
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).
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56Credits26 TV · 30 films
1981–2025Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedGeorge B.
7.3 Average ratingacross 56 titles
Top TV shows 26best David Morse shows
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HouseMichael Tritter · 7 eps · 2004 - 2
True DetectiveEliot Bezzerides · 3 eps · 2014 - 3
Homicide: Life on the StreetJim Bayliss · 1 ep · 1993 - 4
Tales from the CryptTom McMurdo · 1 ep · 1989 - 5
HackMike Olshansky · 40 eps · 2002 - 6
The Morning ShowMr. Jackson · 1 ep · 2019 - 7
John AdamsGeorge Washington · 7 eps · 2008 - 8
Treme3 eps · 2010 - 9
The DeuceMatthew Rouse · 1 ep · 2017 - 10
Escape at DannemoraGene Palmer · 7 eps · 2018 - 11
NurseKevin Mallory · 1 ep · 1981 - 12
MediumDouglas Lydecker · 2 eps · 2005 - 13
BlindspotHank Crawford · 7 eps · 2015 - 14
Friday the 13th: The SeriesDirector · Writer · 1 ep · 1987 - 15
We Were LiarsHarris Sinclair · 8 eps · 2025 - 16
The Last Thing He Told MeNicholas Bell · 9 eps · 2023 - 17
seaQuest DSVLenny Sutter · 1 ep · 1993 - 18
Big Wave Dave'sDave Bell · 6 eps · 1993 - 19
Brotherhood of the RoseRemus · 2 eps · 1989 - 20
The Good Lord BirdDutch Henry Sherman · 1 ep · 2020 - 21
Cross of FireClell Henry · 2 eps · 1989 - 22
OutsidersBig Foster · 26 eps · 2016 - 23
The ChairPaul Larson · 6 eps · 2021 - 24
American ExperienceAbraham Lincoln (voice) · 1 ep · 1988 - 25
The LangoliersCaptain Brian Engle · 2 eps · 1995 - 26
St. ElsewhereJack Morrison · 137 eps · 1982
Top movies 30best David Morse movies
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George B.George · 1997 - 2
Personal Foul1987 - 3
Our Family BusinessPhil · 1981 - 4
The Green MileBrutus 'Brutal' Howell · 1999 · Fantasy - 5
Flowing WaterNarrator (voice) · 2017 - 6
Dancer in the DarkBill Houston · 2000 - 7
CabriniArchbishop Corrigan · 2024 - 8
Twelve MonkeysDr. Peters · 1995 · Science Fiction - 9
WinnieThomas · 1988 - 10
ContactTed Arroway · 1997 · Drama - 11
The Hurt LockerColonel Reed · 2008 · Drama - 12
The RockMajor Tom Baxter · 1996 · Action - 13
The NegotiatorCdr. Adam Beck · 1998 - 14
ConcussionMike Webster · 2015 - 15
The Timekeepers of EternityCaptain Brian Enlge (archive footage) · 2021 - 16
Dreamer: Inspired By a True StoryPalmer · 2005 - 17
The Odd Life of Timothy GreenJames Green, Sr. · 2012 - 18
World War ZEx-CIA Agent · 2013 · Action - 19
Tecumseh: The Last WarriorGalloway · 1995 - 20
The Good SonJack Evans · 1993 - 21
Hearts in AtlantisAdult Bobby Garfield · 2001 - 22
When Dreams Come TrueRobert Wynton · 1985 - 23
DisturbiaRobert Turner · 2007 · Thriller - 24
Double VisionKevin Richter · 2002 - 25
Mother and ChildTom · 2009 - 26
The Long Kiss GoodnightLuke / Daedalus · 1996 - 27
The Indian RunnerJoe Roberts · 1991 - 28
Max Dugan ReturnsShoe Store Cop · 1983 - 29
Diary of a City PriestFr. John McNamee · 2001 - 30
16 BlocksFrank Nugent · 2006