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20 Facts About Euan Morton

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Euan Douglas George Morton was born on Iain Middleton; 13 August 1977 and is a Scottish actor and singer from Borrowstounness, Scotland.

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Euan Morton is best known for his role as Boy George in the musical Taboo, receiving nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award for his performance.

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Euan Morton played the role of King George in the musical Hamilton on Broadway from July 2017 to 10 September 2023.

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Euan Morton appeared in The Silent Treatment at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 2001.

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Euan Morton then played the role of Boy George in the musical Taboo in the West End in 2002, and on Broadway in 2003.

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Euan Morton was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in the UK, and a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama League Award, and received a Theatre World Award in the US, for his performance in the role of Boy George.

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Euan Morton played the role of Ligniere in the play "Cyrano de Bergerac" from October 2007 to January 2008 on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

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Euan Morton performed in the musical revue Sondheim on Sondheim, conceived and directed by James Lapine in 2010, which premiered on Broadway at Studio 54 and was presented by the Roundabout Theatre.

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Euan Morton won the 2006 Obie Award for his appearance in Measure For Pleasure at The Public Theater.

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Euan Morton played the title role in the musical Caligula: An Ancient Glam Epic at the inaugural New York Musical Theatre Festival in September 2004.

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Euan Morton appeared, along with Alfred Molina, in the Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Howard Katz by Patrick Marber, which ran Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theater from 1 March 2007 to 6 May 2007.

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Euan Morton appeared in the musical Atomic which ran at the Acorn Theatre from 13 July 2014 to 16 August 2014, in the role of J Robert Oppenheimer.

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Euan Morton appeared in the play Heart of Robin Hood, written by David Farr, which played in Winnipeg and Toronto in December 2014 through March 2015, in the role of Prince John.

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Euan Morton won a Helen Hayes Award for his performance as Leo Frank in the musical Parade at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC from September to October 2011.

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Euan Morton played the role of Sherlock Holmes in Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, in 2015.

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Euan Morton assumed the role of Hedwig in the US tour of Hedwig and The Angry Inch from November 2016 to July 2017.

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Euan Morton took over the role of King George in Hamilton on Broadway in July 2017 and played the role until September 2023.

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Euan Morton has performed numerous audio books, including among others, Fool, Sacre Bleu, and The Serpent of Venice, all written by Christopher Moore, in addition to the Kilo Five trilogy by Karen Traviss and Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.

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Euan Morton did voice work in the 2009 animated movie My Dog Tulip, and voices the male Sith Inquisitor in the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic, created by BioWare and LucasArts.

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Euan Morton voiced the 9.5 hour long audiobook Star Wars: Tarkin released in November 2014.