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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-10-11 (72 years old)

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". ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Acting

Dancer in the Dark

2000

Dancer in the Dark

as

Bill Houston

Twelve Monkeys

1995

Twelve Monkeys

as

Dr. Peters

The Green Mile

1999

The Green Mile

as

Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

The Getaway

1994

The Getaway

as

Jim Deer Jackson

Contact

1997

Contact

as

Ted Arroway

16 Blocks

2006

16 Blocks

as

Frank Nugent

Max Dugan Returns

1983

Max Dugan Returns

as

Shoe Store Cop

Nearing Grace

2006

Nearing Grace

as

Shep Nearing

The Slaughter Rule

2002

The Slaughter Rule

as

Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson

Extreme Measures

1996

Extreme Measures

as

Frank Hare

Hearts in Atlantis

2001

Hearts in Atlantis

as

Adult Bobby Garfield

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

The Long Kiss Goodnight

as

Luke / Daedalus

Crazy in Alabama

1999

Crazy in Alabama

as

Dove Bullis

Desperate Hours

1990

Desperate Hours

as

Albert

Proof of Life

2000

Proof of Life

as

Peter Bowman

Disturbia

2007

Disturbia

as

Robert Turner

The Hurt Locker

2008

The Hurt Locker

as

Colonel Reed

The Indian Runner

1991

The Indian Runner

as

Joe Roberts

The Good Son

1993

The Good Son

as

Jack Evans

The Rock

1996

The Rock

as

Major Tom Baxter

The Crossing Guard

1995

The Crossing Guard

as

John Booth

The Negotiator

1998

The Negotiator

as

Cdr. Adam Beck

Passengers

2008

Passengers

as

Arkin

Bait

2000

Bait

as

Edgar Clenteen

Hounddog

2007

Hounddog

as

Daddy

Shanghai

2010

Shanghai

as

Richard Astor

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

as

Rick Steiner - Fishermen

Drive Angry

2011

Drive Angry

as

Webster

Inside Moves

1980

Inside Moves

as

Jerry Maxwell

Diary of a City Priest

2001

Diary of a City Priest

as

Fr. John McNamee

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

as

James Green, Sr.

World War Z

2013

World War Z

as

Ex-CIA Agent

Prototype

1983

Prototype

as

Michael

Double Vision

2002

Double Vision

as

Kevin Richter

Yellow

2012

Yellow

as

Psychologist

Collaborator

2011

Collaborator

as

Gus

Winter in the Blood

2014

Winter in the Blood

as

Airplane Man

Six Against the Rock

1987

Six Against the Rock

as

Marvin Hubbard

McCanick

2014

McCanick

as

Eugene 'Mack' McCanick

Cabrini

2024

Cabrini

as

Archbishop Corrigan

The Timekeepers of Eternity

2021

The Timekeepers of Eternity

as

Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)

The Boy

2015

The Boy

as

John

Miracle on Interstate 880

1993

Miracle on Interstate 880

as

Dr. Jim Betts

Magic Kid II

1994

Magic Kid II

as

Jack

Concussion

2015

Concussion

as

Mike Webster

Horns

2013

Horns

as

Dale Williams

Mint Julep

2010

Mint Julep

as

Karl

Two-Fisted Tales

1992

Two-Fisted Tales

as

Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")

Shattered Vows

1984

Shattered Vows

as

Father Tim

Downpayment on Murder

1987

Downpayment on Murder

as

Det. Jackson

A Place at the Table

1988

A Place at the Table

as

Tom Williams

Trouble

2018

Trouble

as

Gerry

Winnie

1988

Winnie

as

Thomas

George B.

1997

George B.

as

George

The Pond

2012

The Pond

as

Adam 11

Murder Live!

1997

Murder Live!

as

Frank McGrath

The Gettysburg Address

2025

The Gettysburg Address

as

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Flowing Water

2017

Flowing Water

as

Narrator (voice)

When Dreams Come True

1985

When Dreams Come True

as

Robert Wynton

Barbecue

2020

Barbecue

as

James T

The Virtuoso

2021

The Virtuoso

as

The Deputy

La Gloria

2024

La Gloria

as

Carson Tidwell

Medium

Medium

as

Douglas Lydecker

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as

Jack Morrison

House

House

as

Michael Tritter

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

as

Lenny Sutter

The View

The View

as

Self

Big Wave Dave's

Big Wave Dave's

as

Dave Bell

Hack

Hack

as

Mike Olshansky

John Adams

John Adams

as

George Washington

The Chair

The Chair

as

Paul Larson

Nurse

Nurse

as

Kevin Mallory

The Langoliers

The Langoliers

as

Captain Brian Engle

Outsiders

Outsiders

as

Big Foster

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

The Morning Show

The Morning Show

as

Mr. Jackson

True Detective

True Detective

as

Eliot Bezzerides

Treme

Treme

as

Terry Colson

Blindspot

Blindspot

as

Hank Crawford

Escape at Dannemora

Escape at Dannemora

as

Gene Palmer

The Deuce

The Deuce

as

Matthew Rouse

We Were Liars

We Were Liars

as

Harris Sinclair

Cross of Fire

Cross of Fire

as

Clell Henry

American Experience

American Experience

as

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

American Experience

American Experience

as

Abraham Lincoln

Production

McCanick

2014

McCanick

as

Crew

Directing