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David Morse
David Morse

David Morse

ActingBorn October 11, 1953 (age 72)Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor. Morse became widely known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–88). Some other notable roles are in The Negotiator, The Good Son, Horns, Contact, The Green Mile, Dancer in the Dark, Disturbia, The Hurt Locker, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock and 12 Monkeys. In 2006, he had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama House for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO Miniseries John Adams, which garnered him a second Emmy nomination. He has received acclaim for his portrayal of Uncle Peck on the Off-Broadway play How I Learned to Drive for which he earned a Drama Desk and Obie Award. He also had success on Broadway, portraying James "Sharky" Harkin in The Seafarer. From 2010 to 2013, he portrayed Terry Colson, an honest police officer in a corrupt New Orleans police department, on the HBO series Treme. Morse appeared in the WGN America series Outsiders (2016–17), the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), the Netflix comedy drama series The Chair (2021), and the Apple TV mystery series The Last Thing He Told Me (2023-2026). ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

2026
Mayday

as Harold Kelly

Movie
2025
The Gettysburg Address

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Movie
2025Movie
2025
We Were Liars

as Harris Sinclair

TV
2024
Broken Land

as Carson Tidwell

Movie
2024
Cabrini

as Archbishop Corrigan

Movie
2023TV
2021
The Timekeepers of Eternity

as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)

Movie
2021
The Chair

as Paul Larson

TV
2021
The Virtuoso

as The Deputy

Movie
2020
Barbecue

as James T

Movie
2020
The Good Lord Bird

as Dutch Henry Sherman

TV
2019
The Morning Show

as Mr. Jackson

TV
2018
Trouble

as Gerry

Movie
2018
Escape at Dannemora

as Gene Palmer

TV
2017
The Deuce

as Matthew Rouse

TV
2017
Flowing Water

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2016
Outsiders

as Big Foster

TV
2015
Concussion

as Mike Webster

Movie
2015
Blindspot

as Hank Crawford

TV
2015
The Boy

as John

Movie
2014Movie
2014
Winter in the Blood

as Airplane Man

Movie
2014
McCanick

as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick

Movie
2014
True Detective

as Eliot Bezzerides

TV
2013
Horns

as Dale Williams

Movie
2013
World War Z

as Ex-CIA Agent

Movie
2012
Yellow

as Psychologist

Movie
2012Movie
2012
The Pond

as Adam 11

Movie
2011Movie
2011
Drive Angry

as Webster

Movie
2010
Shanghai

as Richard Astor

Movie
2010
Mint Julep

as Karl

Movie
2010TV
2010
Treme

as Terry Colson

TV
2009Movie
2008
The Hurt Locker

as Colonel Reed

Movie
2008
Passengers

as Arkin

Movie
2008
Hounddog

as Daddy

Movie
2008
John Adams

as George Washington

TV
2007
Disturbia

as Robert Turner

Movie
2006
Nearing Grace

as Shep Nearing

Movie
2006
16 Blocks

as Frank Nugent

Movie
2005TV
2005
Down in the Valley

as Wade Sommers

Movie
2005
Medium

as Douglas Lydecker

TV
2004
House

as Michael Tritter

TV
2004TV
2002
Double Vision

as Kevin Richter

Movie
2002
Hack

as Mike Olshansky

TV
2002
The Slaughter Rule

as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson

Movie
2001
Hearts in Atlantis

as Adult Bobby Garfield

Movie
2001
Diary of a City Priest

as Fr. John McNamee

Movie
2000
Proof of Life

as Peter Bowman

Movie
2000Movie
2000
Bait

as Edgar Clenteen

Movie
2000
Dancer in the Dark

as Bill Houston

Movie
2000Movie
1999
The Green Mile

as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

Movie
1999
Crazy in Alabama

as Dove Bullis

Movie
1998
The Negotiator

as Cdr. Adam Beck

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
Contact

as Ted Arroway

Movie
1997
Murder Live!

as Frank McGrath

Movie
1997
George B.

as George

Movie
1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight

as Luke / Daedalus

Movie
1996
Extreme Measures

as Frank Hare

Movie
1996
The Rock

as Major Tom Baxter

Movie
1995
Twelve Monkeys

as Dr. Peters

Movie
1995Movie
1995
The Langoliers

as Captain Brian Engle

TV
1995
The Crossing Guard

as John Booth

Movie
1994Movie
1994
The Getaway

as Jim Deer Jackson

Movie
1993
The Good Son

as Jack Evans

Movie
1993
seaQuest DSV

as Lenny Sutter

TV
1993
Big Wave Dave's

as Dave Bell

TV
1993Movie
1993TV
1992TV
1992
Two-Fisted Tales

as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")

Movie
1991
The Indian Runner

as Joe Roberts

Movie
1990Movie
1989
Cross of Fire

as Clell Henry

TV
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Tom McMurdo

TV
1988
Winnie

as Thomas

Movie
1988
American Experience

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

TV
1988
American Experience

as Abraham Lincoln

TV
1988
A Place at the Table

as Tom Williams

Movie
1987Movie
1987
Six Against the Rock

as Marvin Hubbard

Movie
1987
Downpayment on Murder

as Det. Jackson

Movie
1985
When Dreams Come True

as Robert Wynton

Movie
1984
Shattered Vows

as Father Tim

Movie
1983
Prototype

as Michael

Movie
1983
Max Dugan Returns

as Shoe Store Cop

Movie
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Jack Morrison

TV
1981Movie
1981
Nurse

as Kevin Mallory

TV
1980
Inside Moves

as Jerry Maxwell

Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 11, 1953
Place of BirthHamilton, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity2.4