Morgan Davies (born November 27, 2001) is an Australian actor most known for his roles in Evil Dead Rise (2023) and One Piece (2023–present).
Early and personal life Davies grew up in the Sydney suburb of Rozelle with a single mother. Davies has become an advocate for transgender rights and has publicly talked about his battles with depression as a teenager and his stage fright. He came out as transgender to a small number of close family and friends at age 13, but did not publicly come out until 2020.
Career Davies began his career as a child actor at age 7, starring as Brittany in the 2008 movie Green Fire Envy. His breakout role was in the 2010 Australian-French film The Tree, in which he played Simone alongside lead actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. The film premiered as the closing night selection of the Cannes Film Festival and earned him nominations from the Australian Film Institute. The Calgary Herald praised his touching performance in the film, and Julie Bertuccelli, the director of The Tree, called him "terrific". The following year, Davies appeared as Katie in The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Davies also appeared in the Steven Spielberg-produced television series Terra Nova (2011) and starred in and assistant directed the short film The Boyfriend Game (2015). He played Madeline in the 2019 Australian movie Storm Boy alongside Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney.
He starred in the 2020 television series The End as Oberon, a trans teen in the process of gender transition. He initially turned the role down due to not feeling comfortable playing the character while still struggling with his own gender identity, but later decided to accept the role.
Davies had a leading role in Evil Dead Rise (2023), the fifth installment of the Evil Dead franchise, as the teenage boy Danny, one of the film's central characters.
He plays the role of Koby in One Piece, the 2023 live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name and its 2026 second season.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 2008 Green Fire Envy Brittany 2010 The Tree Simone 2011 The Hunter Sass Armstrong Julian Cassandra Short film2019 Storm Boy Madeline 2021Beautiful TheyBlueShort film2022BlazeYoung man 2023 Evil Dead Rise Danny "Dan" Bixler
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2011 Terra Nova Leah Marcos 2 episodes 2014 Devil's Playground Bridie Allen 6 episodes 2017 The Girlfriend Experience Kayla 7 episodes 2020 The End Oberon Brennan / Titania Brennan 10 episodes 2023–present One Piece Koby (Main, season 1; Guest, season 2)
As director Year Title Notes 2015 The Boyfriend Game Second assistant director; short film
Awards and nominations +AwardsYearMediaAwardResultNotes2010The Tree AFI Young Actress Award NominatedAFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2011Film Critics Circle of Australia Award – Best Supporting Actress – FemaleThe HunterAACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role2012Film Critics Circle of Australia Award – Best Performance by a Young Actress
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