Acting credits
101
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
David Morse
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.9
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Movies: 73Series: 29Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 52
IMDb ID: nm0001556
Known for: Acting
Born: October 11, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2026
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q296370
Also known as
David Bowditch Morse
Other jobs
Writer (2)Director (1)Producer (1)
Biography
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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Movie credits linked with David Morse.
Sep 3
Mayday
as Harold Kelly
2026 Movie
The Gettysburg Address
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
2025 Movie
5.9
Looking Through Water
as Leo
2025 Movie
La Gloria
as Carson Tidwell
2024 Movie
7.8
Cabrini
as Archbishop Corrigan
2024 Movie
7.0
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
2021 Movie
5.9
The Virtuoso
as The Deputy
2021 Movie
Barbecue
as James T
2020 Movie
5.0
Trouble
as Gerry
2018 Movie
8.0
Flowing Water
as Narrator (voice)
2017 Movie
7.1
Concussion
as Mike Webster
2015 Movie
5.7
The Boy
as John
2015 Movie
5.0
Walking the Mile
as Self
2014 Movie
5.0
Winter in the Blood
as Airplane Man
2014 Movie
4.6
McCanick
as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
2014 Movie
6.3
Horns
as Dale Williams
2013 Movie
6.8
World War Z
as Ex-CIA Agent
2013 Movie
4.9
Yellow
as Psychologist
2012 Movie
7.0
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as James Green, Sr.
2012 Movie
3.0
The Pond
as Adam 11
2012 Movie
4.8
Collaborator
as Gus
2011 Movie
5.5
Drive Angry
as Webster
2011 Movie
6.1
Shanghai
as Richard Astor
2010 Movie
5.0
Mint Julep
as Karl
2010 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with David Morse.
7.2
We Were Liars
as Harris Sinclair • 8 eps
2025 Series
7.0
The Last Thing He Told Me
as Nicholas Bell • 2 eps
2023 Series
6.6
The Chair
as Paul Larson • 6 eps
2021 Series
6.7
The Good Lord Bird
as Dutch Henry Sherman • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.7
The Morning Show
as Mr. Jackson • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.5
Escape at Dannemora
as Gene Palmer • 7 eps
2018 Series
7.6
The Deuce
as Matthew Rouse • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Outsiders
as Big Foster • 26 eps
2016 Series
7.4
Blindspot
as Hank Crawford • 7 eps
2015 Series
8.3
True Detective
as Eliot Bezzerides • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Treme
3 eps
2010 Series
7.7
John Adams
as George Washington • 7 eps
2008 Series
4.7
Made in Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.4
Medium
as Douglas Lydecker • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.6
House
as Michael Tritter • 7 eps
2004 Series
7.7
Hack
as Mike Olshansky • 40 eps
2002 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.4
The Langoliers
as Captain Brian Engle • 2 eps
1995 Series
7.1
seaQuest DSV
as Lenny Sutter • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Jim Bayliss • 1 eps
1993 Series
4.9
HBO First Look
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.5
Cross of Fire
as Clell Henry • 2 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Tom McMurdo • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.7
Brotherhood of the Rose
as Remus • 2 eps
1989 Series