Morgan Grimes

Morgan Grimes
Chuck character
Joshua Gomez as Morgan Grimes
First appearance	"Chuck Versus the Intersect"
Last appearance	"Chuck Versus the Goodbye"
Portrayed by	Joshua Gomez Andy Pessoa (Young Morgan)
Information
Nickname(s)	The Bearded Bandit The Bearded One Organ Ass Man (Assistant Manager) Little Elf (from Casey) Cobra The Magnet
Aliases	Michael Carmichael
Gender	Male
Occupation	Buy More manager intelligence operative/analyst
Family	Bolonia Garcia Boganvia Grimes Tucker (mother) Michael "Big Mike" Tucker (stepfather)
Significant other(s)	Alex McHugh (girlfriend)
Affiliation	Central Intelligence Agency Operation Bartowski Volkoff Industries Buy More John Casey (partner, employee, & roommate) Sarah Bartowski (team member-employer) Chuck Bartowski (best friend, team member & 'employee'-employer) Brigadier General Diane Beckman (former commanding officer & manager)
Expertise	Tracking, unorthodox intelligence gathering, expansive cinema knowledge, store management Knowledge of Chuck and Ellie Bartowski

Morgan Guillermo Grimes is a major character on the television series Chuck. He is portrayed by actor Joshua Gomez, and is the best friend of Chuck Bartowski.

Morgan is the manager of the Burbank Buy More. He is also an employee of Chuck and Sarah Bartowski's Carmichael Industries. Morgan has provided assistance to Colonel John Casey when Casey is on a mission. Morgan lives with Casey's daughter, Alex McHugh.

Morgan Grimes and Chuck Bartowski have been best friends since they were six years old. Much of that time Chuck has looked out for and protected Morgan, including from bullies, but Morgan has also been there for him through many of the most difficult moments of Chuck's life. When Chuck and Ellie's mother left, Morgan was there even though they were both too young to understand what it meant. He also was there to provide support when Chuck was expelled from Stanford and Jill dumped him for Bryce Larkin. In "Chuck Versus the Suitcase," Morgan is given a name tag which states he has been a "team member" at the Buy More since 2003.

As close as he is to Chuck, Morgan's relationship with Chuck's sister Ellie has been more complex. His long-time crush on Ellie is widely known; he claims to have "dedicated [himself] to the study of [Ellie] for the better part of 19 years" and in 1998 she established a "No Touch" policy. He's confessed to having hidden under Ellie's bed when younger to watch her undress. He also took her pillow to his high school's junior prom.

His mother's name is Bolonia (Patricia Rae), but little is known about his father other than he and Bolonia are no longer together. Morgan has implied in at least one episode even his own mother doesn't think much of him. Despite Bolonia's heavy Latin American accent, Morgan does not know how to speak Spanish. Morgan is also the only Hispanic employed at the Burbank Buy More. Morgan has no known siblings but does mention having a nephew. As a child he was teased with the nickname "Organ."

Morgan was unaware of Chuck's secret life until the Season 3 episode, "Chuck Versus the Beard." For much of the first season, Morgan is primarily used for comic relief in Chuck's personal life, although as the series progresses he begins to develop and gains more independence from his use as Chuck's foil. However, like Ellie and Devon Woodcomb, Morgan is rarely directly involved with the main plot of the episode. Much of Morgan's development as a character continues to center around his friendship with Chuck and events at the Buy More.