Morley was raised on a farm in Clarkefield, Victoria. He has an elder brother, Thomas and an elder sister, Alison.[1] After graduating from high school, Morley studied civil engineering at RMIT University. Two years later, at the age of 20, he began acting and appeared in various short films.[1]
Morley has been a volunteer firefighter since the early 2000s.[2] Morley became engaged to his partner Jay Haggar in August 2017.[3] Haggar gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on 14 December 2017.[4][5] Morley is also a step-father to Haggar's two children from a previous relationship.[6] Morley and Hagger married in December 2018.[7]
Career
In late 2010, Morley was cast as the lead role of Brandon Benedict in the Jonathan M. Shiff produced television series Lightning Point, which began airing from 2012.[8] He had to relocate to the Gold Coast for the seven month shoot.[1] In January 2013, Morley began appearing in Home and Away as Spencer Harrington.[9] Morley left Home and Away in April 2015 after two years.[10] A few months later, he joined the presenting team of travel and lifestyle show Melbourne Weekender.[11]
In January 2016, it was announced that Morley had joined the regular cast of Neighbours as a character initially known as John Doe. He was billed as having no family ties and a "mysterious past".[12] He made his first screen appearance on 4 April 2016.[13] Morley's character was later revealed to be a Catholic priest called Jack Callahan.[14] Morely left the show in 2018.[15] He reprised the role for the show's 35th anniversary in March 2020.[16]
After leaving Neighbours, Morley became a full-time firefighter. He also owns and co-runs the Store My Van caravan storage business with his mother.[17]