Martha Kate Morgan had everyone on the edge of their seats with her mysterious and troubled character on Home and Away.
She played Eliza Sherwood, a teenager that long-time character Roo Stewart fostered, however, things quickly turned bad.
In real life, Martha isn鈥檛 the only famous face in her family, with her brother starring in popular Netflix shows.
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Martha was born in 2008, making her 17 years gold this year. She is originally from Sydney, New South Wales in Australia, with three older brothers.
She found a passion for performing at a young age and began taking ballet lessons at three years old.
She joined drama classes after her brother Ned Morgan announced that he wanted to become an actor, as she was inspired.
Netflix star brother
Martha鈥檚 brother Ned has starred in several majorly popular shows, including Netflix鈥檚 Heartbreak High, an Australian comedy drama follows the students and teachers of Hartley High as they navigate racial tensions in Australia, high school romances, and all sorts of teen angst.
He also played Teenage Kieran in six episodes of Netflix鈥檚 The Survivors this year, which is an Australian drama miniseries.
Ned is also set to star in several upcoming projects, including four short films called Behind Our Scars, Rabbit Punch, Is This Forever and Ex Affiliation.
In 2019, Martha and her brother Ned went to the United States to study under acting coaches in Los Angeles with the American Arts Film & Television Academy.
Acting career
Martha quickly found success when she started auditioning for acting gigs. One of her first roles was for an Australian Federal government television commercial for domestic violence.
Her second audition was for the short film in 2018 called Grace, with her also landing that role.
Martha has also starred in the stage production of Girl Asleep portraying Little Greta.
In 2025, she joined the cast of Home and Away to play Eliza Sherwood, a troubled and rebellious teenager that was fostered by Roo Stewart.
Her time in Summer Bay was short lived as she soon started causing problems, from withholding Alf’s heart medication and pretending to call an ambulance when Harper went into labour and instead filmed her giving birth.
Roo was worried that Eliza was dangerous and she ended up being taken out of her care to get psychiatric help.
Martha currently has an upcoming short film called Wild Dogs, which sees teenage siblings left alone to watch the family farm for the weekend, until the sister’s forbidden boyfriend arrives.