1. He was born May 16, 1981. Which makes him 36 years old.
2. His English accent on The Originals is real. Joseph was born in London, but grew up in Wales, UK.
3. He's had the honor of starring in a Jane Austen adaptation. He played William Price in the ITV adaptation of Mansfield Park.
4. He met his wife, Persia White, on the set of The Vampire Diaries. She played Abby Bennett Wilson on TVD.
But before that, she played Lynn on the CW's long-running series Girlfriends. That's her on the right.
5. He adopted a dog with his wife. He's a terrior and his name is Kingston.
6. His first audition was to play the character Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Obviously it went to someone else.
7. His last name isn't actually Morgan. His real last name is Martin. Why he changed it? We'll never know.
8. He's a director, too. Joseph doesn't just act on The Vampire Diaries. He directed a horror short called Revelation starring his wife Persia.
9. He and Charles Michael Davis were friends before they got cast on The Originals. They used to play poker together in L.A..
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