Morley is the son of a Filipino mother and an Australian-Irish father, who died when he was young.
After he completed year 12, Morley moved to Melbourne and began an engineering degree.
Morley grew up on a farm in Kyneton, a small country town in Victoria.[2] He studied drama at school all the way through to Year 11, until he was asked not to continue.
A year later, Morley decided to enrol in Creative Arts at the La Trobe University and he got himself an agent.
Morley has two sisters and one brother, he is the youngest child.