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John Morton(VII)

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John Morton
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John Morton is an actor, writer and director.

Film and television acting work includes the lead role in the award winning feature film Locus Of Control, Wolfwalkers, The Hurler, Where The Wild Things Go, Love/Hate, and Gloaming.

He is the writer of the award winning TV series Dead Still. He has also written the short films Two Cats, Seanie & Flo, Kathleen, Daffney Molloy And Other Catastrophes, Swerve and Hot Water Bottle, as well as writing and directing Smitten for RTÉ Storyland.
BornMarch 18
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BornMarch 18
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Dead Still (2020)
    Dead Still
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Ossie Burke
    John Morton in Locus of Control (2018)
    Locus of Control
    6.4
    • Andrew Egan
    • 2018
    Eva Whittaker and Honor Kneafsey in Wolfwalkers (2020)
    Wolfwalkers
    8.0
    • Stumpy Woodcutter(voice)
    • 2020
    John Morton, Amy Dunne, Peter McGann, Ed Murphy, and Aoibhín Murphy in Two Cats (2018)
    Two Cats
    10
    Short
    • Collie
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Sin Eater
      • Caleb
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025



    • Tony Kelly in The Hurler: A Campion's Tale (2023)
      The Hurler: A Campion's Tale
      6.8
      • Allan
      • 2023
    • Brendan Corcoran in The Tale of Billy O'C (2023)
      The Tale of Billy O'C
      • Garda Brennan
      • 2023
    • Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up (2021)
      Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up
      7.6
      • Bicycle Support Group Member
      • 2021
    • Gloaming (2020)
      Gloaming
      Short
      • Tom
      • 2020
    • The South Westerlies (2020)
      The South Westerlies
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Dad
      • 2020
    • Eva Whittaker and Honor Kneafsey in Wolfwalkers (2020)
      Wolfwalkers
      8.0
      • Stumpy Woodcutter (voice)
      • 2020
    • Dead Still (2020)
      Dead Still
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Ossie Burke
      • 2020
    • Where the Wild Things Go (2019)
      Where the Wild Things Go
      Video
      • Max
      • 2019
    • Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in The Professor and the Madman (2019)
      The Professor and the Madman
      7.2
      • Scriptorium Assistant (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • John Morton, Amy Dunne, Peter McGann, Ed Murphy, and Aoibhín Murphy in Two Cats (2018)
      Two Cats
      10
      Short
      • Collie
      • 2018
    • John Morton in Locus of Control (2018)
      Locus of Control
      6.4
      • Andrew Egan
      • 2018
    • Fading Away (2015)
      Fading Away
      6.7
      • Clerk
      • 2015
    • Daffney Molloy and Other Catastrophes (2015)
      Daffney Molloy and Other Catastrophes
      9.0
      Short
      • Kevin
      • 2015
    • Swerve (2015)
      Swerve
      Short
      • The Mastermind
      • 2015
    • Tobias and the Tree (2014)
      Tobias and the Tree
      Short
      • Tobias Quill
      • 2014

    Writer



    • Dead Still (2020)
      Dead Still
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • creator
      • story by
      • writer
      • 2020
    • Kathleen (2019)
      Kathleen
      Short
      • story
      • 2019
    • John Connors and Ann Skelly in Seanie & Flo (2018)
      Seanie & Flo
      8.6
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • John Morton, Amy Dunne, Peter McGann, Ed Murphy, and Aoibhín Murphy in Two Cats (2018)
      Two Cats
      10
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Thick As Thieves (2017)
      Thick As Thieves
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Storyland (2009)
      Storyland
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Daffney Molloy and Other Catastrophes (2015)
      Daffney Molloy and Other Catastrophes
      9.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Swerve (2015)
      Swerve
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Vultures (2007)
      Vultures
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007–2012
    • Hot Water Bottle (2012)
      Hot Water Bottle
      Short
      • writer
      • 2012
    • The Usurpers (2011)
      The Usurpers
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Suckers (2008)
      Suckers
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Eliza Mayflower (2007)
      Eliza Mayflower
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Lily's Bad Day (2006)
      Lily's Bad Day
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Skegs & Skangers (2002)
      Skegs & Skangers
      7.8
      • Writer
      • 2002

    Director



    • John Morton, Amy Dunne, Peter McGann, Ed Murphy, and Aoibhín Murphy in Two Cats (2018)
      Two Cats
      10
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Storyland (2009)
      Storyland
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Daffney Molloy and Other Catastrophes (2015)
      Daffney Molloy and Other Catastrophes
      9.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Vultures (2007)
      Vultures
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2012
    • Hot Water Bottle (2012)
      Hot Water Bottle
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Skegs & Skangers (2002)
      Skegs & Skangers
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2002

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    • Born
      • March 18
      • Kilkenny City, Ireland

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