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David Morse

Born 1953-10-11
📍 Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA

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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Filmography 102

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