Joe Morton
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Biography
Joe Morton is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy awarded role as Eli Pope in the television series Scandal, and for playing Reverend Arthur Finer on God Friended Me. Morton studied Drama at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
Known For
Filmography
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
2025
as Narrator
Going Dutch
2025
as General Davidson
The American Revolution
2025
as Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)
Trinity's Triumph
2023
as Monsignor Heck
Inside the Black Box
2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
The U.S. and the Holocaust
2022
as Self (voice)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Admiral Simon Reeger
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Silas Stone
Our Kind of People
2021
as Teddy Franklin
Hemingway
2021
as Ralph Ellison (voice)
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
Mr. Tornado
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Between the World and Me
2020
as Self
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Dr. Houston Brooks
A Million Eyes
2019
as Fern
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Politician
2019
as Marcus Standish
God Friended Me
2018
as Arthur Finer
Justice League
2017
as Silas Stone
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
as Self
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as Silas
All the Way
2016
as Roy Wilkins
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2016
as Himself
Cleveland Abduction
2015
as Agent Solano
Proof
2015
as Dr. Charles Russell
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Jason
Home
2013
as Donald Hall
Scandal
2012
as Eli 'Rowan' Pope
Coma
2012
as Dr. Nelson
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
2010
as Self
The Bombing of Germany
2010
as Narrator
The Line
2009
as Hodges
Warehouse 13
2009
as Reverend John Hill
White Collar
2009
as Kyle Bancroft
The Good Wife
2009
as Daniel Golden
Grand Central
2008
as Narrator
Lifelines
2008
as Dr. Livingston
American Gangster
2007
as Charlie Williams
Badland
2007
as Max Astin
The Night Listener
2006
as Ashe
The Nuremberg Trials
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Peter Madsen
Eureka
2006
as Henry Deacon
Stealth
2005
as Dick Marshfield
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
2005
as Additional Voices
Back in the Day
2005
as Reverend Packer
Lenny The Wonder Dog
2005
as Dr. Island
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005
as Reggie Stewart
Building the Alaska Highway
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Numb3rs
2005
as Peter Lange
E-Ring
2005
as Steven Algazi
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Other Voices (voice)
CSI: NY
2004
as Dwight Hillborne
Boston Legal
2004
as Attorney Steve Duprey
The Jury
2004
House
2004
as Gary Wright
Paycheck
2003
as Agent Dodge
Thoughtcrimes
2003
as Jon Harper
Jasper, Texas
2003
as Walter Diggles
Whoopi
2003
as Martin James
Dragonfly
2002
as Hugh Campbell
Ali
2001
as Chauncey Eskridge
Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar
2001
as Narrator
Beyond Human
2001
as Narrator
Smallville
2001
as Steven Hamilton
Africa
2001
as Narrator
Bounce
2000
as Jim Willer
Ali: An American Hero
2000
as Malcom X
What Lies Beneath
2000
as Dr. Drayton
The Astronaut's Wife
1999
as Sherman Reese
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
1999
as Self - Narrator
Y2K
1999
as Martin Lowell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ray Bevins
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Cab Chamberlain
Apt Pupil
1998
as Dan Richler
Mercy Point
1998
as Dr. Grote Maxwell
Miss Evers' Boys
1997
as Dr. Sam Brodus
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997
as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
The Pest
1997
as Mr. Kent
Trouble on the Corner
1997
as Detective Bill
The Practice
1997
as U.S. Attorney
Dellaventura
1997
as Councilman Caulder
Prince Street
1997
as Lt. Tom Warner
Executive Decision
1996
as Cappy
Lone Star
1996
as Delmore "Del" Payne
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996
The Walking Dead
1995
as Sgt. Barkley
In the Shadow of Evil
1995
as Lt. Royce
Under One Roof
1995
as Ron Langston
New York News
1995
as Mitch Cotter
Speed
1994
as Capt. McMahon
The Inkwell
1994
as Kenny Tate
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
1994
as Narrator
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Jake Stone
New York Undercover
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Martin Hunter
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
1993
as Narrator
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Martin Wells
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Sam Thorne
TriBeCa
1993
The Great Depression
1993
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Forever Young
1992
as Cameron
Of Mice and Men
1992
as Crooks
Legacy of Lies
1992
as Samuel Flowers
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
as Miles Dyson
City of Hope
1991
as Winn
The Good Policeman
1991
as Sweets Montgomery
The Lost Platoon
1990
as World War II soldier
Challenger
1990
as Dr. Ronald McNair
Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Leon Chiles
Equal Justice
1990
as Mike James
Law & Order
1990
as Roland Books
Tap
1989
as Nicky
Making a Case for Murder
1989
as Cederic Sandiford
Alone in the Neon Jungle
1988
as Ken Fraker
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988
as Tandy
Zelly & Me
1988
as Earl
Police Story: Burnout
1988
as Sgt. Jeff Allen
The Good Mother
1988
as Frank Williams
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Police Story
1988
as Sgt. Jeff Allen
Stranded
1987
as Sheriff McMahon
A Different World
1987
as Byron Douglas III
Crossroads
1986
as Scratch's Assistant
Trouble in Mind
1985
as Solo
The Equalizer
1985
as Slate
The Equalizer
1985
as Carter Brock
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as The Brother
A Good Sport
1984
as Lionel Zachary
Miami Vice
1984
as Lt. Jack Davis
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Charlie
The Clairvoyant
1982
as Detective Rich
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Carl Hatch
We're Fighting Back
1981
as Elgin Jones
Death Penalty
1980
as William Terry
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
as Louis
...And Justice for All
1979
as Prison Doctor
Watch Your Mouth
1978
as Mr. Raymond Geeter
Between the Lines
1977
as Ahmed
What's Happening!!
1976
as Manager
Grady
1975
as Hal Marshall
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
NOVA
1974
as Additional Narration
M*A*S*H
1972
as Captain Saunders
Sanford and Son
1972
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Clerk