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David Morse

Birth date: 11.10.1953

Morse studied acting at the William Esper Studio. He began his acting career in the theatre as a player for the Boston Repertory Theatre in the early 1970s. He spent some time in New York's theatre community in the early 1980s before moving into television and film. During that time, Morse was listed as one of the twelve most "Promising New Actors of 1980" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 32. Morse's big break came in 1982 when he was cast in the television medical drama St. Elsewhere. Morse played Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison, a young physician who is forced to deal with the death of his wife and the struggles of a single parent professional. After the finale of St. Elsewhere in 1988, Morse went on to appear as a supporting character in various popular films, usually as a "bad guy" character. In an interview with the Associated Press Morse said: "I just basically made the decision, I didn't care if there was any money in the role or not. I had to find roles that were different from what I had been doing". The 1990 crime movie Desperate Hours accomplished that, but probably led to him being known as good at playing bad guys.[8] Morse later starred in The Indian Runner and The Crossing Guard, which were the first two films written and directed by Sean Penn. So far, Morse has appeared in three adaptations of Stephen King stories, The Langoliers, Hearts in Atlantis and The Green Mile. In addition to this Morse was a guest star on Homicide: Life on the Street, as the racist cousin of Detective Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor). Morse as George Washington on John Adams In 2002, Morse starred as Mike Olshansky, an ex-Philadelphia police officer turned cab driver, in the television movie Hack, the movie was received so well that a television series based on the film was created, Hack which ran from 2002 to 2004. For his role in the 2002 crime-drama film Shuang Tong, Morse was nominated as "Best Supporting Actor" in the Golden Horse Awards, the first nomination ever for an English speaking actor. His most recent big-screen appearance was as questionable neighbor Mr. Turner in the 2007 release Disturbia. In a review of this film, film critic and commentator John Podhoretz wrote that Morse is a "largely unsung character actor who enlivens and deepens every movie fortunate enough to have him in the cast". In 2006, Morse received a phone call from David Shore, whom he had previously worked with on Hack, who asked him if he would be interested in having a guest role on House. When Morse watched the show, he couldn't understand why people watched the show, because, in his words, "This House guy is a total jerk". But when he told some of his friends they talked him in to it, and Morse agreed. Morse portrayed Michael Tritter , a detective with a vendetta against Gregory House. Morse earned his first Emmy Award nomination for his work on the series. In 2008, Morse portrayed George Washington in the HBO mini-series John Adams, for which his nose was made bigger, Morse commented: "The first thing that comes to mind is my nose. It was my big idea to do that nose. We didn't have a lot of time, because they asked me to do this about three weeks before they started shooting, and I just kept looking at these portraits and thinking "This man's face is so commanding," and I did not feel that my face was very commanding in the way his was. So I convinced them that we should try the nose, and we tried it on, and everybody went, "Wow, that's Washington". Morse's portrayal earned him his second Emmy Award nomination.

