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Acting

David Morse

Career: Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2008 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 40
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: The Hurt Locker
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

David Morse Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Physical Comedy
1.3, average 2.4
Situational Comedy
1.7, average 2.7
Wholesome
2.5, average 3.4
Pop Culture
1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Ambiguity 9
Social Commentary 9
Psychological Thriller 6
Character-Driven 6
Atmospheric 4
Coming-of-Age 4
Psychological Drama 4
Emotional Catharsis 4
Gritty Realism 4
Crime Drama 4
Melancholic Tone 3
Character Study 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

13 titles · average score 63

Mayday

70

as Harold Kelly

We Were Liars

64

TV show · as Harris Sinclair

Looking Through Water

68

as Leo

The Gettysburg Address

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Cabrini

73

as Archbishop Corrigan

Broken Land

35

as Carson Tidwell

The Last Thing He Told Me

53

TV show · as Nicholas Bell

The Chair

74

TV show · as Paul Larson

The Virtuoso

33

as The Deputy

Mayor of Kingstown

69

TV show · as Russell Hardy

The Timekeepers of Eternity

70

as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)

The Good Lord Bird

81

TV show · as Dutch Henry Sherman

2010s

22 titles · average score 59

Escape at Dannemora

82

TV show · as Gene Palmer

Outsiders

68

TV show · as Big Foster

The Boy

54

as John

Concussion

62

as Mike Webster

True Detective

76

TV show · as Eliot Bezzerides

McCanick

23

as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick

Winter in the Blood

53

as Airplane Man

Horns

51

as Dale Williams

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

53

as James Green, Sr.

The Pond

as Adam 11

Drive Angry

47

as Webster

Shanghai

37

as Richard Astor

2000s

20 titles · average score 61

The Hurt Locker

85

as Colonel Reed

John Adams

79

TV show · as George Washington

Passengers

41

as Arkin

Disturbia

67

as Mr. Turner

16 Blocks

60

as Frank Nugent

Down in the Valley

60

as Wade Sommers

House

84

TV show · as Michael Tritter

Hack

47

TV show · as Mike Olshansky

Double Vision

59

as Kevin Richter

Dancer in the Dark

74

as Bill Houston

Bait

42

as Edgar Clenteen

Proof of Life

49

as Peter Bowman

1990s

25 titles · average score 60

The Green Mile

78

as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell

Crazy in Alabama

53

as Dove Bullis

The Negotiator

71

as Cdr. Adam Beck

Contact

71

as Ted Arroway

The Rock

71

as Major Tom Baxter

The Long Kiss Goodnight

61

as Luke / Daedalus

The Crossing Guard

60

as John Booth

Twelve Monkeys

81

as Dr. Peters

The Langoliers

59

TV show · as Captain Brian Engle

The Getaway

48

as Jim Deer Jackson

The Good Son

49

as Jack Evans

The Indian Runner

62

as Joe Roberts

1980s

16 titles · average score 66

Cross of Fire

67

TV show · as Clell Henry

Brotherhood of the Rose

68

TV show · as Remus

Tales from the Crypt

75

TV show · as Tom McMurdo

Winnie

as Thomas

A Place at the Table

as Tom Williams

American Experience

75

TV show · as Abraham Lincoln / Abraham Lincoln (voice)

When Dreams Come True

as Robert Wynton

Shattered Vows

as Father Tim

Prototype

52

as Michael

St. Elsewhere

77

TV show · as Jack Morrison

Our Family Business

as Phil

Inside Moves

58

as Jerry Maxwell