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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

2025
Looking Through Water

as Leo

Movie
2024
Broken Land

as Carson Tidwell

Movie
2024
Cabrini

as Archbishop Corrigan

Movie
2013
World War Z

as Ex-CIA Agent

Movie
2011
Drive Angry

as Webster

Movie
2008
The Hurt Locker

as Colonel Reed

Movie
2000
Dancer in the Dark

as Bill Houston

Movie
1999
The Green Mile

as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

Movie
1998
The Negotiator

as Cdr. Adam Beck

Movie
1997
Contact

as Ted Arroway

Movie
1996
The Rock

as Major Tom Baxter

Movie
1995
Twelve Monkeys

as Dr. Peters

Movie
2004
House

as Michael Tritter

TV Show