
Joe Morton
Known for Acting · 147 credits
- Born
- 1947-10-18 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr. · Joseph Thomas Morton · Joseph 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.
Known For
TV Shows (58)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ray Bevins

Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Leon Chiles / Roland Books

House
2004
as Gary Wright

Smallville
2001
as Steven Hamilton

The X-Files
1993
as Martin Wells

The Good Wife
2009
as Daniel Golden

NOVA
1974
as Additional Narration / Narrator

CSI: NY
2004
as Dwight Hillborne

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Boston Legal
2004
as Attorney Steve Duprey

Scandal
2012
as Eli 'Rowan' Pope

White Collar
2009
as Kyle Bancroft

M*A*S*H
1972
as Captain Saunders

Miami Vice
1984
as Lt. Jack Davis

The Practice
1997
as U.S. Attorney

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Clerk

Numb3rs
2005
as Peter Lange

American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Jake Stone / Martin Hunter

The Equalizer
1985
as Slate / Carter Brock

Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Peter Madsen

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Sam Thorne

Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)

Warehouse 13
2009
as Reverend John Hill

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

Eureka
2006
as Henry Deacon

Grace and Frankie
2015
as Jason

A Different World
1987
as Byron Douglas III

New York Undercover
1994

Sanford and Son
1972

God Friended Me
2018
as Arthur Finer

What's Happening!!
1976
as Manager

E-Ring
2005
as Steven Algazi

American Playhouse
1982
as Carl Hatch

The Politician
2019
as Marcus Standish

The American Revolution
2025
as Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)

The Jury
2004

New York News
1995
as Mitch Cotter

Equal Justice
1990
as Mike James

Whoopi
2003
as Martin James

Going Dutch
2025
as General Davidson

Coma
2012
as Nelson

Our Kind of People
2021
as Teddy Franklin

Proof
2015
as Dr. Charles Russell

Dellaventura
1997
as Councilman Caulder

Hemingway
2021
as Ralph Ellison (voice)

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self

The U.S. and the Holocaust
2022
as Self (voice)
Police Story
1988
as Sgt. Jeff Allen
Prince Street
1997

Mercy Point
1998
as Dr. Grote Maxwell

Grady
1975
as Hal Marshall
TriBeCa
1993

Inside the Black Box
2022
Under One Roof
1995
as Ron Langston

The Great Depression
1993
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Africa
2001
as Narrator
Watch Your Mouth
1978
as Mr. Raymond Geeter
Movies (89)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
as Miles Dyson

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as Silas

Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Silas Stone

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Dr. Houston Brooks

Justice League
2017
as Silas Stone

American Gangster
2007
as Charlie Williams

Speed
1994
as Capt. McMahon

Paycheck
2003
as Agent Dodge

What Lies Beneath
2000
as Dr. Drayton

Ali
2001
as Chauncey Eskridge

Stealth
2005
as Dick Marshfield

Executive Decision
1996
as Cappy

Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997
as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)

Dragonfly
2002
as Hugh Campbell

Blues Brothers 2000
1998
as Cab Chamberlain

Cleveland Abduction
2015
as Agent Solano

...And Justice for All
1979
as Prison Doctor

The Astronaut's Wife
1999
as Sherman Reese

Bounce
2000
as Jim Willer

Apt Pupil
1998
as Dan Richler

Crossroads
1986
as Scratch's Assistant

Forever Young
1992
as Cameron

Lone Star
1996
as Delmore "Del" Payne

The Pest
1997
as Mr. Kent

Of Mice and Men
1992
as Crooks

Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Charlie

Thoughtcrimes
2003
as Jon Harper

All the Way
2016
as Roy Wilkins

The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as The Brother

Gone But Not Forgotten
2005
as Reggie Stewart

Home
2013
as Donald Hall

Y2K
1999
as Martin Lowell

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Other Voices (voice)

City of Hope
1991
as Winn

Trouble in Mind
1985
as Solo

The Night Listener
2006
as Ashe

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self

Tap
1989
as Nicky

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988
as Tandy

Miss Evers' Boys
1997
as Dr. Sam Brodus

The Line
2009
as Hodges

Back in the Day
2005
as Reverend Packer

The Inkwell
1994
as Kenny Tate

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
as Self

Between the World and Me
2020
as Self

Between the Lines
1977
as Ahmed

The Walking Dead
1995
as Sgt. Barkley

The Good Policeman
1991
as Sweets Montgomery

Lifelines
2008
as Dr. Livingston

The Good Mother
1988
as Frank Williams

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996

Challenger
1990
as Dr. Ronald McNair
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
2010
as Self

Making a Case for Murder
1989
as Cederic Sandiford

Police Story: Burnout
1988
as Sgt. Jeff Allen

Jasper, Texas
2003
as Walter Diggles

Stranded
1987
as Sheriff McMahon

We're Fighting Back
1981
as Elgin Jones

The Clairvoyant
1982
as Detective Rich

Lenny The Wonder Dog
2005
as Dr. Island

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
2005
as Additional Voices

Badland
2007
as Max Astin

Trouble on the Corner
1997
as Detective Bill

Zelly & Me
1988
as Earl

Alone in the Neon Jungle
1988
as Ken Fraker

Mr. Tornado
2020
as Narrator (voice)

Lawman Without a Gun
1979
as Louis

Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar
2001
as Narrator

T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self

In the Shadow of Evil
1995
as Lt. Royce
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2016
as Himself

Legacy of Lies
1992
as Samuel Flowers

Ali: An American Hero
2000
as Malcom X

Trinity's Triumph
2023
as Monsignor Heck

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
1999
as Self - Narrator

A Good Sport
1984
as Lionel Zachary

Grand Central
2008
as Narrator

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
2025
as Narrator

The Lost Platoon
1990
as World War II soldier

Building the Alaska Highway
2005
as Narrator (voice)
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
as Narrator

The Nuremberg Trials
2006
as Narrator (voice)

Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
1994
as Narrator

Death Penalty
1980
as William Terry

A Million Eyes
2019
as Fern

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
1993
as Narrator

Beyond Human
2001
as Narrator

NOVA: Addiction

The Bombing of Germany
2010
as Narrator
About Joe Morton
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. With 147 credits spanning from 1966 to 2025, Joe Morton has appeared in 89 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joe Morton Movies
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) — as Miles Dyson
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — as Silas
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — as Silas Stone
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — as Dr. Houston Brooks
- Justice League (2017) — as Silas Stone
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