Filmography

# Passengers movie download page (2008/I) .... Arkin # The Hurt Locker movie download page (2008) .... Colonel Reed # "John Adams" .... George Washington (4 episodes, 2008) - Unnecessary War (2008) TV episode .... George Washington - Unite or Die (2008) TV episode .... George Washington - Reunion (2008) TV episode .... George Washington - Independence (2008) TV episode .... George Washington # Disturbia movie download page (2007) .... Mr. Turner # Hounddog (2007) .... Daddy # "House M.D." .... Michael Tritter (6 episodes, 2006-2007) ... aka House (South Africa: English title) (USA: short title) - Words and Deeds (2007) TV episode .... Michael Tritter - Merry Little Christmas (2006) TV episode .... Michael Tritter - Finding Judas (2006) TV episode .... Michael Tritter - Son of Coma Guy (2006) TV episode .... Michael Tritter - Que Será Será (2006) TV episode .... Michael Tritter (1 more) # St. Elsewhere: The Place to Be (2006) (V) # 16 Blocks movie download page (2006) .... Det. Frank Nugent ... aka 16 Blocks movie download page (Germany) # Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) .... Palmer ... aka Dreamer (Australia: TV title) # Nearing Grace (2005) .... Shep Nearing # Down in the Valley (2005) .... Wade # "Hack" .... Mike Olshansky (40 episodes, 2002-2004) - The Reckoning (2004) TV episode .... Mike Olshansky - One for My Baby (2004) TV episode .... Mike Olshansky - Misty Blue (2004) TV episode .... Mike Olshansky - Extreme Commerce (2004) TV episode .... Mike Olshansky - Fog of War (2004) TV episode .... Mike Olshansky (35 more) # Shuang tong (2002) .... Kevin Richter ... aka Double Vision (USA) # Hack (2002) (TV) .... Mike Olshansky # The Slaughter Rule (2002) .... Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson # Hearts in Atlantis (2001) .... Adult Bobby Garfield # "Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided" (2001) TV mini-series (voice) .... Abraham Lincoln ... aka American Experience: Abraham and Mary Lincoln - A House Divided (USA) # Diary of a City Priest (2001) .... Father John McNamee # Proof of Life (2000) .... Peter Bowman # Bait (2000) .... Edgar Clenteen ... aka Piégé (Canada: French title) # Dancer in the Dark movie download page (2000) .... Bill Houston ... aka Dancer in the Dark movie download page (Denmark) (France) ... aka Myrkradansarinn (Iceland) # The Green Mile movie download page (1999) .... Brutus "Brutal" Howell ... aka Stephen King's The Green Mile movie download page (USA: complete title) # Crazy in Alabama (1999) .... Dove Bullis # A.W.O.L (1999) .... Marquette # The Negotiator (1998) .... Cmdr. Adam Beck ... aka Verhandlungssache (Germany) # "Stories from My Childhood" (2 episodes, 1998) ... aka Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood (USA: complete title) - The Snow Queen (1998) TV episode (voice) - The Wild Swans (1998) TV episode (voice) # The Legend of Pig Eye (1998) # Contact (1997) .... Ted Arroway # Murder Live! (1997) (TV) .... Frank McGrath # George B. (1997) .... George # The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) .... Luke / Daedalus # Extreme Measures (1996) .... FBI Agent Frank Hare # The Rock movie download page (1996) .... Major Tom Baxter # Twelve Monkeys movie download page (1995) .... Dr. Peters # "Action Man" (1995) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes) # The Crossing Guard (1995) .... John Booth # Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (1995) (TV) .... Galloway # The Langoliers (1995) (TV) .... Captain Brian Engle ... aka Stephen King's The Langoliers # "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Jim Bayliss (1 episode, 1995) ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title) - Colors (1995) TV episode .... Jim Bayliss # The Taming Power of the Small (1995) # "The New Adventures of Madeline" (1995) TV series .... Pepito # Magic Kid II (1994) .... Jack # The Getaway (1994) .... Jim Deer Jackson # "SeaQuest DSV" .... Lenny Sutter (1 episode, 1993) ... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title) - SeaWest (1993) TV episode .... Lenny Sutter # The Good Son (1993) .... Jack # "Big Wave Dave's" (1993) TV series .... Dave Bell (unknown episodes) # Miracle on Interstate 880 (1993) (TV) .... Dr. Jim Betts ... aka Miracle on I-880 # Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) (TV) .... Rick Steiner ... aka Disaster at Valdez # "Reasonable Doubts" .... Edward Durrell (1 episode, 1992) - Moment of Doubt (1992) TV episode .... Edward Durrell # "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1992) ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt - Showdown (1992) TV episode # Two-Fisted Tales (1992) (TV) .... Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown") # "The Hat Squad" (1 episode, 1992) - Frankie Stein (1992) TV episode # The Indian Runner (1991) .... Joe Roberts ... aka Indian Runner (Japan: English title) # Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991) (TV) .... Bicycle Pete # Desperate Hours (1990) .... Albert # Cross of Fire (1989) (TV) # "Midnight Caller" .... Chandler (1 episode, 1989) - Wait Until Midnight (1989) TV episode .... Chandler # Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) (TV) .... Remus # Winnie (1988) (TV) .... Thomas # "St. Elsewhere" .... Dr. Jack Morrison / ... (137 episodes, 1982-1988) - The Last One (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Jack Morrison - The Abby Singer Show (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Jack Morrison - Split Decision (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Jack Morrison - Requiem for a Heavyweight (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Jack Morrison - The Naked Civil Surgeon (1988) TV episode .... Dr. Jack Morrison (132 more) # Downpayment on Murder (1987) (TV) .... Det. Jackson # Six Against the Rock (1987) (TV) .... Marvin Hubbard # Place at the Table (1987) (TV) # Personal Foul (1987) # When Dreams Come True (1985) (TV) .... Robert Wynton # Shattered Vows (1984) (TV) .... Father Tim # Prototype (1983) (TV) .... Michael # Max Dugan Returns (1983) .... Shoe Store Cop # "Nurse" .... Kevin Mallory (1 episode, 1981) - Equal Opportunity (1981) TV episode .... Kevin Mallory # Our Family Business (1981) (TV) .... Phil # Inside Moves (1980) .... Jerry Maxwell