David Morse

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-10-11 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA

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...

Acting

2000

Dancer in the Dark

as Bill Houston

1995

Twelve Monkeys

as Dr. Peters

1999

The Green Mile

as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

1994

The Getaway

as Jim Deer Jackson

1997

Contact

as Ted Arroway

2006

16 Blocks

as Frank Nugent

1983

Max Dugan Returns

as Shoe Store Cop

2006

Nearing Grace

as Shep Nearing

2002

The Slaughter Rule

as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson

1996

Extreme Measures

as Frank Hare

2001

Hearts in Atlantis

as Adult Bobby Garfield

1996

The Long Kiss Goodnight

as Luke / Daedalus

1999

Crazy in Alabama

as Dove Bullis

1990

2000

Proof of Life

as Peter Bowman

2007

Disturbia

as Robert Turner

2008

The Hurt Locker

as Colonel Reed

1991

The Indian Runner

as Joe Roberts

1993

The Good Son

as Jack Evans

1996

The Rock

as Major Tom Baxter

1995

The Crossing Guard

as John Booth

1998

The Negotiator

as Cdr. Adam Beck

2008

Passengers

as Arkin

2000

Bait

as Edgar Clenteen

2007

Hounddog

as Daddy

2010

Shanghai

as Richard Astor

1992

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

as Rick Steiner - Fishermen

2011

Drive Angry

as Webster

1980

Inside Moves

as Jerry Maxwell

2001

Diary of a City Priest

as Fr. John McNamee

2012

2013

World War Z

as Ex-CIA Agent

1983

Prototype

as Michael

2002

Double Vision

as Kevin Richter

2012

Yellow

as Psychologist

2011

2014

Winter in the Blood

as Airplane Man

1987

Six Against the Rock

as Marvin Hubbard

2014

McCanick

as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick

2024

Cabrini

as Archbishop Corrigan

2021

The Timekeepers of Eternity

as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)

2015

The Boy

as John

1993

1994

2015

Concussion

as Mike Webster

2013

Horns

as Dale Williams

2014

2010

Mint Julep

as Karl

1992

Two-Fisted Tales

as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")

1987

Downpayment on Murder

as Det. Jackson

1984

Shattered Vows

as Father Tim

1988

A Place at the Table

as Tom Williams

2018

Trouble

as Gerry

1988

Winnie

as Thomas

1997

George B.

as George

2012

The Pond

as Adam 11

1997

Murder Live!

as Frank McGrath

2025

The Gettysburg Address

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

2017

Flowing Water

as Narrator (voice)

1985

When Dreams Come True

as Robert Wynton

2020

Barbecue

as James T

2021

The Virtuoso

as The Deputy

2024

La Gloria

as Carson Tidwell

Production

2014

McCanick

as Producer

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