David Morse
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
105 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 105
House
2004
Medium
2005
True Detective
2014
The View
1997
Blindspot
2015
American Experience
1988
St. Elsewhere
1982
Tony Awards
1956
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
The Green Mile
1999
The Morning Show
2019
Tales from the Crypt
1989
seaQuest DSV
1993
World War Z
2013
The Tony Danza Show
2004
The Deuce
2017
Hack
2002
Made in Hollywood
2005
The Last Thing He Told Me
2023
Treme
2010
HBO First Look
1992
The Negotiator
1998
John Adams
2008
Outsiders
2016
Contact
1997
Twelve Monkeys
1995
The Rock
1996
We Were Liars
2025
Double Vision
2002
The Hurt Locker
2008
Drive Angry
2011
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
Escape at Dannemora
2018
The Good Lord Bird
2020
The Chair
2021
Disturbia
2007
The Langoliers
1995
Nurse
1981
The Good Son
1993
Horns
2013
Passengers
2008
16 Blocks
2006
Shanghai
2010
The Getaway
1994
Concussion
2015
Dancer in the Dark
2000
The Virtuoso
2021
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
Cabrini
2024
Bait
2000
Proof of Life
2000
Extreme Measures
1996
Mayday
2026
Cross of Fire
1989
Crazy in Alabama
1999
The Gettysburg Address
2025
Hounddog
2008
Mother and Child
2009
Brotherhood of the Rose
1989
Big Wave Dave's
1993
Down in the Valley
2005
Max Dugan Returns
1983
The Crossing Guard
1995
McCanick
2014
Desperate Hours
1990
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
1991
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
The Slaughter Rule
2002
The Indian Runner
1991
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
Walking the Mile
2014
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993
Inside Moves
1980
Six Against the Rock
1987
Yellow
2012
Prototype
1983
Broken Land
2024
The Boy
2015
Magic Kid II
1994
Looking Through Water
2025
Downpayment on Murder
1987
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
Nearing Grace
2006
Murder Live!
1997
Barbecue
2020
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995
Saturn Return
—
Shattered Vows
1984
Winnie
1988
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
George B.
1997
Winter in the Blood
2014
Trouble
2018
Flowing Water
2017
Collaborator
2011
Personal Foul
1987
Our Family Business
1981
Diary of a City Priest
2001
When Dreams Come True
1985
Mint Julep
2010
A Place at the Table
1988
The Pond
2012
