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David Morse

David Morse

Acting
Born: Oct 11, 1953
From: Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Shanghai Richard Astor 2010 6.112
Mother and Child Tom 2009 6.595
The Hurt Locker Colonel Reed 2008 7.254
Passengers Arkin 2008 6.1
Hounddog Daddy 2008 6.434
Disturbia Robert Turner 2007 6.684
16 Blocks Frank Nugent 2006 6.451
Nearing Grace Shep Nearing 2006 4.979
Down in the Valley Wade 2005 5.935
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story Palmer 2005 7.036
The Slaughter Rule Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson 2002 5.633
Hearts in Atlantis Adult Bobby Garfield 2001 6.768
Dancer in the Dark Bill Houston 2000 7.849
Proof of Life Peter Bowman 2000 6.133
Bait Edgar Clenteen 2000 5.728
The Green Mile Brutus 'Brutal' Howell 1999 8.504
Crazy in Alabama Dove Bullis 1999 6.032
The Negotiator Cdr. Adam Beck 1998 7.109
Contact Ted Arroway 1997 7.4
Extreme Measures Frank Hare 1996 5.991
The Long Kiss Goodnight Luke / Daedalus 1996 6.584
The Rock Major Tom Baxter 1996 7.143
Twelve Monkeys Dr. Peters 1995 7.605
The Crossing Guard John Booth 1995 6.0
The Getaway Jim Deer Jackson 1994 5.814
The Good Son Jack Evans 1993 6.784
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster Rick Steiner 1992 5.8
The Indian Runner Joe Roberts 1991 6.578
Desperate Hours Albert 1990 5.42
Max Dugan Returns Shoe Store Cop 1983 6.57
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1953
FromHamilton, Massachusetts, USA