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Personal Info

Birth date

1953-10-11 (71 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as

David Bowditch Morse
大衛摩斯
دیوید مورس
Дэвид Морс
Дэвид Боудич Морс

David Morse

Biography

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".

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Filmography

Acting

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

Production

2014McCanick ... Producer

Writing

2002Hack (1 Episode) ... Writer

1987Friday the 13th: The Series (1 Episode) ... Writer

Directing

1987Friday the 13th: The Series (1 Episode) ... Director

1982St. Elsewhere (2 Episodes) ... Director