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Joe Morton, an American actor with a robust career spanning stage, television, and film, is best remembered for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Eli Pope in the political thriller "Scandal." His nuanced performance as Reverend Arthur Finer in "God Friended Me" further solidified his reputation as a versatile character actor. A graduate of Hofstra University's Drama program in Hempstead, New York, Morton's work reflects a deep engagement with the complexities of his characters.
The roles that explain the career.
64 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | Narrator | Film |
| 2023 | Trinity's Triumph | Monsignor Heck | Film |
| 2022 | The U.S. and the Holocaust | Self (voice) | TV |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Silas Stone | Film |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi | Self | Film |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Dr. Houston Brooks | Film |
| 2017 | Justice League | Silas Stone | Film |
| 2015 | Cleveland Abduction | Agent Solano | Film |
| 2012 | Coma | Dr. Nelson | TV |
| 2012 | Scandal | Eli 'Rowan' Pope | TV |
| 2010 | The Bombing of Germany | Narrator | Film |
| 2007 | Badland | Max Astin | Film |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Charlie Williams | Film |
| 2006 | Eureka | Henry Deacon | TV |
| 2006 | The Night Listener | Ashe | Film |
| 2005 | Stealth | Dick Marshfield | Film |
| 2005 | E-Ring | Steven Algazi | TV |
| 2005 | Gone But Not Forgotten | Reggie Stewart | Film |
| 2005 | Back in the Day | Reverend Packer | Film |
| 2005 | Lenny The Wonder Dog | Dr. Island | Film |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices (voice) | Film |
| 2003 | Paycheck | Agent Dodge | Film |
| 2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Jon Harper | Film |
| 2003 | Jasper, Texas | Walter Diggles | Film |
| 2002 | Dragonfly | Hugh Campbell | Film |
| 2001 | Ali | Chauncey Eskridge | Film |
| 2000 | Ali: An American Hero | Malcom X | Film |
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath | Dr. Drayton | Film |
| 2000 | Bounce | Jim Willer | Film |
| 1999 | The Astronaut's Wife | Sherman Reese | Film |
| 1998 | Mercy Point | Dr. Grote Maxwell | TV |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Cab Chamberlain | Film |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | Dan Richler | Film |
| 1997 | Trouble on the Corner | Detective Bill | Film |
| 1997 | The Pest | Mr. Kent | Film |
| 1997 | Miss Evers' Boys | Dr. Sam Brodus | Film |
| 1996 | Lone Star | Delmore "Del" Payne | Film |
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Cappy | Film |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance | Film | |
| 1995 | New York News | Mitch Cotter | TV |
| 1995 | Under One Roof | Ron Langston | TV |
| 1995 | The Walking Dead | Sgt. Barkley | Film |
| 1994 | The Inkwell | Kenny Tate | Film |
| 1994 | Speed | Capt. McMahon | Film |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | TV | |
| 1992 | Of Mice and Men | Crooks | Film |
| 1992 | Forever Young | Cameron | Film |
| 1991 | City of Hope | Winn | Film |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Miles Dyson | Film |
| 1990 | Challenger | Dr. Ronald McNair | Film |
| 1990 | The Lost Platoon | World War II soldier | Film |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Mike James | TV |
| 1989 | Tap | Nicky | Film |
| 1988 | Zelly & Me | Earl | Film |
| 1988 | The Good Mother | Frank Williams | Film |
| 1988 | Alone in the Neon Jungle | Ken Fraker | Film |
| 1987 | Stranded | Sheriff McMahon | Film |
| 1986 | Crossroads | Scratch's Assistant | Film |
| 1985 | Trouble in Mind | Solo | Film |
| 1984 | The Brother from Another Planet | The Brother | Film |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Charlie | Film |
| 1982 | The Clairvoyant | Detective Rich | Film |
| 1977 | Between the Lines | Ahmed | Film |
| 1975 | Grady | Hal Marshall | TV |
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