Phelan Morkel

 (born October 25, 1980) is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, musician, and voice actor known for creating Mole Miner, Morten, Trisha's Way and Storm Raiders, and co-creating Wonderbeaver.

Biography
Phelan was born on October 25, 1980 at Burbank Hospital in. He is the son of Nicholas H. Morkel of German and South African descent and Argentine-born Cassandra Morkel (née Bergamo) of Italian and Spanish descent. He spent a portion of his teenage years in, where his father taught art classes at in.

Personal Life
Phelan resides in with his wife Gabrielle Morkel. Gabrielle was a Mole Miner fan artist who later began dating Phelan. Previously, he had dated voice actress Candence Dyal in high school and had been married to Aliza Engelen from 2007-2010. He is an outspoken "libertarian with a utilitarianist streak".

Trivia

 * Phelan Morkel owns some mascot costumes in his collection:
 * A Latikuu Edacra/Fuse Special Effects-built Darren the Mole Miner mascot costume
 * One of the Mechanimation Darren suits from Mole Miner Live!
 * He also has an actual Baby Bop costume, which was sent to him by Jocelyn Stevenson, a previous executive producer for Barney & Friends.