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David Morse

Actor·b. 1953·Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA

11 horror credits

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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Actor11 films

The Timekeepers of Eternity

The Timekeepers of Eternity

Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)

2021 4.0
The Boy

The Boy

John

2015
Horns

Horns

Dale Williams

2013 3.2
World War Z

World War Z

Ex-CIA Agent

2013 1.5
Drive Angry

Drive Angry

Webster

2011 3.0
Passengers

Passengers

Arkin

2008
Disturbia

Disturbia

Robert Turner

2007
Double Vision

Double Vision

Kevin Richter

2002
The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

1999
The Good Son

The Good Son

Jack Evans

1993
Two-Fisted Tales

Two-Fisted Tales

Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")

1992