Facts about Joseph Morgan :)

- Joseph was born as Joseph Martin on May 16, 1981 in London.- If he had to choose to play another character on The Vampire Diaries, it would be Damon as he gets most of the attention.- In fact, he as a tattoo on his right arm.- Joseph considers himself as a geek/nerd.

- His favorite charity organization is Positive Women.- Before getting serious about acting, he was in a band.- Joseph has been professionally acting since 2003. He studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in his late teens.- Joseph got his first acting job at school because no one else had been cast.- He really loves reading. His favorite author is Stephen King.- He loves Gordon Ramsay’s show called Kitchen Nightmares.- One of his favourite books is ‘The Stand’ by Stephen King.

- Joseph is a massive fan of The Walking Dead.- He is very into ‘zombie movies’ like ‘Dead Snow’, ‘Dawn of the Dead’ remake, ’28 days’, ’28 weeks’ and ‘The Walking Dead’ (this is also his favorite show on TV).

- His favorite movie of all time is Fight Club.- In fact, he is afraid of spiders.- In his very first shot for The Vampire Diaries, he said the wrong line.- He once tried to tattoo himself but it wore off and he doesn’t recommend it to anyone.- Joseph loves to jump from high places into water.- He tries to do his stunts on movies or series as much as he can as he really loves to di it.- Joseph likes experiences over things.- If he stranded on island, he’d take Daniel Gillies with him (He is skilled in martial arts.)

- He enjoys tea and diet coke. Though he doesn’t really like fizzy drinks.- Joseph Morgan’s favorite horror movie is Interview with a Vampire. He said he watched the trailer about 20 times.- He goes to the gym everyday because he’s terrified of opening a script and seeing the word ‘shirtless’.- He never leaves home without his phone.- Joseph loves playing the bad guy and causing the drama that the good guys must fix.- You can listen to Joseph saying: “Previously on the Vampire Diaries…” at the third episode of season 3. This was the first time he did it.

- His favorite language beside English is French (he can also speak it!) and his favorite animal is the shark. Surprisingly, he is both terrified and fascinated by them.- Joseph’s favorite quote is: “What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” by Charles Bukowski.- His favorite food is steak.