David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American stage, television, and film actor. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988. Morse continued his movie career with roles in Dancer in the Dark, The Negotiator, The Green Mile, Disturbia, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Crossing Guard, The Rock, Extreme Measures, Twelve Monkeys, 16 Blocks, and Hounddog. In 2006, Morse had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama House for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. Morse portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO Miniseries John Adams, which garnered him a second Emmy nomination. Morse 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. As of 2011, Morse is a regular on the HBO series, "Treme". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TBALooking Through Water as Unknown
2025The Gettysburg Address as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
2025We Were Liars (8 Episodes) as Harris Sinclair
2024La Gloria as Carson Tidwell
2024Cabrini as Archbishop Corrigan
2023The Last Thing He Told Me (2 Episodes) as Nicholas Bell
2021The Timekeepers of Eternity as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
2021The Chair (6 Episodes) as Paul Larson
2021The Virtuoso as The Deputy
2020Barbecue as James T
2019The Morning Show (1 Episode) as Mr. Jackson
2018Trouble as Gerry
2018Escape at Dannemora (7 Episodes) as Gene Palmer
2017The Deuce (1 Episode) as Matthew Rouse
2017Flowing Water as Narrator (voice)
2016Outsiders (26 Episodes) as Big Foster
2015Concussion as Mike Webster
2015Blindspot (7 Episodes) as Hank Crawford
2015The Boy as John
2014Walking the Mile as Self
2014Winter in the Blood as Airplane Man
2014McCanick as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
2014True Detective (3 Episodes) as Eliot Bezzerides
2013Horns as Dale Williams
2013World War Z as Ex-CIA Agent
2012Yellow as Psychologist
2012The Odd Life of Timothy Green as James Green, Sr.
2012The Pond as Adam 11
2011Collaborator as Gus
2011Drive Angry as Webster
2010Shanghai as Richard Astor
2010Mint Julep as Karl
2010Treme (3, 26 Episode) as Unknown, Terry Colson
2009Mother and Child as Tom
2008The Hurt Locker as Colonel Reed
2008Passengers as Arkin
2008John Adams (7 Episodes) as George Washington
2007Disturbia as Robert Turner
2007Hounddog as Daddy
2006Nearing Grace as Shep Nearing
200616 Blocks as Frank Nugent
2005Made in Hollywood (1 Episode) as Self
2005Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story as Palmer
2005Down in the Valley as Wade
2005Medium (2 Episodes) as Douglas Lydecker
2004House (7 Episodes) as Michael Tritter
2004The Tony Danza Show (1 Episode) as Self
2002Double Vision as Kevin Richter
2002Hack (40 Episodes) as Mike Olshansky
2002The Slaughter Rule as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
2001Hearts in Atlantis as Adult Bobby Garfield
2001Diary of a City Priest as Fr. John McNamee
2000Proof of Life as Peter Bowman
2000Von Trier's 100 Eyes as Self
2000Bait as Edgar Clenteen
2000Dancer in the Dark as Bill Houston
2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile as Self - 'Brutal Howell'
1999The Green Mile as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
1999Crazy in Alabama as Dove Bullis
1998The Negotiator as Cdr. Adam Beck
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1997Contact as Ted Arroway
1997Murder Live! as Frank McGrath
1997George B. as George
1996The Long Kiss Goodnight as Luke / Daedalus
1996Extreme Measures as Frank Hare
1996The Rock as Major Tom Baxter
1995Twelve Monkeys as Dr. Peters
1995Tecumseh: The Last Warrior as Galloway
1995The Langoliers (2 Episodes) as Captain Brian Engle
1995The Crossing Guard as John Booth
1994Magic Kid II as Jack
1994The Getaway as Jim Deer Jackson
1993The Good Son as Jack Evans
1993seaQuest DSV (1 Episode) as Lenny Sutter
1993Big Wave Dave's (6 Episodes) as Dave Bell
1993Miracle on Interstate 880 as Dr. Jim Betts
1993Homicide: Life on the Street (1 Episode) as Jim Bayliss
1992Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster as Rick Steiner - Fishermen
1992HBO First Look (1 Episode) as Self
1992Two-Fisted Tales as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")
1991The Indian Runner as Joe Roberts
1991Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann as Bicycle Pete
1990Desperate Hours as Albert
1989Cross of Fire (2 Episodes) as Clell Henry
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Tom McMurdo
1989Brotherhood of the Rose (2 Episodes) as Remus
1988Winnie as Thomas
1988American Experience (1, 2 Episode) as Abraham Lincoln (voice), Abraham Lincoln
1988A Place at the Table as Tom Williams
1987Personal Foul as Unknown
1987Six Against the Rock as Marvin Hubbard
1987Downpayment on Murder as Det. Jackson
1985When Dreams Come True as Robert Wynton
1984Shattered Vows as Father Tim
1983Prototype as Michael
1983Max Dugan Returns as Shoe Store Cop
1982St. Elsewhere (137 Episodes) as Jack Morrison
1981Our Family Business as Phil
1981Nurse (1 Episode) as Kevin Mallory
1980Inside Moves as Jerry Maxwell
1956Tony Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Nominee
2014McCanick ... Producer
1987Friday the 13th: The Series (1 Episode) ... Director
1982St. Elsewhere (2 Episodes) ... Director