Morgan spent many happy years performing with Crazydog Audio Theatre company, enjoying the diversity of characters and roles that he was given (BIG BIG SPACE; THE LAST HARBINGER; INFIDEL; DIABOLIC PLAYHOUSE; POET LAUREATE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CORK) ~ in addition, Morgan has taken roles in many radio productions by RTE the Irish state broadcasting service (A PROGRAMME CALLED KEVIN; HERE’S JOHNNY; GONE BUT FORGOTTEN; THE MERCHANT OF VENICE). He also played Padraig Pearse in Tinpot Productions’ THE LOST PATRIOT. Most recent radio drama roles have been for Henchman Productions as Sir Earnest Shackleton in ENDURANCE (RADIO KERRY), HOME AGAIN (NEWSTALK), and MATCHES (NEWSTALK). He is narrator of the Dublin Trilogy series of books by Caimh McDonnell. He reprised his long running Crazydog character Dr Rotwang Krell in The Carnyx of Terror at Worldcon 2019
Look out for Morgan in HARRY WILD starring Jane Seymour – Season 2 premiere October 9th 2023
Morgan’s most recent cinema release was the vampire comedy BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL
Recent film and TV appearances include QUANTICO (ABC), NOWHERE FAST (RTE), GAME OF THRONES (HBO), FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES (ITV Encore), PENNY DREADFUL (Showtime), RED ROCK (TV3 Ireland), RIPPER STREET (BBC), VIKINGS (History).
He played disgraced banker Sean FitzPatrick in THE GUARANTEE, a man who thinks he is R2D2 in the independent short EVEN DROIDS HAVE FRIENDS, and in WITHOUT NAME and OUT OF INNOCENCE. Morgan also appears in the controversial short film DETAINMENT which was nominated for an Academy Award at the 2019 Oscars.
TV & Film
Morgan C Jones is an actor, writer, comedian, musician and producer based in Dublin, Ireland. 2020 will saw him in edgy horror comedy BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL. He has appeared on television (QUANTICO; NOWHERE FAST; RIPPER STREET; VIKINGS; TRIVIA2; NIGHTHAWKS; THE BASEMENT; THIS IS NIGHTLIVE) and in film (THE GUARANTEE; SPIDER’S TRAP; SEPARATION ANXIETY) and as several animated characters (THE UGLY DUCKLING & ME; BALLYBRADDEN; GARTH AND BEV; GALAKTIK FOOTBALL; NIKO AND THE WAY TO THE STARS). TV roles include PAUDIE a man who’s dying wish of cremation seems thwarted in BURNING WISHES for RTE STORYLAND; voicing several islanders and the incredibly happy MR O’DEAR in cartoon series INIS SPROAI (USA Rock-a-bye Island); he has also appeared as a Braavosi Captain in Season V of cult show GAME OF THRONES
Stage
He has performed on stage at Dublin’s Gaiety, Olympia, Project, Andrew’s Lane and Tivoli theatres in dramatic roles in BIG MOM; BORSTAL BOY; THE STUFF OF MYTH and GOTTA MAKE THAT TRAIN. 2019 saw him reprise his role as Charles J Haughey in the national tour of Fishamble’s HAUGHEY/GREGORY, and undertake the roles of Claudius and The Ghost in HAMLET directed by Joe Dowling. In 2020 he appeared briefly in an operating theatre “It broke up the monotony of Lockdown” he says now.
2022 saw a return to the stage with the first production of THE UNITED STATES VERSUS ULYSSES (written and directed by Haughey/Gregory creative duo Colin Murphy and Conall Morrisson) at The Pavillion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire. In 2023 he played former stand up comedian turned podcasting shock jock Tom Hooks in the Four Rivers production of Dominic Palmer’s THE LAST STAND directed by Ben Barnes. THE UNITED STATES VERSUS ULYSSES returns to The Pavillion and a limited national tour in November 2023
Audiobook Narration
Currently in production, OTHER PLANS written by Caimh McDonnell – the 14th book in the hilarious DUBLIN TRILOGY mapping the exploits and adventures of Bunny McGarry and friends
Comedy
Starting his stand up comedy journey aged 16, from 1985 until 2002 Morgan performed as a solo standup comedian and in improv all over Ireland and in the UK and Scandanavia, but then he recovered and is feeling much, much better now. He still performs as one half of the comedy duo Carmody & Jones (who are taking time off for good behaviour)