David Morse
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 11, 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Saturn Return
Movie
Mayday
Movie · as Harold Kelly
Looking Through Water
Movie · as Leo
The Gettysburg Address
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
We Were Liars
TV · as Harris Sinclair · 8 eps
Cabrini
Movie · as Archbishop Corrigan
Broken Land
Movie · as Carson Tidwell
The Last Thing He Told Me
TV · as Nicholas Bell · 9 eps
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Movie · as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
The Virtuoso
Movie · as The Deputy
The Chair
TV · as Paul Larson · 6 eps
Mayor of Kingstown
TV · as Russell Hardy · 8 eps
Barbecue
Movie · as James T
The Good Lord Bird
TV · as Dutch Henry Sherman · 1 ep
The Morning Show
TV · as Mr. Jackson · 1 ep
Trouble
Movie · as Gerry
Escape at Dannemora
TV · as Gene Palmer · 7 eps
Flowing Water
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Deuce
TV · as Matthew Rouse · 1 ep
Outsiders
TV · as Big Foster · 26 eps
The Boy
Movie · as John
Concussion
Movie · as Mike Webster
Blindspot
TV · as Hank Crawford · 7 eps
Yellow
Movie · as Psychologist
Winter in the Blood
Movie · as Airplane Man
McCanick
Movie · as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
Walking the Mile
Movie · as Self
True Detective
TV · as Eliot Bezzerides · 3 eps
World War Z
Movie · as Ex-CIA Agent
Horns
Movie · as Dale Williams
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Movie · as James Green, Sr.
The Pond
Movie · as Adam 11
Drive Angry
Movie · as Webster
Collaborator
Movie · as Gus
Shanghai
Movie · as Richard Astor
Mint Julep
Movie · as Karl
Treme
TV · as Terry Colson · 3 eps
Mother and Child
Movie · as Tom
The Hurt Locker
Movie · as Colonel Reed
Passengers
Movie · as Arkin
Hounddog
Movie · as Daddy
John Adams
TV · as George Washington · 7 eps
Disturbia
Movie · as Mr. Turner
16 Blocks
Movie · as Frank Nugent
Nearing Grace
Movie · as Shep Nearing
Down in the Valley
Movie · as Wade Sommers
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Movie · as Palmer
Medium
TV · as Douglas Lydecker · 2 eps
Made in Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
House
TV · as Michael Tritter · 7 eps
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Slaughter Rule
Movie · as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
Double Vision
Movie · as Kevin Richter
Hack
TV · as Mike Olshansky · 40 eps
Hearts in Atlantis
Movie · as Adult Bobby Garfield
Diary of a City Priest
Movie · as Fr. John McNamee
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
TV · as Abraham Lincoln (voice) · 6 eps
Dancer in the Dark
Movie · as Bill Houston
Proof of Life
Movie · as Peter Bowman
Bait
Movie · as Edgar Clenteen
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Movie · as Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Movie · as Self - 'Brutal Howell'
The Green Mile
Movie · as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Crazy in Alabama
Movie · as Dove Bullis
The Negotiator
Movie · as Cdr. Adam Beck
Contact
Movie · as Ted Arroway
George B.
Movie · as George
Murder Live!
Movie · as Frank McGrath
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Extreme Measures
Movie · as Frank Hare
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Movie · as Luke / Daedalus
The Rock
Movie · as Major Tom Baxter
Twelve Monkeys
Movie · as Dr. Peters
The Crossing Guard
Movie · as John Booth
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Movie · as Galloway
The Langoliers
TV · as Captain Brian Engle · 2 eps
The Getaway
Movie · as Jim Deer Jackson
Magic Kid II
Movie · as Jack
The Good Son
Movie · as Jack Evans
Miracle on Interstate 880
Movie · as Dr. Jim Betts
seaQuest DSV
TV · as Lenny Sutter · 1 ep
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Jim Bayliss · 1 ep
Big Wave Dave's
TV · as Dave Bell · 6 eps
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Movie · as Rick Steiner
Two-Fisted Tales
Movie · as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")
HBO First Look
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Indian Runner
Movie · as Joe Roberts
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
Movie · as Bicycle Pete
Desperate Hours
Movie · as Albert
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Tom McMurdo · 1 ep
Brotherhood of the Rose
TV · as Remus · 2 eps
Cross of Fire
TV · as Clell Henry · 2 eps
A Place at the Table
Movie · as Tom Williams
Winnie
Movie · as Thomas
American Experience
TV · as Abraham Lincoln (voice) · 1 ep
Six Against the Rock
Movie · as Marvin Hubbard
Downpayment on Murder
Movie · as Det. Jackson
Personal Foul
Movie
When Dreams Come True
Movie · as Robert Wynton
Shattered Vows
Movie · as Father Tim
Max Dugan Returns
Movie · as Shoe Store Cop
Prototype
Movie · as Michael
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Jack Morrison · 137 eps
Our Family Business
Movie · as Phil
Nurse
TV · as Kevin Mallory · 1 ep
Inside Moves
Movie · as Jerry Maxwell
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep