David Morse
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
Known For
All Movies (75)
- Mayday2026 · as Harold Kelly
- The Gettysburg Address2025 · as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- Looking Through Water2025 · as Leo
- Broken Land2024 · as Carson Tidwell
- Cabrini2024 · as Archbishop Corrigan
- The Timekeepers of Eternity2021 · as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
- The Virtuoso2021 · as The Deputy
- Barbecue2020 · as James T
- Trouble2018 · as Gerry
- Flowing Water2017 · as Narrator (voice)
- Concussion2015 · as Mike Webster
- The Boy2015 · as John
- Walking the Mile2014 · as Self
- Winter in the Blood2014 · as Airplane Man
- McCanick2014 · as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
- Horns2013 · as Dale Williams
- World War Z2013 · as Ex-CIA Agent
- Yellow2012 · as Psychologist
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green2012 · as James Green, Sr.
- The Pond2012 · as Adam 11
- Collaborator2011 · as Gus
- Drive Angry2011 · as Webster
- Shanghai2010 · as Richard Astor
- Mint Julep2010 · as Karl
- Mother and Child2009 · as Tom
- The Hurt Locker2008 · as Colonel Reed
- Passengers2008 · as Arkin
- Hounddog2008 · as Daddy
- Disturbia2007 · as Robert Turner
- Nearing Grace2006 · as Shep Nearing
- 16 Blocks2006 · as Frank Nugent
- Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story2005 · as Palmer
- Down in the Valley2005 · as Wade Sommers
- Double Vision2002 · as Kevin Richter
- The Slaughter Rule2002 · as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
- Hearts in Atlantis2001 · as Adult Bobby Garfield
- Diary of a City Priest2001 · as Fr. John McNamee
- Proof of Life2000 · as Peter Bowman
- Von Trier's 100 Eyes2000 · as Self
- Bait2000 · as Edgar Clenteen
- Dancer in the Dark2000 · as Bill Houston
- Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile2000 · as Self - 'Brutal Howell'
- The Green Mile1999 · as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
- Crazy in Alabama1999 · as Dove Bullis
- The Negotiator1998 · as Cdr. Adam Beck
- Contact1997 · as Ted Arroway
- Murder Live!1997 · as Frank McGrath
- George B.1997 · as George
- The Long Kiss Goodnight1996 · as Luke / Daedalus
- Extreme Measures1996 · as Frank Hare
- The Rock1996 · as Major Tom Baxter
- Twelve Monkeys1995 · as Dr. Peters
- Tecumseh: The Last Warrior1995 · as Galloway
- The Crossing Guard1995 · as John Booth
- Magic Kid II1994 · as Jack
- The Getaway1994 · as Jim Deer Jackson
- The Good Son1993 · as Jack Evans
- Miracle on Interstate 8801993 · as Dr. Jim Betts
- Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster1992 · as Rick Steiner
- Two-Fisted Tales1992 · as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")
- The Indian Runner1991 · as Joe Roberts
- Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann1991 · as Bicycle Pete
- Desperate Hours1990 · as Albert
- Winnie1988 · as Thomas
- A Place at the Table1988 · as Tom Williams
- Personal Foul1987
- Six Against the Rock1987 · as Marvin Hubbard
- Downpayment on Murder1987 · as Det. Jackson
- When Dreams Come True1985 · as Robert Wynton
- Shattered Vows1984 · as Father Tim
- Prototype1983 · as Michael
- Max Dugan Returns1983 · as Shoe Store Cop
- Our Family Business1981 · as Phil
- Inside Moves1980 · as Jerry Maxwell
- Saturn Return—
All TV Shows (32)
- We Were Liars2025 · as Harris Sinclair
- The Last Thing He Told Me2023 · as Nicholas Bell
- The Chair2021 · as Paul Larson
- The Good Lord Bird2020 · as Dutch Henry Sherman
- The Morning Show2019 · as Mr. Jackson
- Escape at Dannemora2018 · as Gene Palmer
- The Deuce2017 · as Matthew Rouse
- Outsiders2016 · as Big Foster
- Blindspot2015 · as Hank Crawford
- True Detective2014 · as Eliot Bezzerides
- Treme2010
- Treme2010 · as Terry Colson
- John Adams2008 · as George Washington
- Made in Hollywood2005 · as Self
- Medium2005 · as Douglas Lydecker
- House2004 · as Michael Tritter
- The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self
- Hack2002 · as Mike Olshansky
- The View1997 · as Self
- The Langoliers1995 · as Captain Brian Engle
- seaQuest DSV1993 · as Lenny Sutter
- Big Wave Dave's1993 · as Dave Bell
- Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Jim Bayliss
- HBO First Look1992 · as Self
- Cross of Fire1989 · as Clell Henry
- Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Tom McMurdo
- Brotherhood of the Rose1989 · as Remus
- American Experience1988 · as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- American Experience1988 · as Abraham Lincoln
- St. Elsewhere1982 · as Jack Morrison
- Nurse1981 · as Kevin Mallory
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee