[1] He was born in Cork,[2] and moved to America to study and row crew at Harvard University, graduating in 2008 with a degree in biology.
[7] Morgan was a member of the Irish and British crew that attempted a crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, aboard the fourteen-man vessel 'La Mondiale'.
[8] Teammates here included Peter Williams, Leven Brown, and Ian McKeever[9] Eleven days into this crossing, La Mondiale was rowing three days ahead of world record pace[10] when the rudder was sheared off by a submerged object,[11] possibly a whale.
[12] Rudderless, the crew was stranded in a prolonged sea gale, and after a time they were safely rescued by the 24,000 ton bulk carrier 'Island Ranger'.
[15][16][17] He has modelled for Paddy Power, sometimes partnering Georgia Salpa,[18] who parties with Morgan on the Dublin social scene.