1980
Inside Moves
Makes his feature-film debut.
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MORSE
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A stage-trained actor across television and film
From Dr. Jack Morrison to roles in Contact and The Green Mile.
Massachusetts, USA
Building characters across mediums
David Morse is an American actor born on 11 October 1953 in Massachusetts. He has worked across theatre, television and film, often in supporting roles that give depth to an ensemble.
Morse worked extensively on stage before his film debut in Inside Moves. His early theatre experience included productions with the Boston Repertory Company.
Television audiences came to know him as Dr. Jack ‘Boomer’ Morrison in the medical drama St. Elsewhere. The ensemble series followed staff and patients in a hospital and gave Morse a continuing role through its six seasons.
His film work includes Contact (1997), in which he plays Ted Arroway, and The Green Mile (1999), where he portrays prison officer Brutus ‘Brutal’ Howell. The roles place him in stories shaped by science, belief and compassion.
Morse has continued to act on stage as well as on screen, including in The Seafarer. His work moves between the sustained presence of theatre and the concentrated detail of supporting film performances.
Selected work
1982
St. Elsewhere
Begins playing Dr. Jack Morrison.
1997
Contact
Plays Ted Arroway.
1999
The Green Mile
Plays officer Brutus Howell.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- World Science Festival — stage, Inside Moves and St. Elsewhere
- Tribeca — stage and screen career
- TV Insider — birth date and selected roles
- South China Morning Post — birth and career
- IMDb — biography and film credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.