David Morse
Acting
- Born:
- 1953-10-11
- Place of birth:
- Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
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
Filmography
Mayday
The Gettysburg Address
Looking Through Water
We Were Liars
Broken Land
Cabrini
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Timekeepers of Eternity
The Chair
The Virtuoso
Barbecue
The Good Lord Bird
The Morning Show
Trouble
Escape at Dannemora
The Deuce
Flowing Water
Outsiders
Concussion
Blindspot
The Boy
Walking the Mile
Yellow
Winter in the Blood
McCanick
True Detective
Horns
World War Z
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Pond
Collaborator
Drive Angry
Shanghai
Mint Julep
Treme
Mother and Child
The Hurt Locker
Passengers
Hounddog
John Adams
Disturbia
Nearing Grace
16 Blocks
Made in Hollywood
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Down in the Valley
Medium
House
The Tony Danza Show
Double Vision
Hack
The Slaughter Rule
Hearts in Atlantis
Diary of a City Priest
Proof of Life
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Bait
Dancer in the Dark
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
The Green Mile
Crazy in Alabama
The Negotiator
The View
Contact
Murder Live!
George B.
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Extreme Measures
The Rock
Twelve Monkeys
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
The Langoliers
The Crossing Guard
Magic Kid II
The Getaway
The Good Son
seaQuest DSV
Big Wave Dave's
Miracle on Interstate 880
Homicide: Life on the Street
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
HBO First Look
Two-Fisted Tales
The Indian Runner
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
Desperate Hours
Cross of Fire
Tales from the Crypt
Brotherhood of the Rose
Winnie
American Experience
A Place at the Table
Personal Foul
Six Against the Rock
Downpayment on Murder
When Dreams Come True
Shattered Vows
Prototype
Max Dugan Returns
St. Elsewhere
Our Family Business
Nurse
Inside Moves
Tony Awards
Saturn Return