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David Morse
Known for: ActingDavid 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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography 58
The Green Mile
+1
as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell 
St. Elsewhere
as Jack Morrison 
World War Z
+5
as Ex-CIA Agent 
Mayday
as Harold Kelly 
Drive Angry
as Webster 
Contact
+1
as Ted Arroway 
Treme
as Terry Colson 
Concussion
+3
as Mike Webster 
We Were Liars
as Harris Sinclair 
Twelve Monkeys
+3
as Dr. Peters 
The Chair
as Paul Larson 
Disturbia
+1
as Mr. Turner 
The Negotiator
+6
as Cdr. Adam Beck 
Outsiders
as Big Foster 
The Hurt Locker
+9
as Colonel Reed 
John Adams
as George Washington 
The Rock
+2
as Major Tom Baxter 
Cabrini
as Archbishop Corrigan 
Dancer in the Dark
as Bill Houston 
The Long Kiss Goodnight
+1
as Luke / Daedalus 
16 Blocks
+5
as Frank Nugent 
The Langoliers
as Captain Brian Engle 
Escape at Dannemora
as Gene Palmer 
Bait
+1
as Edgar Clenteen 
The Getaway
+4
as Jim Deer Jackson 
Hearts in Atlantis
+2
as Adult Bobby Garfield 
The Good Son
+2
as Jack Evans 
The Virtuoso
+6
as The Deputy 
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
+3
as James Green, Sr. 
Proof of Life
as Peter Bowman 
Passengers
as Arkin 
The Crossing Guard
as John Booth 
The Boy
+1
as John 
Extreme Measures
+2
as Frank Hare 
Horns
+3
as Dale Williams 
McCanick
+1
as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick 
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
+2
as Palmer 
Shanghai
+2
as Richard Astor 
Desperate Hours
+1
as Albert 
The Indian Runner
as Joe Roberts 
Looking Through Water
+2
as Leo 
Crazy in Alabama
+2
as Dove Bullis 
Double Vision
+1
as Kevin Richter 
Cross of Fire
as Clell Henry 
Hounddog
as Daddy 
Down in the Valley
as Wade Sommers 
Broken Land
as Carson Tidwell 
The Slaughter Rule
+3
as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson 
Max Dugan Returns
+1
as Shoe Store Cop 
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Dr. Jim Betts 
Inside Moves
as Jerry Maxwell 
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
as Bicycle Pete 
Diary of a City Priest
as Fr. John McNamee 
Magic Kid II
as Jack 
Winter in the Blood
+1
as Airplane Man 
Flowing Water
as Narrator (voice) 
Collaborator
as Gus 
Trouble
+1
as Gerry