Joe Morton
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ray Bevins
1999
Series
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Leon Chiles
1990
Series
Law & Order
Roland Books
1990
Series
House
Gary Wright
2004
Series
Smallville
Steven Hamilton
2001
Series
The X-Files
Martin Wells
1993
Series
The Good Wife
Daniel Golden
2009
Series
NOVA
Additional Narration
1974
Series
NOVA
Narrator
1974
Series
CSI: NY
Dwight Hillborne
2004
Series
Boston Legal
Attorney Steve Duprey
2004
Series
White Collar
Kyle Bancroft
2009
Series
Scandal
Eli 'Rowan' Pope
2012
Series
Miami Vice
Lt. Jack Davis
1984
Series
The Practice
U.S. Attorney
1997
Series
Numb3rs
Peter Lange
2005
Series
M*A*S*H
Captain Saunders
1972
Series
Mission: Impossible
Clerk
1966
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Film
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Miles Dyson
1991
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Sam Thorne
1993
Series
Warehouse 13
Reverend John Hill
2009
Series
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
Series
Touched by an Angel
Jake Stone
1994
Series
Touched by an Angel
Martin Hunter
1994
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Peter Madsen
2006
Series
The Equalizer
Slate
1985
Series
The Equalizer
Carter Brock
1985
Series
Eureka
Henry Deacon
2006
Series
Grace and Frankie
Jason
2015
Series
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
Film
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Silas
2016
Film
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Silas Stone
2021
Film
Justice League
Silas Stone
2017
Film
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Dr. Houston Brooks
2019
Series
A Different World
Byron Douglas III
1987
Series
American Playhouse
Carl Hatch
1982
Series
New York Undercover
1994
Film
American Gangster
Charlie Williams
2007
Film
Speed
Capt. McMahon
1994
Series
Sanford and Son
1972
Series
God Friended Me
Arthur Finer
2018
Series
The American Revolution
Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)
2025
Series
What's Happening!!
Manager
1976
Police Story
Sgt. Jeff Allen
1988
Series
The Politician
Marcus Standish
2019
Film
Executive Decision
Cappy
1996
Series
Going Dutch
General Davidson
2025
Film
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
1997
Series
New York News
Mitch Cotter
1995
Film
Paycheck
Agent Dodge
2003
Series
E-Ring
Steven Algazi
2005
Film
What Lies Beneath
Dr. Drayton
2000
Film
Stealth
Dick Marshfield
2005
Series
The Jury
2004
Series
Whoopi
Martin James
2003
Film
Dragonfly
Hugh Campbell
2002
Film
Apt Pupil
Dan Richler
1998
Film
The Astronaut's Wife
Sherman Reese
1999
Film
Forever Young
Cameron
1992
Film
Ali
Chauncey Eskridge
2001
Film
Crossroads
Scratch's Assistant
1986
Film
Blues Brothers 2000
Cab Chamberlain
1998
Series
Equal Justice
Mike James
1990
Film
Of Mice and Men
Crooks
1992
Series
Coma
Dr. Nelson
2012
Series
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Self (voice)
2022
Film
Curse of the Pink Panther
Charlie
1983
Film
Cleveland Abduction
Agent Solano
2015
Series
Our Kind of People
Teddy Franklin
2021
Film
All the Way
Roy Wilkins
2016
Series
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
2020
Film
Lone Star
Delmore "Del" Payne
1996
Series
Dellaventura
Councilman Caulder
1997
Film
...And Justice for All
Prison Doctor
1979
Series
Proof
Dr. Charles Russell
2015
Film
Gone But Not Forgotten
Reggie Stewart
2005
Series
Hemingway
Ralph Ellison (voice)
2021
Film
Bounce
Jim Willer
2000
Film
The Pest
Mr. Kent
1997
Prince Street
1997
Film
The Line
Hodges
2009
Film
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother
1984
TriBeCa
1993
Series
Grady
Hal Marshall
1975
Series
Mercy Point
Dr. Grote Maxwell
1998
Film
The Good Mother
Frank Williams
1988
Film
Tap
Nicky
1989
Film
The Night Listener
Ashe
2006
Under One Roof
Ron Langston
1995
Film
Thoughtcrimes
Jon Harper
2003
Film
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020
Film
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
2017
Film
City of Hope
Winn
1991
Film
Trouble in Mind
Solo
1985
Series
Inside the Black Box
2022
Film
Mr. Tornado
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996
Film
Home
Donald Hall
2013
Film
In the Shadow of Evil
Lt. Royce
1995
Series
Africa
Narrator
2001
Film
Miss Evers' Boys
Dr. Sam Brodus
1997
Film
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Film
Between the World and Me
Self
2020
Film
The Clairvoyant
Detective Rich
1982
Film
Back in the Day
Reverend Packer
2005
Series
The Great Depression
Self - Narrator (voice)
1993
Film
Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar
Narrator
2001
Film
Alone in the Neon Jungle
Ken Fraker
1988
Film
Zelly & Me
Earl
1988
Film
Stranded
Sheriff McMahon
1987
Film
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Self
1993
Film
Badland
Max Astin
2007
Film
Lenny The Wonder Dog
Dr. Island
2005
Film
Lifelines
Dr. Livingston
2008
Film
Challenger
Dr. Ronald McNair
1990
Film
Grand Central
Narrator
2008
Film
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Tandy
1988
Film
Between the Lines
Ahmed
1977
Film
Trouble on the Corner
Detective Bill
1997
Film
Jasper, Texas
Walter Diggles
2003
Film
The Inkwell
Kenny Tate
1994
Film
Trinity's Triumph
Monsignor Heck
2023
Film
Making a Case for Murder
Cederic Sandiford
1989
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
Himself
2016
Film
The Good Policeman
Sweets Montgomery
1991
Film
Lawman Without a Gun
Louis
1979
Watch Your Mouth
Mr. Raymond Geeter
1978
Film
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
Additional Voices
2005
Film
Police Story: Burnout
Sgt. Jeff Allen
1988
Film
The Lost Platoon
World War II soldier
1990
Film
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
Narrator
2025
Film
Y2K
Martin Lowell
1999
Film
The Nuremberg Trials
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Ali: An American Hero
Malcom X
2000
Film
We're Fighting Back
Elgin Jones
1981
Film
Legacy of Lies
Samuel Flowers
1992
Film
Death Penalty
William Terry
1980
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
Narrator
Film
A Good Sport
Lionel Zachary
1984
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
Self
2010
Film
The Walking Dead
Sgt. Barkley
1995
Film
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Narrator
1994
Film
Beyond Human
Narrator
2001
Film
Building the Alaska Highway
Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Self - Narrator
1999
Film
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
Narrator
1993
Film
The Bombing of Germany
Narrator
2010
Film
A Million Eyes
Fern
2019
Film
NOVA: Addiction