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David Morse
Age
59
Birthday
Oct. 11th, 1953
Born in
Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
Height
6' 4"
David Morse's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles2011 - Drive Angry 3D2010 - Shanghai 2010 - Mother and Child 2008 - The Hurt Locker 2008 - Passengers 2007 - Disturbia 2007 - Hounddog 2006 - 16 Blocks 2005 - Nearing Grace 2005 - Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story 2005 - Down in the Valley 2002 - The Slaughter Rule 2001 - Hearts in Atlantis 2000 - Bait 2000 - Proof of Life 2000 - Dancer in the Dark 1999 - Crazy in Alabama 1999 - The Green Mile 1998 - The Negotiator 1997 - Contact 1996 - The Rock 1996 - Extreme Measures 1996 - The Long Kiss Goodnight 1995 - The Crossing Guard 1995 - Twelve Monkeys 1993 - The Good Son 1991 - The Indian Runner 1990 - Desperate Hours |
David Morse, a 6' 4" tall blue-eyed blond who performed on stage for 10 years before breaking into film, became established as a respected supporting, character actor and second lead.
He was born the first of four children to Charles and Jacquelyn Morse on October 11, 1953, in Beverly, Massachusetts. He grew up with three younger sisters. After graduating from high school, Morse studied acting at the William Esper Studio. In 1971, he began his professional acting career appearing in over 30 productions with the Boston Repertory Company from 1971 to 1977. In the late 1970s, Morse continued his stage career with the Circle Repertory Company in New York before moving into television and film. In the late 1990s, he returned to the Off-Broadway stage starring in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize winning drama, "How I Learned to Drive" (1997), for which he won the Drama Desk Award and the Obie.
Morse made his big screen debut in 1980 co-starring as "Jerry Maxwell", a cheerful bartender turned basketball player, opposite John Savage (I) and Diana Scarwid in Inside Moves (1980), written by Barry Levinson (I) and directed by Richard Donner. Although Inside Moves (1980) was nominated for an Oscar, Morse had to wait a few years until his career took off. His big break came in 1982 when he was cast as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison, a young doctor who struggles as a single parent after the death of his wife, in "St. Elsewhere" (1982), a medical drama that ran for six seasons. He co-starred as opposite Jodie Foster and young Jena Malone in the Oscar nominated Sci-Fi drama Contact (1997). In 1999, he appeared in Stephen King (I)'s The Green Mile (1999), with Tom Hanks. A year later, he played a supporting role as a kidnapped husband of Meg Ryan (I) in Proof of Life (2000). In 2002, Morse became the first English-speaking actor nominated for the Golden Horse Award, the Chinese equivalent of the Oscars, for his superb performance as FBI expert "Kevin Richter" in Shuang tong (2002). From 2002 to 2004, Morse had a regular gig starring as "Mike Olshansky", an ex-Philadelphia policeman turned cab driver, in the TV series "Hack" (2002) which ran three seasons and was filmed in Philadelphia, close to his home. In 2006-2007, he has a recurring role on season 3 of an Emmy award-winning medical drama "House M.D." (2004).
David Morse has been married to fellow actress Susan Wheeler Duff since 1982. They have three children, one daughter and twin sons. In 1994, after the the Northridge earthquake destroyed his home in Sherman Oaks, Morse moved from LA to Philadelphia with his family, and is currently residing in his wife's hometown.
TRIVIA:
- Broke several fingers during a fight scene in _Disturbia (2007)_ (qv) but remained in character and finished the take.
- Stated that out of all of the films he's done, his favorites are The Green Mile (1999), The Crossing Guard (1995), The Indian Runner (1991), and The Rock (1996).
- Has three younger sisters.
- He is the only actor to date to play both Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
- Frequently cast in book-to-movie/television works by 'Stephen King (I)' (qv).
- Is allergic to most forms of sugar.
- Parents: Charles and Jacquelyn Morse.
- Studied acting at the 'William Esper' (qv) studio.
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