James Morrison (actor)

American actor (born 1954)

For the silent film actor, see James W. Morrison.

James Morrison

James Morrison at The Jazz Funeral world premiere (2014)

Born|

James Paige Morrison

(1954-04-21) April 21, 1954 (age 70)

Bountiful, Utah, US

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1984–present
Spouse| Riad Galayini
Children| Seamus Morrison
Website| www.jpmorrison.com

James Paige Morrison (born April 21, 1954) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of CTU Director Bill Buchanan on 24.[1]

## Life and career

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Morrison was born in Bountiful, Utah, the son of an office manager, and was raised in Anchorage, Alaska.[2] A professional theater actor, Morrison has been on the professional stage since the early 1980s and has won awards such as the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance. He has also directed theater productions. Morrison is a published poet, yoga teacher, and a singer-songwriter. He has composed two albums to date, which can be heard and purchased on his official website.

On television, Morrison has guest-starred in series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Frasier, Quantum Leap, The X-Files, The West Wing and Six Feet Under. Morrison frequently works with producers Glen Morgan and James Wong, and was a main cast member of their 1995 series Space: Above and Beyond. He also worked with Wong in the movie The One as hero Jet Li's best friend.

He portrayed CTU Director Bill Buchanan on 24. He began as a guest star midway through the fourth season (2005), and was a main cast member in the fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons (2006, 2007, 2009).

His plays have been developed by the Sundance Institute (Idle Wheels) and the Ojai Playwrights Conference (his one-man play, Leave Your Fears Here).

Morrison and his wife, Riad Galayini, co-directed and produced the feature documentary Showing Up. The documentary examines the audition process, with working actors reflecting on the process and how it affects them, including: Kristin Chenoweth, Richard Griffiths, Zoe Kazan, Nathan Lane, Chris Messina, Sam Rockwell, Bill Irwin and Eli Wallach.[3]

## Filmography

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### Actor

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Year  | Title  | Format  | Role

