ "Arena – Under Her Spell". Katiemcgrathfan.net78.net. Retrieved 5 November 2013. 
  8. ↑ bedrockproductions
  9. ↑ "Five actresses to play the Queen for C4". The Guardian. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009. 
  10. ↑ "Katie McGrath praises 'fantastic' Madonna". London: Digital Spy. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  11. ↑ Blaga, Lulia (25 February 2011). "PRODUCTION: Christmas at Castlebury Hall Will Shoot in Romania". Film New Europe. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 
  12. ↑ "katiemcunf • part of Katie McGrath Fan". Katiemcunf.tumblr.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013. 
  13. ↑ "'DATES' (CHANNEL 4) – EPISODE 4 REVIEW". uktvreviewer.wordpress.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013. 

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