Actor and filmmaker Michelle Morgan is a second generation Canadian of Chilean decent.

Michelle has been featured in numerous television series and feature films, including HEARTLAND, The Good Doctor, Supernatural, The L Word and Stargate Atlantis. She also played the leading role in George A.Romeros Diary for the Dead. In 2007, Michelle was tapped to play the starring role of Lou Fleming in HEARTLAND, a dramatic series on CBC. Little did she know that Heartland would continue for 13 seasons, licensed in over 119 counties around the world.

Michelle began directing for HEARTLAND in Season 14. She directed episode 1407  Find me in the Dark, and in Season 15, she was at the helm as Director for 1507  Bluebird and 1508 Just Getting Started. In addition to starring in the HEARTLAND episodes for Season 16, she will be directing episode 1610 Lurking in the Shadows.

Most recently, Michelle wrote, directed, and produced the short film, Mi Madre, My Father. In this provocative drama, she stars alongside international star Stephen Amell of Arrow. Michelles debut film has screened at festivals such as Hollyshorts, the Brooklyn Womens Film Festival and garnered directing awards.

Michelle is a passionate advocate for womens rights and has volunteered at womens shelters across Canada for the past 15 years. She has served as the I Am Courage campaign ambassador for the Brenda Strafford Centre for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and the My Homefront campaign ambassador for Homefront, a Calgary-based nonprofit that serves victims of domestic abuse.

Michelle is a Mother of two and loves the outdoors. She can be found with her family surfing inTofino, hiking, practicing yoga, and attempting to grow plants.

Instagram: @MichelleMorgan_