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David Morse

Acting 72 years old Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA ★ 2.3
Born: October 11, 1953

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).

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Known For

The Green Mile
The Green Mile Brutus 'Brutal' Howell 1999
World War Z
World War Z Ex-CIA Agent 2013
The Rock
The Rock Major Tom Baxter 1996
Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys Dr. Peters 1995
Contact
Contact Ted Arroway 1997

Filmography

Acting Credits (107)

Mayday
Mayday Harold Kelly 2026
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln (voice) 2025
Looking Through Water
Looking Through Water Leo 2025
We Were Liars
We Were Liars Harris Sinclair 2025
Broken Land
Broken Land Carson Tidwell 2024
Cabrini
Cabrini Archbishop Corrigan 2024
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me Nicholas Bell 2023
The Timekeepers of Eternity
The Timekeepers of Eternity Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage) 2021
The Chair
The Chair Paul Larson 2021
The Virtuoso
The Virtuoso The Deputy 2021
Barbecue
Barbecue James T 2020
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird Dutch Henry Sherman 2020
The Morning Show
The Morning Show Mr. Jackson 2019
Trouble
Trouble Gerry 2018
Escape at Dannemora
Escape at Dannemora Gene Palmer 2018
The Deuce
The Deuce Matthew Rouse 2017
Flowing Water
Flowing Water Narrator (voice) 2017
Outsiders
Outsiders Big Foster 2016
Concussion
Concussion Mike Webster 2015
Blindspot
Blindspot Hank Crawford 2015
The Boy
The Boy John 2015
Walking the Mile
Walking the Mile Self 2014
Winter in the Blood
Winter in the Blood Airplane Man 2014
McCanick
McCanick Eugene 'Mack' McCanick 2014
True Detective
True Detective Eliot Bezzerides 2014
Horns
Horns Dale Williams 2013
World War Z
World War Z Ex-CIA Agent 2013
Yellow
Yellow Psychologist 2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green James Green, Sr. 2012
The Pond
The Pond Adam 11 2012
Collaborator
Collaborator Gus 2011
Drive Angry
Drive Angry Webster 2011
Shanghai
Shanghai Richard Astor 2010
Mint Julep
Mint Julep Karl 2010
Treme
Treme 2010
Treme
Treme Terry Colson 2010
Mother and Child
Mother and Child Tom 2009
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker Colonel Reed 2008
Passengers
Passengers Arkin 2008
Hounddog
Hounddog Daddy 2008
John Adams
John Adams George Washington 2008
Disturbia
Disturbia Robert Turner 2007
Nearing Grace
Nearing Grace Shep Nearing 2006
16 Blocks
16 Blocks Frank Nugent 2006
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood Self 2005
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story Palmer 2005
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley Wade Sommers 2005
Medium
Medium Douglas Lydecker 2005
House
House Michael Tritter 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self 2004
Double Vision
Double Vision Kevin Richter 2002
Hack
Hack Mike Olshansky 2002
The Slaughter Rule
The Slaughter Rule Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson 2002
Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis Adult Bobby Garfield 2001
Diary of a City Priest
Diary of a City Priest Fr. John McNamee 2001
Proof of Life
Proof of Life Peter Bowman 2000
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Von Trier's 100 Eyes Self 2000
Bait
Bait Edgar Clenteen 2000
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark Bill Houston 2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile Self - 'Brutal Howell' 2000
The Green Mile
The Green Mile Brutus 'Brutal' Howell 1999
Crazy in Alabama
Crazy in Alabama Dove Bullis 1999
The Negotiator
The Negotiator Cdr. Adam Beck 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
Contact
Contact Ted Arroway 1997
Murder Live!
Murder Live! Frank McGrath 1997
George B.
George B. George 1997
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight Luke / Daedalus 1996
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures Frank Hare 1996
The Rock
The Rock Major Tom Baxter 1996
Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys Dr. Peters 1995
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior Galloway 1995
The Langoliers
The Langoliers Captain Brian Engle 1995
The Crossing Guard
The Crossing Guard John Booth 1995
Magic Kid II
Magic Kid II Jack 1994
The Getaway
The Getaway Jim Deer Jackson 1994
The Good Son
The Good Son Jack Evans 1993
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV Lenny Sutter 1993
Big Wave Dave's
Big Wave Dave's Dave Bell 1993
Miracle on Interstate 880
Miracle on Interstate 880 Dr. Jim Betts 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street Jim Bayliss 1993
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster Rick Steiner 1992
HBO First Look
HBO First Look Self 1992
Two-Fisted Tales
Two-Fisted Tales Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown") 1992
The Indian Runner
The Indian Runner Joe Roberts 1991
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann Bicycle Pete 1991
Desperate Hours
Desperate Hours Albert 1990
Cross of Fire
Cross of Fire Clell Henry 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Tom McMurdo 1989
Brotherhood of the Rose
Brotherhood of the Rose Remus 1989
Winnie
Winnie Thomas 1988
American Experience
American Experience Abraham Lincoln (voice) 1988
American Experience
American Experience Abraham Lincoln 1988
A Place at the Table
A Place at the Table Tom Williams 1988
Personal Foul
Personal Foul 1987
Six Against the Rock
Six Against the Rock Marvin Hubbard 1987
Downpayment on Murder
Downpayment on Murder Det. Jackson 1987
When Dreams Come True
When Dreams Come True Robert Wynton 1985
Shattered Vows
Shattered Vows Father Tim 1984
Prototype
Prototype Michael 1983
Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns Shoe Store Cop 1983
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere Jack Morrison 1982
Our Family Business
Our Family Business Phil 1981
Nurse
Nurse Kevin Mallory 1981
Inside Moves
Inside Moves Jerry Maxwell 1980
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Nominee 1956
Saturn Return
Saturn Return

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (2)

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