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David Bowditch Morse is an American actor, singer, director and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–88). He continued his film career with roles in The Negotiator, Contact, The Green Mile, Dancer in the Dark, Disturbia, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock and 12 Monkeys.

Birth Name

David Bowditch Morse

Born

Sunday, 11 October 1953

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Virtuoso	The Deputy	2021
The Good Lord Bird	Dutch Henry Sherman	2020
The Morning Show	Mr. Jackson	2019
Escape at Dannemora	Gene Palmer	2018
Trouble	Gerry	2018
Thank You for Your Service	Fred Gusman	2017
The Deuce	Matthew Rouse	2017
Outsiders	Big Foster Farrell, Big Foster	2016
The Gettysburg Address	Abraham Lincoln (voice)	2015
Concussion	Mike Webster	2015

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Virtuoso	The Deputy	2021
The Good Lord Bird	Dutch Henry Sherman	2020
The Morning Show	Mr. Jackson	2019
Escape at Dannemora	Gene Palmer	2018
Trouble	Gerry	2018
Thank You for Your Service	Fred Gusman	2017
The Deuce	Matthew Rouse	2017
Outsiders	Big Foster Farrell, Big Foster	2016
The Gettysburg Address	Abraham Lincoln (voice)	2015
Concussion	Mike Webster	2015
Blindspot	Hank Crawford	2015
The Boy	John	2015
Yellow	Psychologist	2014
True Detective	Eliot Bezzerides	2014
McCanick	Eugene 'Mack' McCanick	2013
The Red Booth	Self - Guest	2013
Horns	Dale Williams	2013
World War Z	Ex-CIA Agent	2013
Winter in the Blood	Airplane Man	2013
The Odd Life Of Timothy Green	James Green, Sr.	2012
Collaborator	Gus Williams / Gus	2011
Drive Angry	Webster	2011
Lights Out	Jerry 'The Rainmaker' Raines	2011
Love & Other Drugs	Lilly Rep Tony Lerma	2010
Eager to Die	Prime Minister Nizzell	2010
Shanghai	Richard Astor	2010
Mint Julep	Karl	2010
Treme	Lt. Terry Colson	2010
Mother And Child	Tom	2009
The Hurt Locker	Colonel Reed	2008
Passengers	Arkin	2008
Hounddog	Daddy	2008
John Adams	George Washington	2008
Pioneers of Television	Dr. Jack Morrison (archive footage)	2008
The Kill Point	Swat	2007
Disturbia	Mr. Turner	2007
Edens Lost and Found	Himself - Host	2006
16 Blocks	Frank Nugent	2006
10th & Wolf	Gentlemen's Club Patron	2006
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story	Palmer	2005
Nearing Grace	Shep Nearing	2005
Down In The Valley	Wade	2005
Robot Chicken	The Lorax / Robin Hood	2005
Medium	Douglas Lydecker	2005
House	Michael Tritter	2004
The Tony Danza Show	Himself - Guest	2004
Double Vision	Kevin Richter	2002
Hack	Mike Olshansky	2002
The Slaughter Rule	Gideon Ferguson	2002
The Guardian	Businessman on Street	2001
Hearts in Atlantis	Adult Bobby Garfield	2001
Diary Of A City Priest	Fr. John McNamee	2001
Proof Of Life	Peter Bowman	2000
Von Trier's 100 Eyes	Himself	2000
Bait	Edgar Clenteen	2000
Dancer in the Dark	Bill Houston	2000
The Green Mile	Brutus 'Brutal' Howell	1999
Crazy In Alabama	Dove	1999
The Directors	Himself	1999
The Negotiator	Adam Beck	1998
Stories from My Childhood	(voice)	1998
Contact	Ted Arroway	1997
The Long Kiss Goodnight	Daedalus	1996
Extreme Measures	FBI Agent Frank Hare	1996
The Rock	Major Tom Baxter	1996
12 Monkeys	Dr. Peters	1995
The Crossing Guard	John Booth	1995
Action Man	Additional Voices	1995
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior	Galloway	1995
The Langoliers	Brian Engle	1995
The Getaway	Jim Deer Jackson	1994
Magic Kid II	Jack	1994
The Good Son	Jack	1993
SeaQuest 2032	Lenny Sutter	1993
Madeline	Pepito	1993
Big Wave Dave's	Dave Bell	1993
Miracle on Interstate 880	Dr. Jim Betts	1993
Homicide: Life on the Street	Jim Bayliss	1993
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster	Rick Steiner - Fishermen	1992
The Hat Squad		1992
HBO First Look	Himself, Himself - 'Peter Bowman'	1992
Two-Fisted Tales	Tom	1992
Reasonable Doubts	Edward Durrell	1991
The Indian Runner	Joe Roberts	1991
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann	Bicycle Pete	1991
Desperate Hours	Albert	1990
Cross of Fire	Klell Henry	1989
Tales from the Crypt	Tom McMurdo	1989
Brotherhood of the Rose	Remus	1989
Midnight Caller	Chandler	1988
American Experience	Abraham Lincoln (voice), Abraham Lincoln	1988
Six Against the Rock	Marvin Hubbard	1987
Shattered Vows	Father Tim	1984
Prototype	Michael	1983
Max Dugan Returns	Shoe Store Cop	1983
St. Elsewhere	Dr. Jack Morrison	1982
Nurse	Kevin Mallory	1981
Inside Moves	Jerry Maxwell	1980