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
Filmography · 101
House
2004 · Michael Tritter
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
Medium
2005 · Douglas Lydecker
True Detective
2014 · Eliot Bezzerides
The View
1997 · Self
The Green Mile
1999 · Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Jack Morrison
Blindspot
2015 · Hank Crawford
The Morning Show
2019 · Mr. Jackson
American Experience
1988 · Abraham Lincoln (voice...
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Jim Bayliss
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Tom McMurdo
World War Z
2013 · Ex-CIA Agent
seaQuest DSV
1993 · Lenny Sutter
The Last Thing He Told Me
2023 · Nicholas Bell
Hack
2002 · Mike Olshansky
The Deuce
2017 · Matthew Rouse
Made in Hollywood
2005 · Self
Outsiders
2016 · Big Foster
We Were Liars
2025 · Harris Sinclair
The Rock
1996 · Major Tom Baxter
HBO First Look
1992 · Self
Twelve Monkeys
1995 · Dr. Peters
Contact
1997 · Ted Arroway
Treme
2010
The Negotiator
1998 · Cdr. Adam Beck
John Adams
2008 · George Washington
The Good Lord Bird
2020 · Dutch Henry Sherman
The Langoliers
1995 · Captain Brian Engle
Disturbia
2007 · Robert Turner
The Hurt Locker
2008 · Colonel Reed
16 Blocks
2006 · Frank Nugent
Escape at Dannemora
2018 · Gene Palmer
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 · Luke / Daedalus
Drive Angry
2011 · Webster
Concussion
2015 · Mike Webster
Mayday
2026 · Harold Kelly
The Chair
2021 · Paul Larson
Double Vision
2002 · Kevin Richter
Nurse
1981 · Kevin Mallory
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Bill Houston
The Good Son
1993 · Jack Evans
The Virtuoso
2021 · The Deputy
Horns
2013 · Dale Williams
The Getaway
1994 · Jim Deer Jackson
Passengers
2008 · Arkin
Broken Land
2024 · Carson Tidwell
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 · James Green, Sr.
Extreme Measures
1996 · Frank Hare
The Crossing Guard
1995 · John Booth
Proof of Life
2000 · Peter Bowman
Hearts in Atlantis
2001 · Adult Bobby Garfield
Looking Through Water
2025 · Leo
Hounddog
2008 · Daddy
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005 · Palmer
Cabrini
2024 · Archbishop Corrigan
Mother and Child
2009 · Tom
The Indian Runner
1991 · Joe Roberts
Shanghai
2010 · Richard Astor
Desperate Hours
1990 · Albert
Bait
2000 · Edgar Clenteen
The Gettysburg Address
2025 · Abraham Lincoln (voice...
Down in the Valley
2005 · Wade Sommers
The Boy
2015 · John
Cross of Fire
1989 · Clell Henry
Crazy in Alabama
1999 · Dove Bullis
Brotherhood of the Rose
1989 · Remus
Big Wave Dave's
1993 · Dave Bell
Prototype
1983 · Michael
The Slaughter Rule
2002 · Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
Inside Moves
1980 · Jerry Maxwell
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021 · Captain Brian Enlge (a...
Walking the Mile
2014 · Self
Shattered Vows
1984 · Father Tim
Two-Fisted Tales
1992 · Tom McMurdo (segment "...
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993 · Dr. Jim Betts
McCanick
2014 · Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
Winter in the Blood
2014 · Airplane Man
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995 · Galloway
Max Dugan Returns
1983 · Shoe Store Cop
Our Family Business
1981 · Phil
Barbecue
2020 · James T
Winnie
1988 · Thomas
Personal Foul
1987
Six Against the Rock
1987 · Marvin Hubbard
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992 · Rick Steiner
Downpayment on Murder
1987 · Det. Jackson
Yellow
2014 · Psychologist
When Dreams Come True
1985 · Robert Wynton
Collaborator
2011 · Gus
Murder Live!
1997 · Frank McGrath
Trouble
2018 · Gerry
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
1991 · Bicycle Pete
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000 · Self
Magic Kid II
1994 · Jack
The Pond
2012 · Adam 11
Nearing Grace
2006 · Shep Nearing
Diary of a City Priest
2001 · Fr. John McNamee
George B.
1997 · George
Flowing Water
2017 · Narrator (voice)
Mint Julep
2010 · Karl