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1984  | Automan | TV  | Gary Baxley
1984  | Fatal Vision | TV movie  | Green Beret
1986  | North and South, Book II | Miniseries  | Bradley
1987  | Werewolf | TV  |
1987  | Unfinished Business | Film  | Jonathan
1989  | Monsters | TV  | Steven Rose, PhD
1989  | Houston Knights | TV  | Steven Kayden
1990  | Good Cops, Bad Cops | TV movie  | Lt. Brill
1990  | An Enemy of the People | TV movie  | Captain Horster
1990  | Last Flight Out | TV movie  | Elliot
1990  | Capital News | TV  |
1991  | Quantum Leap | TV  | Joe Deever
1991  | Doogie Howser, M.D. | TV  | Mr. Stevens, father of Will
1992  | L.A. Law | TV  | Walter Phelps
1993  | Falling Down | Film  | Construction Sign Man by Bus Stop
1993  | Bob | TV  |
1994  | Desert Cross | Short Film  | Jeremy
1994  | Frasier | TV  | Brian
1994  | Without Warning | TV movie  | Paul Whitaker
1994  | Walker, Texas Ranger | TV  | Ned Travis
1994  | Where Are My Children? | TV movie  | Handsome Man
1995  | White Dwarf | TV movie  | Peter
1995  | The Marshal | TV  | A.D.A. Chet Fields
1995–1996  | Space: Above and Beyond | TV  | Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius 'T.C.' McQueen/Col. Tyrus Cassius 'T.C.' McQueen
1996  | Millennium | TV  | Jim Horn
1997  | Brooklyn South | TV  | Paul Ingelmann
1998  | Seven Days | TV  | Agent Carter
1998  | Profiler | TV  | Will Cook
1998  | Shadow of Doubt | Film  | Paul Saxon
1998  | Diagnosis: Murder | TV  | Lloyd Nichols
1998  | Prey | TV  | Lewis
1998  | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | TV  | William Corzine
1999  | The Wonder Cabinet | TV movie  | Dr. Gordon Wayne
1999  | Nash Bridges | TV  | Pete Callan
1999  | Abilene | Film  | Bernie
2000  | The Others | TV  | Simeon Nye/Troy Manheim
2000  | The X-Files | TV  | Dr. Robert Wieder (Episode: "Theef")
2000–2001  | Freedom | TV  | Colonel Tim Devon
2001  | The One | Film  | LAPD Officer Bobby Aldrich/'A' World Inmate No. 1
2002  | Catch Me If You Can | Film  | Pilot
2002  | JAG | TV  | Maj. Gen. Lucas West
2002  | Six Feet Under | TV  | Swinger Husband
2002  | The Division | TV  | Robert
2003  | CSI: Miami | TV  | Charles Jeunet
2003  | 10-8: Officers On Duty | TV  | Mark Lowry
2003  | The West Wing | TV  | Colonel Jesse Weiskopf
2004  | Cold Case | TV  | Carson Finch
2004  | Wilderness Survival For Girls | Film  | Ed
2004  | NCIS | TV  | CIA Director Roper
2005  | Jarhead | Film  | Mr. Swofford
2005  | American Gun | Film  | St Anthony's Principal
2005  | Point Pleasant | TV  | Kingston Nickson
2005–2009  | 24 | TV  | Bill Buchanan
2006  | The Key | Short Film  | Raymond
2006  | Crossing | Short Film  | Dad
2007  | Leo | Short Film  | Acting Teacher
2007  | Numb3rs | TV  | Cmdr. Chris Frederickson
2008  | Reflections | Film  | Dr. Paul Wolley
2009  | Eli Stone | TV  | Dan Buckley
2009–2010  | Private Practice | TV  | William White
2009–2011  | HawthoRNe | TV  | John Morrissey
2010  | Law & Order: LA | TV  | Gray Campbell
2010  | The Mentalist | TV  | Warner Vander Hoek
2010  | Raspberry Magic | Film  | Henry Hooper
2010  | The Deep End | TV  | Jonathan Mather
2011  | Suits | TV  | Jerome Jensen
2011  | Finding Hope | Film  | U.S. Attorney Peter Gwynn
2011  | Charlie's Angels | TV  | Jon Cartwright
2011  | Seeds of Destruction | TV movie  | Frame Marcos
2012  | I Am I | Film  | Keith
2012  | Blue | Web Series  | Olsen
2012  | Revenge | TV  | Gordon Murphy
2012  | The Exes | TV  | Jonathan Hubner/Mr. Hubner
2013  | The Slippery Slope | Short Film  | Mr. Penzance
2014  | The Jazz Funeral | Film  | Nick
2014  | The Switch | Film  | Boss 2
2014  | Swiped | Short Film  | Hamilton/Hank
2014  | Those Who Kill | TV  | Commander Frank Bisgaard
2015  | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | TV  | Dan Yaeger
2016  | Castle | TV  | Deputy Commissioner Malone
2017  | Call of the Void | Film  | Peter
2017  | Pray for Rain | Film  | Patrick Waring
2017  | The Meanest Man in Texas | Film  | Sheriff Kilborn
2017  | NCIS | TV  | CIA Senator Phillips[4]
2017  | Twin Peaks | TV  | Warden Dwight Murphy
2017  | The Orville | TV  | Kemka, If the Stars Should Appear
2019  | The Twilight Zone | TV  | Bob Jeff (voice; in "The Blue Scorpion")
2020  | Intersect | Film  | Bill Marshall
2020-2021  | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | TV  | Jim Rollins

### Producer

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Year  | Title  | Format

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1997  | Nude Descending | Short Film
2006  | Crossing | Short Film
2014  | Showing Up[5] | Documentary Feature Film

### Director

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Year  | Title  | Format

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1996  | Parking[6] | Short Film
2014  | Showing Up[5] | Documentary Feature Film

### Writer

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Year  | Title  | Format

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1996  | Parking | Short Film
1997  | Nude Descending | Short Film

## Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations  Year  | Event  | Film/Series  | Award  | Result

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1996  | Slamdance Film Festival | Parking | Best Short  | Winner
2006  | Primetime Emmy Awards | 24 | Outstanding Drama Series  | Winner
2007  | Screen Actors Guild Awards | 24 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series  | Nominee
2009  | Maverick Movie Awards | Reflections | Best Supporting Actor  | Nominee

## References

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1. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (January 15, 2007). "James Morrison, 24: CTU's Boss Teases the Next 22 Hours". TV Guide Magazine. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
2. ^ "James Morrison Biography (1954–)". filmreference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
3. ^ Miller, Sean (November 20, 2014). "Finally, a Documentary on Auditioning and 4 Other Events for L.A. Actors". Backstage. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
4. ^ Stockly, Ed (December 11, 2017). "Tuesday's TV highlights: 'Bull' on CBS". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
5. ^ a b "Home". showingupmovie.com.
6. ^ "Parking | James Morrison". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.

## External links

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* Official website
* James Morrison at IMDb
* James Morrison at AllMovie
* James Morrison discography at Discogs
* James Morrison at Rotten Tomatoes

Authority control databases

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* United States

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