Acting
Joe Morton
Born October 18, 1947 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Joe Morton (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy awarded role as Eli Pope in the television series Scandal, and for playing Reverend Arthur Finer on God Friended Me. Morton studied Drama at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
Known for
6.4
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Silas
8.6
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Miles Dyson
6.0
Justice League
Silas Stone
7.9
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Silas Stone
8.7
House
Gary Wright
7.3
Speed
Capt. McMahon
6.0
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Dr. Houston Brooks
7.8
American Gangster
Charlie Williams
7.5
Smallville
Steven Hamilton
8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ray Bevins
8.6
The X-Files
Martin Wells
6.3
Paycheck
Agent Dodge
6.6
What Lies Beneath
Dr. Drayton
6.7
Ali
Chauncey Eskridge
4.0
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
8.2
White Collar
Kyle Bancroft
5.1
Stealth
Dick Marshfield
6.5
Executive Decision
Cappy
5.4
The Astronaut's Wife
Sherman Reese
6.4
Forever Young
Cameron
Filmography
- 2026CupertinoBayard DiamondSeries
- 2026A Different WorldByron Douglas IIISeries
- 2025The American RevolutionElisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)Series
- 2025Going DutchGeneral DavidsonSeries
- 2022The U.S. and the HolocaustSelf (voice)Series
- 2022SherriSelf - GuestSeries
- 2022Star Trek: Strange New WorldsAdmiral Simon ReegerSeries
- 2021Our Kind of PeopleTeddy FranklinSeries
- 2021HemingwayRalph Ellison (voice)Series
- 2021Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueSilas StoneMovie
- 2020Between the World and MeSelfMovie
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiSelfMovie
- 2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelfSeries
- 2019A Million EyesFernMovie
- 2019The PoliticianMarcus StandishSeries
- 2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersDr. Houston BrooksMovie
- 2018God Friended MeArthur Finer, DirectorSeries
- 2017T2: Reprogramming The TerminatorSelfMovie
- 2017Justice LeagueSilas StoneMovie
- 2016BullDirectorSeries
- 2016Brett Gelman's Dinner in AmericaSelfMovie
- 2016All the WayRoy WilkinsMovie
- 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeSilasMovie
- 2015ProofDr. Charles RussellSeries
- 2015Grace and FrankieJasonSeries
- 2015Cleveland AbductionAgent SolanoMovie
- 2013HomeDonald HallMovie
- 2012ComaDr. NelsonSeries
- 2012ScandalEli 'Rowan' Pope, DirectorSeries
- 2009White CollarKyle BancroftSeries
- 2009The Good WifeDaniel GoldenSeries
- 2009Warehouse 13Reverend John HillSeries
- 2009The LineHodgesMovie
- 2008LifelinesDr. LivingstonMovie
- 2007BadlandMax AstinMovie
- 2007American GangsterCharlie WilliamsMovie
- 2006Brothers and SistersPeter MadsenSeries
- 2006EurekaHenry Deacon, DirectorSeries
- 2006The Night ListenerAsheMovie
- 2005E-RingSteven AlgaziSeries
- 2005Lenny The Wonder DogDr. IslandMovie
- 2005StealthDick MarshfieldMovie
- 2005Back in the DayReverend PackerMovie
- 2005Numb3rsPeter LangeSeries
- 2005Gone But Not ForgottenReggie StewartMovie
- 2004HouseGary WrightSeries
- 2004Boston LegalAttorney Steve DupreySeries
- 2004CSI: NYDwight HillborneSeries
- 2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)Movie
- 2004The JurySeries
- 2003PaycheckAgent DodgeMovie
- 2003WhoopiMartin JamesSeries
- 2003Jasper, TexasWalter DigglesMovie
- 2003ThoughtcrimesJon HarperMovie
- 2002DragonflyHugh CampbellMovie
- 2001AliChauncey EskridgeMovie
- 2001SmallvilleSteven HamiltonSeries
- 2000BounceJim WillerMovie
- 2000Ali: An American HeroMalcom XMovie
- 2000What Lies BeneathDr. DraytonMovie
- 1999Y2KMartin LowellMovie
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRay BevinsSeries
- 1999The Astronaut's WifeSherman ReeseMovie
- 1999The Black Press: Soldiers Without SwordsSelf - NarratorMovie
- 1998Apt PupilDan RichlerMovie
- 1998Blues Brothers 2000Cab ChamberlainMovie
- 1997Trouble on the CornerDetective BillMovie
- 1997Speed 2: Cruise ControlLt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)Movie
- 1997Prince StreetLt. Tom WarnerSeries
- 1997The PracticeU.S. AttorneySeries
- 1997Miss Evers' BoysDr. Sam BrodusMovie
- 1997The PestMr. KentMovie
- 1996Jack Reed: Death and VengeanceMovie
- 1996Lone StarDelmore "Del" PayneMovie
- 1996Executive DecisionCappyMovie
- 1995The Walking DeadSgt. BarkleyMovie
- 1995In the Shadow of EvilLt. RoyceMovie
- 1994Touched by an AngelJake Stone, Martin HunterSeries
- 1994New York UndercoverSeries
- 1994SpeedCapt. McMahonMovie
- 1994The InkwellKenny TateMovie
- 1993The X-FilesMartin WellsSeries
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSam ThorneSeries
- 1993T2: More Than Meets the EyeSelfMovie
- 1992Forever YoungCameronMovie
- 1992Of Mice and MenCrooksMovie
- 1992Legacy of LiesSamuel FlowersMovie
- 1991City of HopeWinnMovie
- 1991Terminator 2: Judgment DayMiles DysonMovie
- 1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Leon Chiles, Roland BooksSeries
- 1990The Lost PlatoonWorld War II soldierMovie
- 1990Equal JusticeMike JamesSeries
- 1990ChallengerDr. Ronald McNairMovie
- 1989TapNickyMovie
- 1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiTandyMovie
- 1988The Good MotherFrank WilliamsMovie
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)Series
- 1988Zelly & MeEarlMovie
- 1988Alone in the Neon JungleKen FrakerMovie
- 1987StrandedSheriff McMahonMovie
- 1987A Different WorldByron Douglas IIISeries
- 1986CrossroadsScratch's AssistantMovie
- 1985Trouble in MindSoloMovie
- 1985The EqualizerSlate, Carter BrockSeries
- 1984Miami ViceLt. Jack DavisSeries
- 1984The Brother from Another PlanetThe BrotherMovie
- 1983Curse of the Pink PantherCharlieMovie
- 1982The ClairvoyantDetective RichMovie
- 1982NatureNarrator (voice)Series
- 1982American PlayhouseCarl HatchSeries
- 1981We're Fighting BackElgin JonesMovie
- 1979...And Justice for AllPrison DoctorMovie
- 1977Between the LinesAhmedMovie
- 1976What's Happening!!ManagerSeries
- 1975GradyHal MarshallSeries
- 1974NOVAAdditional Narration, NarratorSeries
- 1972M*A*S*HCaptain SaundersSeries
- 1972Sanford and SonSeries
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleClerkSeries