Joe Morton

Biography

Joe Morton is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy awarded role as Eli Pope in the television series Scandal, and for playing Reverend Arthur Finer on God Friended Me. Morton studied Drama at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Law & Order

House

Smallville

The X-Files

The Good Wife

CSI: NY

All Movies (89)

• Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP2025 · as Narrator
• Trinity's Triumph2023 · as Monsignor Heck
• Zack Snyder's Justice League2021 · as Silas Stone
• Between the World and Me2020 · as Self
• Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi2020 · as Self
• Mr. Tornado2020 · as Narrator (voice)
• A Million Eyes2019 · as Fern
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019 · as Dr. Houston Brooks
• T2: Reprogramming The Terminator2017 · as Self
• Justice League2017 · as Silas Stone
• Brett Gelman's Dinner in America2016 · as Himself
• All the Way2016 · as Roy Wilkins
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016 · as Silas
• Cleveland Abduction2015 · as Agent Solano
• Home2013 · as Donald Hall
• Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind2010 · as Self
• The Bombing of Germany2010 · as Narrator
• The Line2009 · as Hodges
• Grand Central2008 · as Narrator
• Lifelines2008 · as Dr. Livingston
• Badland2007 · as Max Astin
• American Gangster2007 · as Charlie Williams
• The Night Listener2006 · as Ashe
• The Nuremberg Trials2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• Lenny The Wonder Dog2005 · as Dr. Island
• Stealth2005 · as Dick Marshfield
• Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today2005 · as Additional Voices
• Back in the Day2005 · as Reverend Packer
• Building the Alaska Highway2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• Gone But Not Forgotten2005 · as Reggie Stewart
• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004 · as Other Voices (voice)
• Paycheck2003 · as Agent Dodge
• Jasper, Texas2003 · as Walter Diggles
• Thoughtcrimes2003 · as Jon Harper
• Dragonfly2002 · as Hugh Campbell
• Ali2001 · as Chauncey Eskridge
• Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar2001 · as Narrator
• Beyond Human2001 · as Narrator
• Bounce2000 · as Jim Willer
• Ali: An American Hero2000 · as Malcom X
• What Lies Beneath2000 · as Dr. Drayton
• Y2K1999 · as Martin Lowell
• The Astronaut's Wife1999 · as Sherman Reese
• The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords1999 · as Self - Narrator
• Apt Pupil1998 · as Dan Richler
• Blues Brothers 20001998 · as Cab Chamberlain
• Trouble on the Corner1997 · as Detective Bill
• Speed 2: Cruise Control1997 · as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
• Miss Evers' Boys1997 · as Dr. Sam Brodus
• The Pest1997 · as Mr. Kent
• Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance1996
• Lone Star1996 · as Delmore "Del" Payne
• Executive Decision1996 · as Cappy
• The Walking Dead1995 · as Sgt. Barkley
• In the Shadow of Evil1995 · as Lt. Royce
• Speed1994 · as Capt. McMahon
• The Inkwell1994 · as Kenny Tate
• Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance1994 · as Narrator
• The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's1993 · as Narrator
• T2: More Than Meets the Eye1993 · as Self
• Forever Young1992 · as Cameron
• Of Mice and Men1992 · as Crooks
• Legacy of Lies1992 · as Samuel Flowers
• City of Hope1991 · as Winn
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991 · as Miles Dyson
• The Good Policeman1991 · as Sweets Montgomery
• The Lost Platoon1990 · as World War II soldier
• Challenger1990 · as Dr. Ronald McNair
• Making a Case for Murder1989 · as Cederic Sandiford
• Tap1989 · as Nicky
• Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami1988 · as Tandy
• Police Story: Burnout1988 · as Sgt. Jeff Allen
• The Good Mother1988 · as Frank Williams
• Zelly & Me1988 · as Earl
• Alone in the Neon Jungle1988 · as Ken Fraker
• Stranded1987 · as Sheriff McMahon
• Crossroads1986 · as Scratch's Assistant
• Trouble in Mind1985 · as Solo
• The Brother from Another Planet1984 · as The Brother
• A Good Sport1984 · as Lionel Zachary
• Curse of the Pink Panther1983 · as Charlie
• The Clairvoyant1982 · as Detective Rich
• We're Fighting Back1981 · as Elgin Jones
• Death Penalty1980 · as William Terry
• ...And Justice for All1979 · as Prison Doctor
• Lawman Without a Gun1979 · as Louis
• Between the Lines1977 · as Ahmed
• War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator— · as Narrator
• NOVA: Addiction—

All TV Shows (62)

• The American Revolution2025 · as Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)
• Going Dutch2025 · as General Davidson
• The U.S. and the Holocaust2022 · as Self (voice)
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Inside the Black Box2022
• Our Kind of People2021 · as Teddy Franklin
• Hemingway2021 · as Ralph Ellison (voice)
• Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time2020 · as Self
• The Politician2019 · as Marcus Standish
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• God Friended Me2018 · as Arthur Finer
• Proof2015 · as Dr. Charles Russell
• Grace and Frankie2015 · as Jason
• Coma2012 · as Dr. Nelson
• Scandal2012 · as Eli 'Rowan' Pope
• White Collar2009 · as Kyle Bancroft
• The Good Wife2009 · as Daniel Golden
• Warehouse 132009 · as Reverend John Hill
• Brothers and Sisters2006 · as Peter Madsen
• Eureka2006 · as Henry Deacon
• E-Ring2005 · as Steven Algazi
• Numb3rs2005 · as Peter Lange
• House2004 · as Gary Wright
• Boston Legal2004 · as Attorney Steve Duprey
• CSI: NY2004 · as Dwight Hillborne
• The Jury2004
• Whoopi2003 · as Martin James
• Smallville2001 · as Steven Hamilton
• Africa2001 · as Narrator
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Ray Bevins
• Mercy Point1998 · as Dr. Grote Maxwell
• Dellaventura1997 · as Councilman Caulder
• Prince Street1997
• The Practice1997 · as U.S. Attorney
• New York News1995 · as Mitch Cotter
• Under One Roof1995 · as Ron Langston
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Jake Stone
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Martin Hunter
• New York Undercover1994
• The Great Depression1993 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The X-Files1993 · as Martin Wells
• TriBeCa1993
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Sam Thorne
• Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Leon Chiles
• Law & Order1990 · as Roland Books
• Equal Justice1990 · as Mike James
• Police Story1988 · as Sgt. Jeff Allen
• American Experience1988 · as Narrator (voice)
• A Different World1987 · as Byron Douglas III
• The Equalizer1985 · as Slate
• The Equalizer1985 · as Carter Brock
• Miami Vice1984 · as Lt. Jack Davis
• Nature1982 · as Narrator (voice)
• American Playhouse1982 · as Carl Hatch
• Watch Your Mouth1978 · as Mr. Raymond Geeter
• What's Happening!!1976 · as Manager
• Grady1975 · as Hal Marshall
• NOVA1974 · as Narrator
• NOVA1974 · as Additional Narration
• M*A*S*H1972 · as Captain Saunders
• Sanford and Son1972
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Clerk