Born in the year 1983 on 24th October, in Ashford situated in County Wicklow in Ireland, Katie McGrath’s birth name is Katherine Elizabeth McGrath. Not much information is available about her childhood days and the information about her parents is also not disclosed. It is also not known whether she had any siblings or not. The elementary school she attended or the high school she went is also not known.
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She went on to attend St. Andrew’s College after which she went on to complete a history degree in the Trinity College situated in Dublin, Ireland. She didn’t have much interest in acting while growing up, but after her graduation from the Trinity College, she began pursuing a career in Fashion journalism. While working on a movie named The Tudors as the wardrobe assistant, she got her noticed by a casting agent and this is how she started pursuing an acting career.
She started her career with the television movie Damage where she portrayed the role of Rachel in the year 2007. She gained popularity for portraying the main role of Morgana Pendragon in the television show Merlin in the year 2008. She further was noticed for her performance as the lead in Dracula where she was playing the character of Lucy Westenra in the year 2013.
She has done several television show in her career which consist of Eden as Trisha in 2008, The Tudors as Bess in 2008, Freakdog as Harriet Chambers in 2008, The Roaring Twenties as Vixen in 2008, The Queen as Princess Margaret in 2009, A Princess for Christmas as Jules Daly in 2011, Labyrinth as Oriane Congost in 2012, Dates as Kate Foster in 2013, Slasher as Sarah Bennett in 2016, Supergirl as Lena Luthor in 2016 and Frontier as Elizabeth Carruthers in 2016.
She started her movie career in the year 2007 when she was cast for the short film Pebble where she played the character of Tara. She gained immense popularity in the year 2015 when she acted in the movie the Jurassic World where she portrayed the role of Zara Young. She was loved for her performance and also had a great fan following. She has done several movies in her career which includes W.E. as Lady Thelma Furness in 2011, A Princess for Christmas as Jules Daly in 2011, Trid and Stoirm as Alice in 2012, Leading Lady as Jodi Rutherford in 2014, The Throwaways as Gloria Miller in 2015 and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as Elsa in 2017.
Talking about her personal life, there is not much information available about her relationships. She was known to be dating Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the year 2007. After some years, their relationship ended and she then started dating Colin Morgan in the year 2010. There is no information about her getting married soon or even getting engaged. Her biography is available on several major sites and she is active on various social media sites. Her net worth is expected to be $3 Million with a high salary.
Last Modified: Apr 6, 2020
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