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