David Morse
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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 t...
Known For
Filmography
Mayday
2026
as Harold Kelly
Looking Through Water
2025
as Leo
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
We Were Liars
2025
as Harris Sinclair
Cabrini
2024
as Archbishop Corrigan
La Gloria
2024
as Carson Tidwell
The Last Thing He Told Me
2023
as Nicholas Bell
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
The Virtuoso
2021
as The Deputy
The Chair
2021
as Paul Larson
Barbecue
2020
as James T
The Good Lord Bird
2020
as Dutch Henry Sherman
The Morning Show
2019
as Mr. Jackson
Trouble
2018
as Gerry
Escape at Dannemora
2018
as Gene Palmer
Flowing Water
2017
as Narrator (voice)
The Deuce
2017
as Matthew Rouse
Outsiders
2016
as Big Foster
The Boy
2015
as John
Concussion
2015
as Mike Webster
Blindspot
2015
as Hank Crawford
Winter in the Blood
2014
as Airplane Man
McCanick
2014
as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
Walking the Mile
2014
as Self
True Detective
2014
as Eliot Bezzerides
World War Z
2013
as Ex-CIA Agent
Horns
2013
as Dale Williams
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
as James Green, Sr.
Yellow
2012
as Psychologist
The Pond
2012
as Adam 11
Drive Angry
2011
as Webster
Collaborator
2011
as Gus
Shanghai
2010
as Richard Astor
Mint Julep
2010
as Karl
Treme
2010
Treme
2010
as Terry Colson
Mother and Child
2009
as Tom
The Hurt Locker
2008
as Colonel Reed
Passengers
2008
as Arkin
Hounddog
2008
as Daddy
John Adams
2008
as George Washington
Disturbia
2007
as Robert Turner
16 Blocks
2006
as Frank Nugent
Nearing Grace
2006
as Shep Nearing
Down in the Valley
2005
as Wade
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
as Palmer
Medium
2005
as Douglas Lydecker
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
House
2004
as Michael Tritter
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
The Slaughter Rule
2002
as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
Double Vision
2002
as Kevin Richter
Hack
2002
as Mike Olshansky
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
as Adult Bobby Garfield
Diary of a City Priest
2001
as Fr. John McNamee
Dancer in the Dark
2000
as Bill Houston
Proof of Life
2000
as Peter Bowman
Bait
2000
as Edgar Clenteen
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
as Self
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self - 'Brutal Howell'
The Green Mile
1999
as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Crazy in Alabama
1999
as Dove Bullis
The Negotiator
1998
as Cdr. Adam Beck
Contact
1997
as Ted Arroway
George B.
1997
as George
Murder Live!
1997
as Frank McGrath
The View
1997
as Self
Extreme Measures
1996
as Frank Hare
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as Luke / Daedalus
The Rock
1996
as Major Tom Baxter
Twelve Monkeys
1995
as Dr. Peters
The Crossing Guard
1995
as John Booth
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995
as Galloway
The Langoliers
1995
as Captain Brian Engle
The Getaway
1994
as Jim Deer Jackson
Magic Kid II
1994
as Jack
The Good Son
1993
as Jack Evans
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993
as Dr. Jim Betts
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Lenny Sutter
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jim Bayliss
Big Wave Dave's
1993
as Dave Bell
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
as Rick Steiner
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
The Indian Runner
1991
as Joe Roberts
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
1991
as Bicycle Pete
Desperate Hours
1990
as Albert
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Tom McMurdo
Brotherhood of the Rose
1989
as Remus
Cross of Fire
1989
as Clell Henry
A Place at the Table
1988
as Tom Williams
Winnie
1988
as Thomas
American Experience
1988
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
American Experience
1988
as Abraham Lincoln
Six Against the Rock
1987
as Marvin Hubbard
Downpayment on Murder
1987
as Det. Jackson
Personal Foul
1987
When Dreams Come True
1985
as Robert Wynton
Shattered Vows
1984
as Father Tim
Max Dugan Returns
1983
as Shoe Store Cop
Prototype
1983
as Michael
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Jack Morrison
Our Family Business
1981
as Phil
Nurse
1981
as Kevin Mallory
Inside Moves
1980
as Jerry Maxwell