David Morse
Acting
Born: October 11, 1953 (age 72) · Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Green Mile
1999
World War Z
2013
Twelve Monkeys
1995
House
2004
The Hurt Locker
2008
The Rock
1996
Contact
1997
True Detective
2014
Disturbia
2007
Concussion
2015
Blindspot
2015
Horns
2013
Photos (8)
Movies (69)
The Green Mile
Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
World War Z
Ex-CIA Agent
The Rock
Major Tom Baxter
Twelve Monkeys
Dr. Peters
Contact
Ted Arroway
The Hurt Locker
Colonel Reed
The Negotiator
Cdr. Adam Beck
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Luke / Daedalus
Drive Angry
Webster
Disturbia
Robert Turner
16 Blocks
Frank Nugent
Double Vision
Kevin Richter
Dancer in the Dark
Bill Houston
The Virtuoso
The Deputy
Passengers
Arkin
The Good Son
Jack Evans
The Getaway
Jim Deer Jackson
Proof of Life
Peter Bowman
Concussion
Mike Webster
Shanghai
Richard Astor
The Crossing Guard
John Booth
Horns
Dale Williams
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
James Green, Sr.
Extreme Measures
Frank Hare
Bait
Edgar Clenteen
Hearts in Atlantis
Adult Bobby Garfield
Broken Land
Carson Tidwell
Cabrini
Archbishop Corrigan
Mother and Child
Tom
Looking Through Water
Leo
Desperate Hours
Albert
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Palmer
Crazy in Alabama
Dove Bullis
The Boy
John
Down in the Valley
Wade Sommers
Hounddog
Daddy
McCanick
Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
The Indian Runner
Joe Roberts
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
Shattered Vows
Father Tim
Magic Kid II
Jack
The Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Inside Moves
Jerry Maxwell
Barbecue
James T
The Slaughter Rule
Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
Two-Fisted Tales
Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
Bicycle Pete
Nearing Grace
Shep Nearing
Downpayment on Murder
Det. Jackson
The Pond
Adam 11
Max Dugan Returns
Shoe Store Cop
Six Against the Rock
Marvin Hubbard
Prototype
Michael
Flowing Water
Narrator (voice)
Miracle on Interstate 880
Dr. Jim Betts
Trouble
Gerry
Winnie
Thomas
Personal Foul
1987
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Rick Steiner
Murder Live!
Frank McGrath
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Galloway
Yellow
Psychologist
Winter in the Blood
Airplane Man
Our Family Business
Phil
George B.
George
Collaborator
Gus
Diary of a City Priest
Fr. John McNamee
When Dreams Come True
Robert Wynton
Mint Julep
Karl
TV Shows (27)
House
Michael Tritter · 7 eps
True Detective
Eliot Bezzerides · 3 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jim Bayliss · 1 eps
Medium
Douglas Lydecker · 2 eps
St. Elsewhere
Jack Morrison · 137 eps
Blindspot
Hank Crawford · 7 eps
American Experience
Abraham Lincoln (voice) · 1 eps
American Experience
Abraham Lincoln · 2 eps
The Morning Show
Mr. Jackson · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Tom McMurdo · 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
Lenny Sutter · 1 eps
We Were Liars
Harris Sinclair · 8 eps
The Last Thing He Told Me
Nicholas Bell · 9 eps
The Deuce
Matthew Rouse · 1 eps
Hack
Mike Olshansky · 40 eps
Treme
3 eps
Treme
Terry Colson · 26 eps
John Adams
George Washington · 7 eps
Outsiders
Big Foster · 26 eps
The Good Lord Bird
Dutch Henry Sherman · 1 eps
The Langoliers
Captain Brian Engle · 2 eps
Escape at Dannemora
Gene Palmer · 7 eps
The Chair
Paul Larson · 6 eps
Brotherhood of the Rose
Remus · 2 eps
Nurse
Kevin Mallory · 1 eps
Cross of Fire
Clell Henry · 2 eps
Big Wave Dave's
Dave Bell · 6 eps
