FrameThrower · Actors · David Morse
David Morse
10 films · 834 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1991–2013
Born 11 October 1953 · Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
David Bowditch Morse is an American actor. Morse became widely known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–88). Some other notable roles are in The Negotiator, The Good Son, Horns, Contact, The Green Mile, Dancer in the Dark, Disturbia, The Hurt Locker, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock and 12 Monkeys.
In 2006, he had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama House for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO Miniseries John Adams, which garnered him a second Emmy nomination.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 10 films · 834 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1991–2013
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor1997
How their films are shot
Measured across 834 frames from the 10 films we hold. This is the look of the work David takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 10 films we hold, 42% of their frames are night, 44% natural — the look of the work David takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Down In The Valley
2005 · Wade
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Bill Houston
The Green Mile
1999 · Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
The Crossing Guard
1995 · John Booth
The Indian Runner
1991 · Joe Roberts
Horns
2013 · Dale Williams
World War Z
2013 · Ex-CIA Agent
Contact
1997 · Ted Arroway
The Rock
1996 · Major Tom Baxter
Twelve Monkeys
1995 · Dr. Peters
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 834 frames from David Morse's 10 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.