David Morse

David Morse began his career on the stage in the 1970's, appearing in over 30 productions between 1971-1977 with the Boston Repertory Company. In the late 1970's, he continued his stage career with the Circle Repertory Theatre in New York. In 1980, he made his theatrical film debut in Richard Donner's acclaimed drama Inside Moves, with John Savage.

Subsequently, Morse was cast as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the long-running TV drama St. Elsewhere, which ran from 1982-1988. During this time, Morse appeared in many TV productions, including Shattered Vows, Prototype, When Dreams Come True, etc.

In 1991, Morse appeared in Sean Penn's directorial and writing debut, The Indian Runner, with Viggo Mortensen.

In 1995, he reunited with writer/director Penn, appearing in The Crossing Guard, with Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston. He also had a small but crucial role in Terry Gilliam's The Twelve Monkeys in 1995.

In the latter 1990's, Morse's film career really began taking off as he became established as a respected supporting, character actor and second lead. He appeared in Michael Bay's The Rock, with Sean Connery, Ed Harris, and Nicolas Cage, in Contact with Jodie Foster, in The Negotiator, with Kevin Spacey and Samuel L. Jackson, and with Melanie Griffith in Crazy in Alabama. In 1999 he appeared in Stephen King's, The Green Mile, with Tom Hanks, a role which won for him almost universal admiration. The year 2000 brought him another crucial supporting role as the kidnapped husband of Meg Ryan in Proof of Life.

For his role as Kevin Richter in Double Vision, Morse was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in the prestigious 2002 Golden Horse Awards. His nomination marked the first time an English-speaking actor had ever been nominated for the Golden Horse.

Most recently, Morse appeared in box-office thriller Disturbia (2007).

Morse has been married to actress Susan Wheeler Duff since June 19, 1982. They currently have three children and reside in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.