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Rob Morrow(I)

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Rob Morrow
A horror comedy about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat, who's convinced she's either depressed or possessed - turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.
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As an Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Rob Morrow is a critically acclaimed actor, writer, and director with an established career in television spanning over three decades.

Morrow starred in The Whole Truth (2010) opposite Maura Tierney. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the legal drama chronicles how a case is built from the perspective of both the defense and the prosecution. The show aired Wednesday nights at 10:00PM on ABC.

On the big screen, Rob will next star in the independent film The Good Doctor (2011) opposite Orlando Bloom. He was recently seen in Rob Reiner's The Bucket List (2007) starring opposite Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, which grossed over $170 million worldwide.

Morrow's other film credits include: Michael Hoffman's critically acclaimed film, The Emperor's Club (2002) opposite Kevin Kline; Robert Redford's Oscar-nominated film Quiz Show (1994) opposite Ralph Fiennes and John Turturro; Daisy von Scherler Mayer's The Guru (2002) opposite Heather Graham; Albert Brooks' comedy Mother (1996); Bruce Beresford's Last Dance (1996)opposite Sharon Stone; and Sean Smith and Anthony Stark's Into My Heart (1998) opposite Claire Forlani and Jake Weber.

Morrow recently starred on the long running CBS hit drama, Numb3rs (2005). He is also well known for his critically acclaimed portrayal of New York doctor gone-to Alaska, Joel Fleischman, on the hit television series, Northern Exposure (1990), which garnered him three Golden Globes and two Emmy Award nominations for "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series." He also starred on the critically acclaimed Showtime original television series, Street Time (2002).

His other television credits include starring as John Wilkes Booth in the TNT movie The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998), Lifetime's Custody (2007) opposite James Denton, the CBS Hallmark Entertainment mini-series Only Love (1998) opposite Marisa Tomei, the Showtime movie The Thin Blue Lie (2000) opposite Randy Quaid and Paul Sorvino and the CBS movie, Jenifer (2001) opposite Laura San Giacomo, Annabella Sciorra, Jane Kaczmarek, and Marisa Tomei.

As a director, Rob's credits include three episodes of Numb3rs (2005), an episode of HBO's crime drama Oz (1997), three episodes of Showtime's original television series Street Time (2002), and three episodes of CBS' highly lauded drama Joan of Arcadia (2003). Morrow made his directorial debut with The Silent Alarm (1993), which premiered at the 1993 Seattle Film Festival, and went on to screen at the Hamptons, Boston, Edinburgh, and Sundance Film Festivals, with its television debut on Bravo. He also directed Maze (2000), an independent feature, which he wrote, produced and co-starred in with Laura Linney in November 2001.

A native New Yorker, Morrow began his theater career working for Tom O'Horgan and Norman Mailer. On Stage, Morrow starred in the hit Broadway show The Exonerated, a drama based on the true tales of six innocent death-row inmates, opposite Penn Jillette and Mia Farrow. Morrow also appeared in Third Street, at the Circle Repertory Theatre and London's West End production of Birdy. He has also been committed to the theater as a founding member of the nonprofit ensemble Naked Angels, along with Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Ron Rifkin and Nancy Travis, among others.

Morrow is on the Board of Directors of Project ALS. Co-founded by Jenifer Estess, who was diagnosed with ALS in 1997, Project ALS is committed to funding the research necessary for finding effective treatments and a cure for people living with ALS, a fatal neuromuscular disease.
BornSeptember 21, 1962
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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Ralph Fiennes, Robert Redford, Rob Morrow, John Turturro, and Richard N. Goodwin in Quiz Show (1994)
Rob Morrow and Janine Turner in Northern Exposure (1990)
Claire Forlani and Rob Morrow in Into My Heart (1998)
Claire Forlani and Rob Morrow in Into My Heart (1998)
Rob Morrow and Jake Weber in Into My Heart (1998)
Claire Forlani, Rob Morrow, Jayne Brook, and Jake Weber in Into My Heart (1998)
Rob Morrow in Into My Heart (1998)
Claire Forlani and Rob Morrow in Into My Heart (1998)
Claire Forlani and Rob Morrow in Into My Heart (1998)
Claire Forlani and Rob Morrow in Into My Heart (1998)
Kevin Kline and Rob Morrow in The Emperor's Club (2002)
Rob Morrow and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Numb3rs (2005)

