James Morcan

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Birthday:

18 July 1978, Tauranga, New Zealand

Height:

183 cm

New Zealand-born actor, filmmaker and published author James Morcan resides in Sydney, Australia. His most recent acting performance was a leading role in the post-Apocalyptic feature film 'After Armageddon' which he also wrote. The dystopian adventure film was shot in rural Australia in early 2015 and Morcan co-starred with Berynn Schwerdt ('Wyrmwood').Other recent leading roles include the OZ-Bollywood productions 'My Cornerstone' and 'Love You Krishna'. Morcan also wrote the screenplays for both features which were filmed in Sydney and Mumbai and incorporated English and Hindi languages.Another acting highlight was playing a vigilante in 'The Pawn', a gritty feature film set in Melbourne, Victoria which Morcan's production company produced. The noir-style thriller premiered at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival and screened at the Imperia Film Festival in Italy.Morcan also performed in 'Ben Hur: The Stadium Spectacular' - which Russell Crowe starred in - to an audience of 130,000 people over two nights at Sydney's ANZ Olympic Stadium. Other acting credits include the British TV series 'Dark Knight', the BBC feature 'Wild About Harry', and the soon to be released Australian horror 'Number 81', plus TV commercials for multinational companies like Samsung and Dunkin' Donuts.As an author, James' published books include the spy thriller series 'The Orphan Trilogy', the historical adventure series 'The World Duology' and the non-fiction book series 'Underground Knowledge'.As a screenwriter and producer, James often collaborates with Lance Morcan. Morcan Motion Pictures' second feature film 'Desired' was shot in Auckland city. The New Zealand thriller was directed by Amanda Phillips and starred Dwayne Cameron ('The Tribe'). 'Desired' premiered at Cannes Marche du Film in France in 2011. Show less «

[on writing and acting in My Cornerstone and Love You Krishna and filming both features simultaneously] - Shooting two movies at once is an ...Show more »

[on writing and acting in My Cornerstone and Love You Krishna and filming both features simultaneously] - Shooting two movies at once is an extremely rare undertaking and everybody in our incredibly talented crew was stretched to the limit. To be honest, we almost bit off more than we could chew. I probably only averaged three or four hours sleep a night over the last few months. There was literally no time to think. But in a strange way that's kind of freeing for an actor as you don't get too cerebral about the process. Show less «

[on his roles in My Cornerstone and Love You Krishna] - Let's just say I play an enigmatic role in both stories. Other than that I cannot sa...Show more »

[on his roles in My Cornerstone and Love You Krishna] - Let's just say I play an enigmatic role in both stories. Other than that I cannot say too much about my characters as they involve big twists in each film. If I mentioned who I actually play in either movie, it would ruin the surprise for the audience. Show less «

[on performing in After Armageddon] - This film is certainly different to anything I've done in the past as it is performance-driven rather ...Show more »

[on performing in After Armageddon] - This film is certainly different to anything I've done in the past as it is performance-driven rather than story-driven. It will be a synthesis between film and theatre where the stage is the spectacular Australian landscape. It's essentially about survivors of a global Armageddon who have to come to terms with being the last humans left on Earth. Show less «