Biografía
David Morse has long been recognized as an actor of great talent and versatility in film, television and theatre. Morse made his motion picture debut in Richard Donner's acclaimed drama "Inside Moves" and then went on to star in two Sean Penn directed dramas, "The Indian Runner" and "The Crossing Guard" (Independent Spirit Award nomination – Best Supporting Actor). Morse has starred in countless standout film roles such as Alex and Andrew Smith's independent film, "The Slaughter Rule" opposite Ryan Gosling; Scott Hicks' "Hearts In Atlantis" with Anthony Hopkins and Hope Davis; Frank Darabont's highly acclaimed prison drama, "The Green Mile" (Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Cast Performance); Lars Von Trier's musical drama "Dancer In The Dark" (which won the Palm d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival) opposite Bjork and Catherine DeNeuve; and Taylor Hackford's thriller "Proof Of Life" alongside Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe. Morse's other feature film credits include: "16 Blocks," "Down In The Valley," "Nearing Grace," "The Dreamer," "Crazy In Alabama," "The Negotiator," "The Rock," "12 Monkeys," "The Good Son," "Personal Foul," "Disturbia," "Passengers" and the Oscar winning film "Hurt Locker." Morse was recently seen in Peter Hedges' "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" with Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton and "Shanghai" directed by Mikael Hafstrom and co-starring John Cusack. Morse recently wrapped production on a trio of films; Nick Cassavettes' "Yellow" co-starring Sienna Miller, Melanie Griffith and Ray Liotta, Josh Waller's "McCanick" and Marc Forster's "World War Z" with Brad Pitt.
In television, Morse is currently on the HBO critically acclaimed series "Treme," created by Emmy Award Winner David Simon. As part of an ensemble cast that includes Steve Zahn, Melissa Leo and Khandi Alexander, Morse plays a police Lieutenant in a Post-Katrina New Orleans police precinct. Morse portrayed George Washington in the HBO mini-series "John Adams" with Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney for which he received an Emmy Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Miniseries. He played a rival to Hugh Laurie's character in a multi-episode arc on the critically acclaimed television series "House," for which he received an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Guest Appearance. Morse is best known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the Emmy- winning ensemble drama, "St. Elsewhere." His other TV series roles include CBS's "Hack, ABC's "Our Family Business" and the sitcom, "Big Wave Dave's." Morse also starred in the telefilms "Diary Of A City Priest," "Murder Live," "Prototype," "Stephen King's The Langoliers," "When Dreams Come True," "Six Against The Rock," "Down-Payment On Murder," "A Place At The Table," "Winnie," "Brotherhood Of The Rose," "Cry In The Wild," "Cross Of Fire" and TNT's "Tecumseh: The Last Warrior."
On stage, David starred in the Seattle Rep world premiere presentation of "Redwood Curtain" and worked in over thirty productions from 1971 to 1977 with the Boston Repertory Company. He made his Broadway debut in the role of Father Barry in the theatre adaptation of "On the Waterfront," and triumphantly returned to the Off-Broadway stage in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, "How I Learned to Drive." For this starring role, Morse won the Drama League Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Obie Award. Additionally, Morse won DramaLogue and LA Weekly awards for his performance in the Los Angeles production of "Of Mice and Men." Other stage appearances include the Off-Broadway productions of "The Trading Post," "Threads" and "A Death in the Family." Morse was most recently seen on stage in the Tony Nominated Broadway play, "The Seafarer", directed by Conor McPherson.
Paramount Pictures
Actor
Documental | |
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2021 |
12th Hour - narrador |
2017 |
Flowing Water (telepelícula) |
2016 |
The Gettysburg Address |
2012 |
The Barnes Collection (telepelícula) |
2007 |
Max on Set: Disturbia... An Inside Look |
The Making of Disturbia |
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2006 |
Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' |
2001 |
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (serie) |
2000 |
Choreography: Creating Vincent Paterson's Dance Sequences |
Von Trier's 100 øjne |
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Walking the Mile |
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1999 |
The Miracle of the Green Mile (telepelícula) |
Cortometraje | |
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2006 |
A.W.O.L. |
1995 |
The Taming Power of the Small |
Guionista
Director
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1987 |
Misterio para tres |
1982 |
St. Elsewhere |
Protagonista
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2022 |
The 75th Annual Tony Awards |
2020 |
Josh Gates Tonight |
1996 |
Festivalové vteřiny |
1994 |
Sidewalks Entertainment |
WGN Morning News |