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Joseph Morgan (born Joseph Martin; 16 May 1981) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Niklaus Mikaelson in The CW's The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals.Morgan was born in London but lived in Swansea, for 11 years ^[2] He is the oldest child in his family. He was a student atMorriston Comprehensive School and then studied a BTEC Performing Arts course at Gower College Swansea, before moving back to London to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in his late teens.