As of July 2026, David Morse is best known for House and American Experience. Find every show and movie David Morse has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
David Morse

David Morse

Actor Born 1953 Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA 12 TV Shows 8 Movies

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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David Morse's screen work to date leans strongly toward Drama and Mystery, a consistent thread across his credits so far.

David Morse's most notable role to date came in The Green Mile (1999), where he played Brutus 'Brutal' Howell. He also appeared in World War Z (2013) as Ex-CIA Agent. Most recently appeared in Twelve Monkeys (1995) as Dr. Peters.

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📺 David Morse's TV Shows

House
Michael Tritter
2004
American Experience
Abraham Lincoln
1988
True Detective
Eliot Bezzerides
2014
Medium
Douglas Lydecker
2005
Blindspot
Hank Crawford
2015
St. Elsewhere
Jack Morrison
1982
The Last Thing He Told Me
Nicholas Bell
2023
Hack
Mike Olshansky
2002
Outsiders
Big Foster
2016
Treme
2010
John Adams
George Washington
2008
We Were Liars
Harris Sinclair
2025

🎬 David Morse's Movies

The Green Mile
Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
1999
World War Z
Ex-CIA Agent
2013
The Rock
Major Tom Baxter
1996
Contact
Ted Arroway
1997
Twelve Monkeys
Dr. Peters
1995
Disturbia
Robert Turner
2007
The Hurt Locker
Colonel Reed
2008
The Negotiator
Cdr. Adam Beck
1998

📝 Created / Written by David Morse

Friday the 13th: The Series
Writer
1987

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