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Joe Morton

Acting

Born: 1947-10-18
From: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.7

Also Known As

Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr.Joseph Thomas MortonJoseph Morton

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

2017
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Scandal

2014
🏆 Won

Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award

The Brother from Another Planet

1984
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1974
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

1974

Acting139 titles

Making a Case for Murder
10.0
Movie

Making a Case for Murder

1989Thriller
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
10.0
Movie

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

2025Documentary
The Great Depression
10.0
Series

The Great Depression

1993Documentary
Lawman Without a Gun
9.0
Movie

Lawman Without a Gun

1979Drama
A Good Sport
9.0
Movie

A Good Sport

1984Comedy
Grand Central
9.0
Movie

Grand Central

2008Documentary
The Good Policeman
9.0
Movie

The Good Policeman

1991Drama
The Jury
9.0
Series

The Jury

2004Drama
Africa
9.0
Series

Africa

2001Documentary
Whoopi
8.8
Series

Whoopi

2003-2004Comedy
House
8.6
Series

House

2004-2012Drama
The X-Files
8.4
Series

The X-Files

1993-2018Thriller
The U.S. and the Holocaust
8.3
Series

The U.S. and the Holocaust

2022Documentary
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.2
Movie

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991Action
Smallville
8.2
Series

Smallville

2001-2011Sci-Fi
White Collar
8.2
Series

White Collar

2009-2014Thriller
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.1
Movie

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021Action
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1
Series

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993-1999Thriller
Death Penalty
8.0
Movie

Death Penalty

1980Drama
Legacy of Lies
8.0
Movie

Legacy of Lies

1992Thriller
The Nuremberg Trials
8.0
Movie

The Nuremberg Trials

2006Documentary
E-Ring
8.0
Series

E-Ring

2005-2006Drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller
Mercy Point
8.0
Series

Mercy Point

1998-1999Sci-Fi
Dellaventura
8.0
Series

Dellaventura

1997-1998Thriller
Between the World and Me
7.9
Movie

Between the World and Me

2020Documentary
M*A*S*H
7.9
Series

M*A*S*H

1972-1983Drama
Boston Legal
7.9
Series

Boston Legal

2004-2008Comedy
Nature
7.9
Series

Nature

1982 - ...Documentary
Our Kind of People
7.8
Series

Our Kind of People

2021-2022Drama
The Practice
7.7
Series

The Practice

1997-2004Drama
Eureka
7.7
Series

Eureka

2006-2012Sci-Fi
Warehouse 13
7.7
Series

Warehouse 13

2009-2014Sci-Fi
God Friended Me
7.7
Series

God Friended Me

2018-2020Drama
Grace and Frankie
7.7
Series

Grace and Frankie

2015-2022Comedy
American Gangster
7.6
Movie

American Gangster

2007Drama
The Good Wife
7.6
Series

The Good Wife

2009-2016Drama
Mission: Impossible
7.6
Series

Mission: Impossible

1966-1973Action
Sanford and Son
7.5
Series

Sanford and Son

1972-1977Comedy
Grady
7.5
Series

Grady

1975-1976Comedy
Hemingway
7.5
Series

Hemingway

2021Documentary
Miami Vice
7.5
Series

Miami Vice

1984-1989Thriller
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
7.4
Movie

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

2017Documentary
What's Happening!!
7.4
Series

What's Happening!!

1976-1979Comedy
Crossroads
7.3
Movie

Crossroads

1986Drama
Of Mice and Men
7.3
Movie

Of Mice and Men

1992Drama
Law & Order
7.3
Series

Law & Order

1990 - ...Thriller
CSI: NY
7.3
Series

CSI: NY

2004-2013Thriller
New York Undercover
7.3
Series

New York Undercover

1994-1999Drama
Speed
7.2
Movie

Speed

1994Action
Cleveland Abduction
7.2
Movie

Cleveland Abduction

2015Drama
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.2
Movie

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004Documentary
Touched by an Angel
7.2
Series

Touched by an Angel

1994-2003Sci-Fi
Scandal
7.2
Series

Scandal

2012-2018Drama
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
7.2
Series

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020Documentary
...And Justice for All
7.1
Movie

...And Justice for All

1979Drama
Brothers and Sisters
7.1
Series

Brothers and Sisters

2006-2011Drama
The Equalizer
7.1
Series

The Equalizer

1985-1989Action
Lone Star
7.0
Movie

Lone Star

1996Drama
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
7.0
Movie

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988Drama
We're Fighting Back
7.0
Movie

