David Morse
72 movies · 26 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 11, 1953 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- David Bowditch 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).
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David Morse: movies and TV shows
Acting (97)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Mayday
as Harold Kelly
- 2025 The Gettysburg Address
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
- 2025 Looking Through Water
as Leo
- 2025
- 2024 Broken Land
as Carson Tidwell
- 2024 Cabrini
as Archbishop Corrigan
- 2023
- 2021 The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
- 2021
- 2021 The Virtuoso
as The Deputy
- 2020 Barbecue
as James T
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018 Trouble
as Gerry
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017 Flowing Water
as Narrator (voice)
- 2016
- 2015 Concussion
as Mike Webster
- 2015
- 2015 The Boy
as John
- 2014 Yellow
as Psychologist
- 2014 Winter in the Blood
as Airplane Man
- 2014 McCanick
as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
- 2014
- 2013 Horns
as Dale Williams
- 2013 World War Z
as Ex-CIA Agent
- 2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as James Green, Sr.
- 2012 The Pond
as Adam 11
- 2011 Collaborator
as Gus
- 2011 Drive Angry
as Webster
- 2010 Shanghai
as Richard Astor
- 2010 Mint Julep
as Karl
- 2010
- 2009 Mother and Child
as Tom
- 2008 The Hurt Locker
as Colonel Reed
- 2008 Passengers
as Arkin
- 2008 Hounddog
as Daddy
- 2008
- 2007 Disturbia
as Mr. Turner
- 2006 Nearing Grace
as Shep Nearing
- 2006 16 Blocks
as Frank Nugent
- 2005 Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Palmer
- 2005 Down in the Valley
as Wade Sommers
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002 Double Vision
as Kevin Richter
- 2002
- 2002 The Slaughter Rule
as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
- 2001 Hearts in Atlantis
as Adult Bobby Garfield
- 2001 Diary of a City Priest
as Fr. John McNamee
- 2000 Proof of Life
as Peter Bowman
- 2000 Bait
as Edgar Clenteen
- 2000 Dancer in the Dark
as Bill Houston
- 1999 The Green Mile
as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
- 1999 Crazy in Alabama
as Dove Bullis
- 1998 The Negotiator
as Cdr. Adam Beck
- 1997 Contact
as Ted Arroway
- 1997 Murder Live!
as Frank McGrath
- 1997 George B.
as George
- 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight
as Luke / Daedalus
- 1996 Extreme Measures
as Frank Hare
- 1996 The Rock
as Major Tom Baxter
- 1995 Twelve Monkeys
as Dr. Peters
- 1995 Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
as Galloway
- 1995
- 1995 The Crossing Guard
as John Booth
- 1994 Magic Kid II
as Jack
- 1994 The Getaway
as Jim Deer Jackson
- 1993 The Good Son
as Jack Evans
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Miracle on Interstate 880
as Dr. Jim Betts
- 1993
- 1992 Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
as Rick Steiner
- 1992 Two-Fisted Tales
as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")
- 1991 The Indian Runner
as Joe Roberts
- 1991 Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
as Bicycle Pete
- 1990 Desperate Hours
as Albert
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 Winnie
as Thomas
- 1988
- 1988 A Place at the Table
as Tom Williams
- 1987
- 1987 Six Against the Rock
as Marvin Hubbard
- 1987 Downpayment on Murder
as Det. Jackson
- 1985 When Dreams Come True
as Robert Wynton
- 1984 Shattered Vows
as Father Tim
- 1983 Prototype
as Michael
- 1983 Max Dugan Returns
as Shoe Store Cop
- 1982
- 1981 Our Family Business
as Phil
- 1981
- 1980 Inside Moves
as Jerry Maxwell
Behind the camera (4)
- 2014 McCanick
Producer
- 2002
- 1987
- 1982
Talk shows and appearances (8)
- 2014
- 2005 Made in Hollywood
1 episode
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
1 episode
- 2000
- 2000
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1992 HBO First Look
1 episode
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode