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David Morse

Acting Born Oct 11, 1953 Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA 24 credits

Biography

David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor. Morse became widely known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–88). Some other notable roles are in The Negotiator, The Good Son, Horns, Contact, The Green Mile, Dancer in the Dark, Disturbia, The Hurt Locker, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock and 12 Monkeys.

In 2006, he had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama House for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO Miniseries John Adams, which garnered him a second Emmy nomination. He 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. From 2010 to 2013, he portrayed Terry Colson, an honest police officer in a corrupt New Orleans police department, on the HBO series Treme. Morse appeared in the WGN America series Outsiders (2016–17), the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), the Netflix comedy drama series The Chair (2021), and the Apple TV mystery series The Last Thing He Told Me (2023-2026).

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Known for

House

as Michael Tritter

True Detective

as Eliot Bezzerides

American Experience

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

American Experience

as Abraham Lincoln

The View

as Self
Film

The Green Mile

as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

The Morning Show

as Mr. Jackson
Film

World War Z

as Ex-CIA Agent

The Last Thing He Told Me

as Nicholas Bell

Full filmography

  • House (2004) as Michael Tritter
  • Medium (2005) as Douglas Lydecker
  • True Detective (2014) as Eliot Bezzerides
  • American Experience (1988) as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
  • American Experience (1988) as Abraham Lincoln
  • The View (1997) as Self
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Jim Bayliss
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
  • Blindspot (2015) as Hank Crawford
  • The Green Mile (1999) as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
  • St. Elsewhere (1982) as Jack Morrison
  • The Morning Show (2019) as Mr. Jackson
  • seaQuest DSV (1993) as Lenny Sutter
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Tom McMurdo
  • World War Z (2013) as Ex-CIA Agent
  • The Deuce (2017) as Matthew Rouse
  • The Rock (1996) as Major Tom Baxter
  • The Last Thing He Told Me (2023) as Nicholas Bell
  • The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self
  • Hack (2002) as Mike Olshansky
  • Treme (2010)
  • Treme (2010) as Terry Colson
  • Made in Hollywood (2005) as Self
  • The Boy (2015) as John