David Morse

ActorProducerWriterDirector Oct 11 (age 72) Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA 1956–2026 (70 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

The Green Mile

Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

Film

Twelve Monkeys

Dr. Peters

Film

World War Z

Ex-CIA Agent

Film

Contact

Ted Arroway

Film

The Hurt Locker

Colonel Reed

Film

The Rock

Major Tom Baxter

Film

Dancer in the Dark

Bill Houston

Film

Concussion

Mike Webster

Filmography

Acting (105)

Movies (74)

Mayday

2026 Upcoming

as Harold Kelly

Sep 3

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Looking Through Water

2025

as Leo

5.2

Cabrini

2024

as Archbishop Corrigan

7.8

La Gloria

2024

as Carson Tidwell

The Virtuoso

2021

as The Deputy

5.9

The Timekeepers of Eternity

2021

as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)

7.0

Barbecue

2020

as James T

Trouble

as Gerry

Flowing Water

as Narrator (voice)

Concussion

as Mike Webster

The Boy

as John

McCanick

as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick

Walking the Mile

as Self

Winter in the Blood

as Airplane Man

World War Z

as Ex-CIA Agent

Horns

as Dale Williams

The Pond

as Adam 11

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

as James Green, Sr.

Yellow

as Psychologist

Drive Angry

as Webster

Collaborator

as Gus

Mint Julep

as Karl

Shanghai

as Richard Astor

Mother and Child

as Tom

Passengers

as Arkin

The Hurt Locker

as Colonel Reed

Hounddog

as Daddy

Disturbia

as Robert Turner

16 Blocks

as Frank Nugent

Nearing Grace

as Shep Nearing

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

as Palmer

Down in the Valley

as Wade

Double Vision

as Kevin Richter

The Slaughter Rule

as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson

5.6

Hearts in Atlantis

2001

as Adult Bobby Garfield

6.8

Diary of a City Priest

as Fr. John McNamee

Dancer in the Dark

as Bill Houston

Bait

as Edgar Clenteen

Proof of Life

as Peter Bowman

Von Trier's 100 Eyes

as Self

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

2000

as Self - 'Brutal Howell'

7.0

The Green Mile

1999

as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

Crazy in Alabama

as Dove Bullis

The Negotiator

as Cdr. Adam Beck

Contact

as Ted Arroway

George B.

as George

Murder Live!

as Frank McGrath

The Rock

as Major Tom Baxter

Extreme Measures

as Frank Hare

The Long Kiss Goodnight

as Luke / Daedalus

Twelve Monkeys

as Dr. Peters

The Crossing Guard

as John Booth

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

as Galloway

The Getaway

as Jim Deer Jackson

Magic Kid II

as Jack

The Good Son

as Jack Evans

Miracle on Interstate 880

1993

as Dr. Jim Betts

4.9

Two-Fisted Tales

1992

as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")

5.0

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

as Rick Steiner - Fishermen

5.2

The Indian Runner

1991

as Joe Roberts

6.5

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

as Bicycle Pete

Desperate Hours

as Albert

Winnie

as Thomas

A Place at the Table

as Tom Williams

Downpayment on Murder

as Det. Jackson

Personal Foul

Six Against the Rock

as Marvin Hubbard

When Dreams Come True

as Robert Wynton

Shattered Vows

as Father Tim

Max Dugan Returns

as Shoe Store Cop

Prototype

as Michael

Our Family Business

as Phil

Inside Moves

1980

as Jerry Maxwell

6.3

Television (31)

We Were Liars

2025

as Harris Sinclair

7.2

The Last Thing He Told Me

as Nicholas Bell

The Chair

as Paul Larson

The Good Lord Bird

as Dutch Henry Sherman

The Morning Show

as Mr. Jackson

Escape at Dannemora

as Gene Palmer

The Deuce

as Matthew Rouse

Outsiders

as Big Foster

Blindspot

as Hank Crawford

True Detective

as Eliot Bezzerides

Treme

as Terry Colson

Treme

John Adams

as George Washington

Medium

as Douglas Lydecker

Made in Hollywood

as Self

House

as Michael Tritter

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Hack

as Mike Olshansky

The View

as Self

The Langoliers

as Captain Brian Engle

6.4

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Jim Bayliss

seaQuest DSV

as Lenny Sutter

Big Wave Dave's

as Dave Bell

HBO First Look

as Self

Tales from the Crypt

as Tom McMurdo

Brotherhood of the Rose

as Remus

Cross of Fire

as Clell Henry

American Experience

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

St. Elsewhere

as Jack Morrison

Nurse

as Kevin Mallory

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (5)

Movies (1)

McCanick

2014

Producer

4.6

Television (4)

Hack

2002

Writer

7.7

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987

Director

7.3

Friday the 13th: The Series

Writer

St. Elsewhere

Director