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

• 2026Mayday — Harold Kelly
• 2025Looking Through Water — Leo
• 2025The Gettysburg Address — Abraham Lincoln (voice)
• We Were Liars — Harris Sinclair
• 2024Broken Land — Carson Tidwell
• 2024Cabrini — Archbishop Corrigan
• The Last Thing He Told Me — Nicholas Bell
• The Chair — Paul Larson
• 2021The Timekeepers of Eternity — Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
• 2021The Virtuoso — The Deputy
• 2020Barbecue — James T
• The Good Lord Bird — Dutch Henry Sherman
• The Morning Show — Mr. Jackson
• Escape at Dannemora — Gene Palmer
• 2018Trouble — Gerry
• 2017Flowing Water — Narrator (voice)
• The Deuce — Matthew Rouse
• Outsiders — Big Foster
• Blindspot — Hank Crawford
• 2015Concussion — Mike Webster
• 2015The Boy — John
• 2014McCanick — Eugene 'Mack' McCanick, Producer
• True Detective — Eliot Bezzerides
• 2014Winter in the Blood — Airplane Man
• 2014Yellow — Psychologist
• 2013Horns — Dale Williams
• 2013World War Z — Ex-CIA Agent
• 2012The Odd Life of Timothy Green — James Green, Sr.
• 2012The Pond — Adam 11
• 2011Collaborator — Gus
• 2011Drive Angry — Webster
• 2010Mint Julep — Karl
• 2010Shanghai — Richard Astor
• Treme — Terry Colson
• 2009Mother and Child — Tom
• 2008Hounddog — Daddy
• John Adams — George Washington
• 2008Passengers — Arkin
• 2008The Hurt Locker — Colonel Reed
• 2007Disturbia — Mr. Turner
• 200616 Blocks — Frank Nugent
• 2006Nearing Grace — Shep Nearing
• 2005Down in the Valley — Wade Sommers
• 2005Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story — Palmer
• Medium — Douglas Lydecker
• House — Michael Tritter
• 2002Double Vision — Kevin Richter
• Hack — Mike Olshansky, Writer
• 2002The Slaughter Rule — Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
• 2001Diary of a City Priest — Fr. John McNamee
• 2001Hearts in Atlantis — Adult Bobby Garfield
• 2000Bait — Edgar Clenteen
• 2000Dancer in the Dark — Bill Houston
• 2000Proof of Life — Peter Bowman
• 1999Crazy in Alabama — Dove Bullis
• 1999The Green Mile — Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
• 1998The Negotiator — Cdr. Adam Beck
• 1997Contact — Ted Arroway
• 1997George B. — George
• 1997Murder Live! — Frank McGrath
• 1996Extreme Measures — Frank Hare
• 1996The Long Kiss Goodnight — Luke / Daedalus
• 1996The Rock — Major Tom Baxter
• 1995Tecumseh: The Last Warrior — Galloway
• 1995The Crossing Guard — John Booth
• The Langoliers — Captain Brian Engle
• 1995Twelve Monkeys — Dr. Peters
• 1994Magic Kid II — Jack
• 1994The Getaway — Jim Deer Jackson
• Big Wave Dave's — Dave Bell
• Homicide: Life on the Street — Jim Bayliss
• 1993Miracle on Interstate 880 — Dr. Jim Betts
• 1993The Good Son — Jack Evans
• seaQuest DSV — Lenny Sutter
• 1992Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster — Rick Steiner
• 1992Two-Fisted Tales — Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")
• 1991Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann — Bicycle Pete
• 1991The Indian Runner — Joe Roberts
• 1990Desperate Hours — Albert
• Brotherhood of the Rose — Remus
• Cross of Fire — Clell Henry
• Tales from the Crypt — Tom McMurdo
• 1988A Place at the Table — Tom Williams
• American Experience — Abraham Lincoln (voice)
• 1988Winnie — Thomas
• 1987Downpayment on Murder — Det. Jackson
• Friday the 13th: The Series — Writer, Director
• 1987Personal Foul
• 1987Six Against the Rock — Marvin Hubbard
• 1985When Dreams Come True — Robert Wynton
• 1984Shattered Vows — Father Tim
• 1983Max Dugan Returns — Shoe Store Cop
• 1983Prototype — Michael
• St. Elsewhere — Jack Morrison, Director
• Nurse — Kevin Mallory
• 1981Our Family Business — Phil
• 1980Inside Moves — Jerry Maxwell
• Saturn Return

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2014Walking the Mile — Self
• Made in Hollywood — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• 2000Von Trier's 100 Eyes — Self
• 2000Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile — Self - 'Brutal Howell'
• The View — Self
• HBO First Look — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Nominee