Katie McGrath

[Hartigan]

This little lady was in an Arena magazine a few weeks ago with an interview (which I will try and scan in for you guys with the pictures). Shes worked on The Tudors and now in Merlin on the BBC and I love the show, and love this lady to bits. Methinks I should start a thread for her therefore to help get some public notice of her. Hope you guys and dolls like

D.O.B: 1983

Born: Dublin, Ireland

Video of her from the BBC website about her character Morgana...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/merlin/#/characters/heroes/morgana/

[Hartigan]

And heres the Arena stuff I promised...

Katie McGrath

There’s one good reason why Arena is more interested in Excalibur than The X-Factor every Saturday night, and that reason is Katie McGrath.

The spellbinding beauty is the best thing about the BBC’s primetime reboot of Merlin (narrowly beating Richard Wilson’s dodgy wig and a CGI dragon with the voice of John Hurt), as the first lady of Camelot, Morgana.

It’s fitting that the 25-year-old Dubliner got the job of being squeezed into a succession of improbably tight medieval dresses, having served an apprenticeship as a wardrobe assistant on The Tudors. “I had an amazing time, lacing girls into corsets,” she recalls.

It led to a small role in the sex-and-ruffles melodrama. “A couple of the producers said I should give acting a try. I just thought, ‘Why not?’ 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.”

McGrath then landed parts in TV drama The Roaring Twenties (”I played a goth stripper who was into animal porn”) and the horror film Red Mist before getting her big break in Merlin.

But if you’ve been bewitched by the delightful Ms McGrath, be sure to do your homework before making your move. “I go for really smart guys, ones who are well-read and can banter and argue,” she says. “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.”

You can see more of Katie McGrath in the November issue of Arena, on sale now.

http://www.arenamagazine.co.uk/girls/katie-mcgrath/

[Hartigan]

These ones were pretty large so just click on the thumbnails to get to the big pictures Methinks shes lovely...Irish charm

The Gloss Magazine

[smgfanatic]

wow, she's really pretty, I might make an avi and siggy of her.

[Hartigan]

Glad you like I think she looks awesome in the medieval costume and everything too, a proper nice intelligent girl as well if the interview is to be believed. I tried my best to make a sig of her, but I only had Paint lol, so it isnt all that good I guess But at least theres loads of pics of her out there for wallpapers since their so big.

to Katie

[Hartigan]

Some screencaps of her from the Merlin Backstage DVD extras...she looks like shes enjoying it thats for sure, lol. Nice outfit and everything

Lovely smile in that last one, and second to last on the right hand side...proper attitude

[Hartigan]

More from the development diaries of the show I think.

And this is my Wallpaper at the moment on my lappie...gorgeous woman

[smgfanatic]

Glad you like I think she looks awesome in the medieval costume and everything too, a proper nice intelligent girl as well if the interview is to be believed. I tried my best to make a sig of her, but I only had Paint lol, so it isnt all that good I guess But at least theres loads of pics of her out there for wallpapers since their so big.

to Katie

Paint SUCKS! I use lunapic.com

[Hartigan]

Yer paint does suck completely, but at least I have a semblace of a sig...saw yours in the PM and they looked awesome well done . Just looking for more Katie pictures right now so shall get them posted as soon as.

[Hartigan]

Heres some more I found of her from the BBC website and cut a bit just so its only her. Still lovin her to bits

[thebelgianhare]

wow! she should model you know. she looks classy too. im glad you made a thread on her because 1, merlin is a good show and 2, she deserves recognition .on the merlin backstage ones, the one where shes raising her brows and smiling, theres she looks so much like diana moldovan its uncanny! my favorite one is the first one..keep them coming H

[Hartigan]

Cheers for the support on my first thread lol

Found one more of her from the Merlin facebook group. Cant wait till saturday when I can get more screencaps of her.

[Hartigan]

If you want to see some short clips of her in action, or indeed links to the full episode of Merlin itself to properly catch her then this should help...sadly shes only got this final episode this saturday but hope she does some modelling or some magazine work or something maybe so can still get pictures.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/merlin/#/episodes/13/

And heres a nice screencap from the latest trailer.

[Hartigan]

Heres some more screencaps from katie-mcgrath.com

[Hartigan]

Ok I couldnt help myself lol, had to post these other ones too...me liiiiiiikkkeesss her

From the same place Katie-Mcgrath.com

[thebelgianhare]

ah wow, screenshots, they have made me want to go and watch it right now. i like that green cloak its such a noble color

[Hartigan]

Next episode tommorrow, gonna make sure to get some new stuff hopefully

[Hartigan]

Heres some of the ones I have at the moment, got one from Total Film where she looks smokin' and then one from the gallery of the last episode on the bbc website. Gonna see about getting some more screencaps from the episode and putting them up too...hope she goes on to do more and more over the coming months etc

Total film & Katie-mcgrath.com

bbc.co.uk/merlin

[Hartigan]

Some more screencaps of Katie from the last episode of Merlin this season...

[thebelgianhare]

i love the one with the sequins and hat, her expression is beautiful