We're Fighting Back

1981Action
Police Story: Burnout
7.0
Movie

Police Story: Burnout

1988Action
Mr. Tornado
7.0
Movie

Mr. Tornado

2020Documentary
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
7.0
Movie

Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

1994Documentary
Beyond Human
7.0
Movie

Beyond Human

2001Documentary
A Different World
7.0
Series

A Different World

1987-1993Comedy
Numb3rs
7.0
Series

Numb3rs

2005-2010Thriller
New York News
7.0
Series

New York News

1995Drama
NOVA
7.0
Series

NOVA

1974 - ...Documentary
The Politician
7.0
Series

The Politician

2019-2020Comedy
Home
6.9
Movie

Home

2013Drama
City of Hope
6.8
Movie

City of Hope

1991Drama
Ali
6.8
Movie

Ali

2001Drama
Tap
6.8
Movie

Tap

1989Drama
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
6.8
Movie

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

1993Documentary
Equal Justice
6.8
Series

Equal Justice

1990-1991Drama
The Brother from Another Planet
6.7
Movie

The Brother from Another Planet

1984Comedy
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
6.7
Movie

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

1999Documentary
All the Way
6.7
Movie

All the Way

2016Drama
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
6.7
Movie

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019Sci-Fi
Apt Pupil
6.6
Movie

Apt Pupil

1998Drama
American Playhouse
6.6
Series

American Playhouse

1982 - ...Drama
Dragonfly
6.5
Movie

Dragonfly

2002Drama
Forever Young
6.5
Movie

Forever Young

1992Action
Thoughtcrimes
6.5
Movie

Thoughtcrimes

2003Action
Miss Evers' Boys
6.5
Movie

Miss Evers' Boys

1997Drama
Challenger
6.5
Movie

Challenger

1990Drama
Proof
6.5
Series

Proof

2015Sci-Fi
American Experience
6.5
Series

American Experience

1988 - ...Documentary
Badland
6.4
Movie

Badland

2007Drama
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
6.4
Movie

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020Documentary
What Lies Beneath
6.4
Movie

What Lies Beneath

2000Drama
Coma
6.4
Series

Coma

2012Drama
Executive Decision
6.3
Movie

Executive Decision

1996Action
Paycheck
6.2
Movie

Paycheck

2003Action
Justice League
6.1
Movie

Justice League

2017Action
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
6.0
Movie

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016Action
A Million Eyes
6.0
Movie

A Million Eyes

2019Drama
Jasper, Texas
6.0
Movie

Jasper, Texas

2003Drama
The Walking Dead
5.9
Movie

The Walking Dead

1995Drama
Trouble in Mind
5.8
Movie

Trouble in Mind

1985Thriller
Bounce
5.8
Movie

Bounce

2000Drama
Zelly & Me
5.8
Movie

Zelly & Me

1988Drama
Going Dutch
5.8
Series

Going Dutch

2025-2026Comedy
The Good Mother
5.7
Movie

The Good Mother

1988Drama
The American Revolution
5.7
Series

The American Revolution

2025Documentary
The Astronaut's Wife
5.6
Movie

The Astronaut's Wife

1999Drama
Stranded
5.6
Movie

Stranded

1987Sci-Fi
The Inkwell
5.6
Movie

The Inkwell

1994Comedy
The Clairvoyant
5.6
Movie

The Clairvoyant

1982Thriller
Stealth
5.5
Movie

Stealth

2005Sci-Fi
The Night Listener
5.5
Movie

The Night Listener

2006Thriller
Blues Brothers 2000
5.3
Movie

Blues Brothers 2000

1998Action
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
5.3
Movie

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

1996Drama
Between the Lines
5.3
Movie

Between the Lines

1977Comedy
Back in the Day
5.2
Movie

Back in the Day

2005Thriller
Ali: An American Hero
5.2
Movie

Ali: An American Hero

2000Drama
In the Shadow of Evil
5.0
Movie

In the Shadow of Evil

1995Thriller
Inside the Black Box
5.0
Series

Inside the Black Box

2022 - ...Documentary
The Line
4.9
Movie

The Line

2009Action
Gone But Not Forgotten
4.9
Movie

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005Thriller
Y2K
4.8
Movie

Y2K

1999Sci-Fi
Lenny The Wonder Dog
4.8
Movie

Lenny The Wonder Dog

2005Drama
The Pest
4.7
Movie

The Pest

1997Action
Tamron Hall
4.7
Series

Tamron Hall

2019-2024Documentary
Curse of the Pink Panther
4.6
Movie

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983Comedy
The Lost Platoon
4.6
Movie

The Lost Platoon

1990Action
Speed 2: Cruise Control
4.6
Movie

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997Action
Alone in the Neon Jungle
4.3
Movie

Alone in the Neon Jungle

1988Thriller
Lifelines
3.4
Movie

Lifelines

2008Comedy
Trouble on the Corner
3.3
Movie

Trouble on the Corner

1997Comedy
Sherri
2.6
Series

Sherri

2022 - ...Documentary
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
0
Movie

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today

2005Documentary
Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar
0
Movie

Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar

2001Documentary
Trinity's Triumph
0
Movie

Trinity's Triumph

2023Drama
Building the Alaska Highway
0
Movie

Building the Alaska Highway

2005Documentary
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
0
Movie

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

1993Documentary
NOVA: Addiction
0
Movie

NOVA: Addiction

2024Drama
The Bombing of Germany
0
Movie

The Bombing of Germany

2010Documentary

Directing4 titles

Eureka
7.7
Series

Eureka

2006-2012Sci-Fi
God Friended Me
7.7
Series

God Friended Me

2018-2020Drama
Scandal
7.2
Series

Scandal

2012-2018Drama
Bull
7.0
Series

Bull

2016-2022Thriller