Joe Morton

Born on October 18, 1947· New York City, New York, USA

76Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Joe Morton 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

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991Justice League2017Zack Snyder's Justice League2021

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 5.6

Going Dutch2025

General Davidson

Series★ 5.9

The American Revolution2025

Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)

★ 8.1

Zack Snyder's Justice League2021

Silas Stone

Series★ 7.8

Our Kind of People2021

Teddy Franklin

★ 6.7

Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019

Dr. Houston Brooks

Series★ 7

The Politician2019

Marcus Standish

Series★ 7.7

God Friended Me2018

Arthur Finer

★ 6.1

Justice League2017

Silas Stone

★ 6

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016

Silas

★ 6.7

All the Way2016

Roy Wilkins

★ 7.2

Cleveland Abduction2015

Agent Solano

Series★ 6.5

Proof2015

Dr. Charles Russell

Series★ 7.7

Grace and Frankie2015

Jason

Series★ 7.2

Scandal2012

Eli 'Rowan' Pope

Series★ 6.4

Coma2012

Dr. Nelson

★ 4.8

The Line2009

Hodges

Series★ 7.7

Warehouse 132009

Reverend John Hill

Series★ 8.2

White Collar2009

Kyle Bancroft

Series★ 7.6

The Good Wife2009

Daniel Golden

★ 7.6

American Gangster2007

Charlie Williams

★ 5.5

The Night Listener2006

Ashe

Series★ 7.1

Brothers and Sisters2006

Peter Madsen

Series★ 7.7

Eureka2006

Henry Deacon

★ 5.5

Stealth2005

Dick Marshfield

Series★ 7

Numb3rs2005

Peter Lange

★ 7.2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004

Other Voices (voice)

Series★ 7.3

CSI: NY2004

Dwight Hillborne

Series★ 7.9

Boston Legal2004

Attorney Steve Duprey

Series★ 8.6

House2004

Gary Wright

★ 6.2

Paycheck2003

Agent Dodge

★ 6.5

Thoughtcrimes2003

Jon Harper

★ 6.6

Dragonfly2002

Hugh Campbell

★ 6.7

Ali2001

Chauncey Eskridge

Series★ 8.2

Smallville2001

Steven Hamilton

★ 5.8

Bounce2000

Jim Willer

★ 6.4

What Lies Beneath2000

Dr. Drayton

★ 5.6

The Astronaut's Wife1999

Sherman Reese

Series★ 8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999

Ray Bevins

★ 5.3

Blues Brothers 20001998

Cab Chamberlain

★ 6.5

Apt Pupil1998

Dan Richler

★ 6.5

Miss Evers' Boys1997

Dr. Sam Brodus

★ 4.6

Speed 2: Cruise Control1997

Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)

★ 4.7

The Pest1997

Mr. Kent

Series★ 7.6

The Practice1997

U.S. Attorney

★ 6.4

Executive Decision1996

Cappy

★ 7.1

Lone Star1996

Delmore "Del" Payne

★ 6

The Walking Dead1995

Sgt. Barkley

★ 7.2

Speed1994

Capt. McMahon

★ 5.6

The Inkwell1994

Kenny Tate

Series★ 7.2

Touched by an Angel1994

Jake Stone

Series★ 7.3

New York Undercover1994

Series★ 8.4

The X-Files1993

Martin Wells

Series★ 8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street1993

Sam Thorne

★ 6.5

Forever Young1992

Cameron

★ 7.2

Of Mice and Men1992

Crooks

★ 8.2

Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991

Miles Dyson

★ 6.7

City of Hope1991

Winn

Series★ 7.3

Law & Order1990

Defense Attorney Leon Chiles

★ 6.6

Tap1989

Nicky

★ 5.7

The Good Mother1988

Frank Williams

Series★ 6.5

American Experience1988

Narrator (voice)

Series★ 7.1

A Different World1987

Byron Douglas III

★ 7.3

Crossroads1986

Scratch's Assistant

★ 5.8

Trouble in Mind1985

Solo

Series★ 7.1

The Equalizer1985

Slate

★ 6.7

The Brother from Another Planet1984

The Brother

Series★ 7.5

Miami Vice1984

Lt. Jack Davis

★ 4.6

Curse of the Pink Panther1983

Charlie

Series★ 7.9

Nature1982

Narrator (voice)

★ 7.1

...And Justice for All1979

Prison Doctor

★ 5.5

Between the Lines1977

Ahmed

Series★ 7.4

What's Happening!!1976

Manager

Series★ 7

NOVA1974

Additional Narration

Series★ 7.9

M*A*S*H1972

Captain Saunders

Series★ 7.5

Sanford and Son1972

Series★ 7.6

Mission: Impossible1966

Clerk