David Bowditch Morse born October 11 1953 is an American stage television and film actor He first came to national attention as Dr Jack Morrison in the medical drama St Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988 Morse continued his movie career with roles in Dancer in the Dark The Negotiator The Green Mile Disturbia The Long Kiss Goodnight The Crossing Guard The Rock Extreme Measures Twelve Monkeys 16 Blocks and Hounddog In 2006 Morse had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama House for which he received an Emmy Award nomination Morse portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO Miniseries John Adams which garnered him a second Emmy nomination Morse has received acclaim for his portrayal of Uncle Peck on the OffBroadway play How I Learned to Drive for which he earned a Drama Desk and Obie Award He also had success on Broadway portraying James Sharky Harkin in The Seafarer As of 2011 Morse is a regular on the HBO series Treme From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
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