Samantha Morton pregnant

Aug 8, 2007, 11:30 GMT

Samantha Morton - Santa Monica Pier - Santa Monica, CA © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

British actress Samantha Morton is pregnant with her second child.

The 30-year-old 'Minority Report' star - who already has a seven-year-old daughter, Esme, from a previous relationship with British actor Charlie Creed-Miles - and her fiancé Harry Holm are expecting their first child in January.

Morton's publicist, Karon Maskill, said: "It is wonderful news, they are both very excited and looking forward to having their new baby."

The couple - who met in 2005 when Holm, the son of actor Sir Ian Holm, directed the Oscar-nominated actress in a video for rock band The Victims - are also planning to wed next year. Holm proposed in Paris on Morton's 29th birthday in May 2006.

The 26-year-old filmmaker has asked Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell, who is dating Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst, to be his best man for the nuptials.

The pair had planned to tie the knot last September but the ceremony was called off because of the actress' heavy work schedule.

Maskill said: "Samantha has been so busy, doing films back-to-back, they just have not had the opportunity to have the wedding."

Morton has just finished shooting the Charlie Kaufman film 'Synecdoche, New York', about a theatre director facing a crisis point in his life as he plans to produce an epic play.

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