Name: Katie McGrath
Birthday: October 1982 (Unconfirmed)
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 26

Trivia

· Was president of the debating society at school
· Claims to be a big comic geek and is a fan of X-Men
· Starred as the lead in a school play called Daisy Pulls It Off
· Won her first role just three months after signing to an agent
· Has worked on a fashion magazine, in the costume department of The Tudors, and a makeup artist for MAC
· Served an apprenticeship as a wardrobe assistant on Showtime’s The Tudor, “lacing girls into corsets.” This led to a small role on the show when the producers suggested she try acting
· She is a natural blonde
· Keeps her natural Irish accent for her role on Merlin

Quotes

“I go for really smart guys, ones who are well-read and can banter and argue. Men need to be able to take me out and have a few drinks, but by the end of the night we’ll be talking about Nietzsche.” – Arena, November 2008

“I’m definitely the clothes horse Merlin. It’s every girl’s fantasy—wandering round a castle in fantastic costumes.” – Instyle, October 2008

“I went through a real punk stage—I had braids, red hair, pink hair, green hair, I cut it into a Mohawk, the lot. Then about five years ago, I dyed it dark and stayed out of the sun to get pale, because I hated looking like everyone else, all blonde hair and tanned skin.” – Instyle, October 2008

“If I leave my hair, I look like Pocahontas, so I’ve been known to use eight different products at once just to make it do anything.” – Instyle, October 2008

“I have to keep my hair long for my role in Merlin, but because I know I can’t cut it, all I want to do is shave it off!” – Instyle, October 2008

“[On acting] “It’s like running away to join the circus, everyone wants to do it when they’re young but then you grow up and get a proper job. But somebody’s got to do it or you wouldn’t have the circus.” – Arena, November 2008

[On Merlin] “Every now and again I’m standing in a corridor asking myself ‘Is this real?’ If you had told me that every day I get into this dress and watch sword fighting and dragons, I’d have thought you were mad.” – BBC, September 2008

“I want to have a little toy version of Morgana. I can then show it to my grandchildren one day. So I can say I used to have a waist.” – BBC, September 2008