Robert Alfred Morley[1] was born on 20 December 1984[2] and grew up on a farm in Kyneton, a town in Victoria, Australia.

[5] He began his career by acting in university plays, including Falling to Perfect and Tale From Vienna Woods, and short films.

[2][4] He appeared in the 2005 low-budget horror film Dead Harvest, directed by Damian Scott,[2] and as an extra in the soap opera Neighbours.

In 2008, Morley departed Home and Away, and was cast as Tony Moretti in the Nine Network action drama series The Strip.

[10] In June 2011, it was announced that Morley had joined the cast of Neighbours as Aidan Foster, a love interest for Chris Pappas.

[11] Morley took a ten-week break from the soap to appear in Blinder, a feature film about Australian rules football.

[18][19] In 2023, Morley and Eliza Taylor starred together as Marcus and Julie in the sci-fi thriller film I'll Be Watching, directed by Erik Bernard.

[20][21][22] Morley will appear in the television adaptation of Sally Hepworth's novel The Family Next Door for the ABC, which was being filmed in Victoria as of November 2024[update].

[26][additional citation(s) needed] He designed another shirt in 2017, in which the campaign proceeds were donated to the JED Foundation, a non-profit for the protection of emotional health and the prevention of suicide.

[27] In September 2017, he joined fellow The 100 cast mates to participate in the BC Children's Hospital Benefit Soccer match in Vancouver, Canada.

[35] In 2024, Morley revealed in the I've Never Said This Before podcast with Tommy Didario that he has struggled with body dysmorphia his entire life and he had an eating disorder while he was a teenager.