Colin Morgan has thanked the fans for his win in the ‘Drama Performance: Male’ at the National Television Awards earlier this week.

Morgan told Digital Spy: “This award is a true testament to the amazing support of the public. It will always be a reminder for me of the love people have for the show, the great times I had, the hard work of everyone involved and how lucky I am to be doing what I’m doing. I want to send my huge appreciation to everyone who voted for me.”

As for a return to Merlin for the once proposed movie, Morgan doubts it will happen: “I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

But he added: “But who knows – let’s see what happens when the future comes.”

Morgan is currently filming his next project for the BBC, a guest role in new drama Quirke. See a sneak peek here.