David Morse
Known For
Acting
Born
1953-10-11 in Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American stage, television, and film actor. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988. Morse continued his movie career with roles in Dancer in the Dark, The Negotiator, The Green Mile, Disturbia, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Crossing Guard, The Rock, Extreme Measures, Twelve Monkeys, 16 Blocks, and Hounddog. In 2006, Morse had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama House for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. Morse portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO Miniseries John Adams, which garnered him a second Emmy nomination. Morse 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. As of 2011, Morse is a regular on the HBO series, "Treme". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most Known For
House
as Michael Tritter
True Detective
as Eliot Bezzerides
The View
as Self
Blindspot
as Hank Crawford
Medium
as Douglas Lydecker
American Experience
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
American Experience
as Abraham Lincoln
St. Elsewhere
as Jack Morrison
The Morning Show
as Mr. Jackson
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Jim Bayliss
Tales from the Crypt
as Tom McMurdo
The Green Mile
as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
seaQuest DSV
as Lenny Sutter
World War Z
as Ex-CIA Agent
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
The Deuce
as Matthew Rouse
Twelve Monkeys
as Dr. Peters
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Hack
as Mike Olshansky
HBO First Look
as Self