Name: Katie McGrath
Born: Katherine McGrath
From: Dublin, Ireland
Birthday: 24 October 1983
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Green

• Has a tattoo on her back that says ‘purity’
• Became disinterested with her fashion job at Image magazine after eight month
• Worked several jobs prior to becoming an actress: at a piercing studio, in a cocktail bar, as a make-up artist for MAC cosmetics, worked for Image magazine, and as a wardrobe assistant on “The Tudors” (2007)
• She never aspired to becoming an actress. She had no formal acting training outside of performing in school plays and did not attend drama school
• She uses her natural Irish accent in the series “Merlin”, while her co-star, Irish actor Colin Morgan uses an English accent. Katie almost didn’t get her role because “Merlin” producers didn’t want two actors speaking with an Irish accent in the series
• Attended St Andrew’s in Dublin