October 11: Happy Birthday David Morse

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David Morse celebrates his 69th today. Morse was born and grew up in the suburbs of Boston. He began his acting career in the early 1970s, with the Boston Repertory Theatre.

One of Morse’s most significant film roles was starring in Sean Penn’s directing debut, The Indian Runner, in 1991. The film was adapted from Bruce Springsteen’s song “Highway Patrolman,” and Morse starred as Joe Roberts (“my name is Joe Roberts, I work for the state”).

As noted, Morse worked in repertory theater during most of the 1970s. He has continued his stage career ever since. He won a Drama Desk Award for starring as Uncle Peck in the original off-Broadway production of Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive. Morse later returned to the role when the play came to Broadway this year, and received a Tony nomination. He was also a Tony nominee for a 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh.

Morse began working in film and television at the beginning of the 1980s. His first big break came when he was cast in the regular role of Dr. Jack “Boomer” Morrison on the medical drama St. Elsewhere. He remained with the series for its entire six season run.

Morse has been nominated for two Emmys. The first was for a guest appearance on House, in the recurring role of Michael Tritter. The second was as George Washington on the HBO miniseries John Adams. He has starred on series such as CBS’s Hack, HBO’s Treme, and WGN America’s Outsiders. He also has a long list of TV guest appearances.

While Morse was the lead in The Indian Runner, his film career has primarily been as a supporting player. In the 1990s, he appeared in films such as The Crossing Guard, The Rock, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and The Green Mile. A few of his many film appearances in this century include Double Vision, Disturbia, The Hurt Locker, Drive Angry, Collaborator and Concussion.

Last year, Morse was a regular on the Netflix series The Chair. This year, as noted, he has been back on Broadway in How I Learned to Drive.