David Morse: movies and TV shows
David Morse has 112 credits in the archive: 76 films and 36 TV series, from 1956 to 2026. Highest rated: House (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2026 · busiest year: 2014 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mayday | Harold Kelly | Film | 7.2 | 72 |
| 2025 | We Were Liars | Harris Sinclair | TV | 7.3 | 71 |
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | Abraham Lincoln (voice) | Film | — | 71 |
| 2025 | Looking Through Water | Leo | Film | 6.3 | 71 |
| 2024 | Broken Land | Carson Tidwell | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 2024 | Cabrini | Archbishop Corrigan | Film | 7.7 | 70 |
| 2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Nicholas Bell | TV | 7.1 | 69 |
| 2021 | The Chair | Paul Larson | TV | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | The Virtuoso | The Deputy | Film | 5.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | The Timekeepers of Eternity | Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2020 | The Good Lord Bird | Dutch Henry Sherman | TV | 6.6 | 66 |
| 2020 | Barbecue | James T | Film | — | 66 |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Mr. Jackson | TV | 7.7 | 65 |
| 2018 | Escape at Dannemora | Gene Palmer | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 2018 | Trouble | Gerry | Film | 5.0 | 64 |
| 2017 | The Deuce | Matthew Rouse | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2017 | Flowing Water | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2016 | Outsiders | Big Foster | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2015 | Blindspot | Hank Crawford | TV | 7.4 | 61 |
| 2015 | Concussion | Mike Webster | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 2015 | The Boy | John | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 2014 | True Detective | Eliot Bezzerides | TV | 8.3 | 60 |
| 2014 | Walking the Mile | Self | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 2014 | McCanick | Eugene 'Mack' McCanick | Film | 4.6 | 60 |
| 2014 | McCanick | Film | 4.6 | 60 | |
| 2014 | Winter in the Blood | Airplane Man | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 2014 | Yellow | Psychologist | Film | 5.3 | 60 |
| 2013 | World War Z | Ex-CIA Agent | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 2013 | Horns | Dale Williams | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | James Green, Sr. | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2012 | The Pond | Adam 11 | Film | 4.0 | 58 |
| 2011 | Drive Angry | Webster | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 2011 | Collaborator | Gus | Film | 4.8 | 57 |
| 2010 | Treme | TV | 7.6 | 56 | |
| 2010 | Treme | Terry Colson | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2010 | Shanghai | Richard Astor | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 2010 | Mint Julep | Karl | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 2009 | Mother and Child | Tom | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 2008 | The Hurt Locker | Colonel Reed | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 2008 | John Adams | George Washington | TV | 7.7 | 54 |
| 2008 | Passengers | Arkin | Film | 6.1 | 54 |
| 2008 | Hounddog | Daddy | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2007 | Disturbia | Robert Turner | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 2006 | 16 Blocks | Frank Nugent | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 2006 | Nearing Grace | Shep Nearing | Film | 5.0 | 52 |
| 2005 | Medium | Douglas Lydecker | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2005 | Made in Hollywood | Self | TV | 4.7 | 51 |
| 2005 | Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story | Palmer | Film | 7.1 | 51 |
| 2005 | Down in the Valley | Wade Sommers | Film | 5.9 | 51 |
| 2004 | House | Michael Tritter | TV | 8.6 | 50 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 50 |
| 2002 | Hack | Mike Olshansky | TV | 7.9 | 48 |
| 2002 | Hack | TV | 7.9 | 48 | |
| 2002 | Double Vision | Kevin Richter | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 2002 | The Slaughter Rule | Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 2001 | Hearts in Atlantis | Adult Bobby Garfield | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 2001 | Diary of a City Priest | Fr. John McNamee | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 2000 | Bait | Edgar Clenteen | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | Bill Houston | Film | 7.8 | 46 |
| 2000 | Proof of Life | Peter Bowman | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 2000 | Von Trier's 100 Eyes | Self | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 2000 | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Self - 'Brutal Howell' | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Brutus 'Brutal' Howell | Film | 8.5 | 45 |
| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | Dove Bullis | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Cdr. Adam Beck | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 43 |
| 1997 | Contact | Ted Arroway | Film | 7.4 | 43 |
| 1997 | Murder Live! | Frank McGrath | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1997 | George B. | George | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1996 | The Rock | Major Tom Baxter | Film | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Luke / Daedalus | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures | Frank Hare | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1995 | Twelve Monkeys | Dr. Peters | Film | 7.6 | 41 |
| 1995 | The Langoliers | Captain Brian Engle | TV | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | John Booth | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1995 | Tecumseh: The Last Warrior | Galloway | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1994 | The Getaway | Jim Deer Jackson | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1994 | Magic Kid II | Jack | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Jim Bayliss | TV | 8.1 | 39 |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV | Lenny Sutter | TV | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1993 | The Good Son | Jack Evans | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1993 | Miracle on Interstate 880 | Dr. Jim Betts | Film | 5.2 | 39 |
| 1993 | Big Wave Dave's | Dave Bell | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | Self | TV | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1992 | Two-Fisted Tales | Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown") | Film | 5.1 | 38 |
| 1992 | Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster | Rick Steiner | Film | 5.2 | 38 |
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | Joe Roberts | Film | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1991 | Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann | Bicycle Pete | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Albert | Film | 5.4 | 36 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Tom McMurdo | TV | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1989 | Brotherhood of the Rose | Remus | TV | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1989 | Cross of Fire | Clell Henry | TV | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Abraham Lincoln (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Abraham Lincoln | TV | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1988 | Winnie | Thomas | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1988 | A Place at the Table | Tom Williams | Film | 3.7 | 34 |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series | TV | 7.3 | 33 | |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series | TV | 7.3 | 33 | |
| 1987 | Personal Foul | Film | 9.0 | 33 | |
| 1987 | Six Against the Rock | Marvin Hubbard | Film | 4.8 | 33 |
| 1987 | Downpayment on Murder | Det. Jackson | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1985 | When Dreams Come True | Robert Wynton | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1984 | Shattered Vows | Father Tim | Film | 5.1 | 30 |
| 1983 | Prototype | Michael | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Shoe Store Cop | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Jack Morrison | TV | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | TV | 5.7 | 28 | |
| 1981 | Nurse | Kevin Mallory | TV | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1981 | Our Family Business | Phil | Film | 9.0 | 27 |
| 1980 | Inside Moves | Jerry Maxwell | Film | 6.4 | 26 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | — | 2 |
| Saturn Return | Film | — | — |