Known for

Northern Exposure (1990)
Northern Exposure
8.4
TV Series
  • Dr. Joel Fleischman
  • Franz Kafka
  • Mikhail
Laura Linney, Rob Morrow, and Craig Sheffer in Maze (2000)
Maze
6.4
  • Lyle Maze
  • 2000
Ralph Fiennes in Quiz Show (1994)
Quiz Show
7.5
  • Dick Goodwin
  • 1994
Numb3rs (2005)
Numb3rs
6.9
TV Series
  • Don Eppes

Credits

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Actor

  • Max Dagan
    • Albert Dagan
    • Post-production
  • Uma Thurman, Kyle Chandler, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Super Pumped (2022)
    Super Pumped
    • Eddy Cue
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Billions (2016)
    Billions
    • Adam DeGiulio
    • Adam Degiulio
    • Adam Deguilio
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2022
  • Mira Sorvino, Courteney Cox, and Greg Kinnear in Shining Vale (2022)
    Shining Vale
    • Thom
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • The Pack Podcast (2020)
    The Pack Podcast
    • Brandon
    • Lewis
    • Derek (voice) ...
    • Podcast Series
    • 2021
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    • Hal Berman
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Quarantine (2020)
    Quarantine
    • George Coleman
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Mark Fischbach in The Edge of Sleep (2019)
    The Edge of Sleep
    • John
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
    • Wes Cullen
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Alexander Skarsgård and Nat Wolff in The Kill Team (2019)
    The Kill Team
    • William Briggman
    • 2019
  • Jason Beghe, Marina Squerciati, and Tracy Spiridakos in Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Chicago P.D.
    • Evan Gilchrist
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Sight Unseen (2018)
    Sight Unseen
    • Arséne Crowe
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Queen Latifah and Betsy Brandt in Flint (2017)
    Flint
    • Professor Edwards
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Will Arnett in BoJack Horseman (2014)
    BoJack Horseman
    • Barry Scheck (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Kiefer Sutherland in Designated Survivor (2016)
    Designated Survivor
    • Abe Leonard
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Cierra Ramirez, Maia Mitchell, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, and Hayden Byerly in The Fosters (2013)
    The Fosters
    • Will
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017

Director

  • Parker McKenna Posey, Jackie Long, Lauren London, Karen Obilom, and Sarunas J. Jackson in Games People Play (2019)
    Games People Play
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Cierra Ramirez, Maia Mitchell, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, and Hayden Byerly in The Fosters (2013)
    The Fosters
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018
  • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
    NCIS: New Orleans
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Another Day with You (2015)
    Another Day with You
    • Director (episode 6)
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • John Stamos and Callie Thorne in Necessary Roughness (2011)
    Necessary Roughness
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Numb3rs (2005)
    Numb3rs
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2010
  • The Grean Teem
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • Joan of Arcadia (2003)
    Joan of Arcadia
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Street Time (2002)
    Street Time
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Oz (1997)
    Oz
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Laura Linney, Rob Morrow, and Craig Sheffer in Maze (2000)
    Maze
    • Director
    • 2000
  • The Silent Alarm (1993)
    The Silent Alarm
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1993

Producer

  • The Grean Teem
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • Laura Linney, Rob Morrow, and Craig Sheffer in Maze (2000)
    Maze
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Northern Exposure
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • The Silent Alarm (1993)
    The Silent Alarm
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1993

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The Bucket List
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The Day Lincoln Was Shot
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The Day Lincoln Was Shot
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Little Loopers
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Little Loopers
The Good Doctor
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The Good Doctor
Northern Exposure
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Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
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Northern Exposure

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 21, 1962
    • New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Debbon AyerSeptember 21, 1998 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Tu Morrow
  • Parents
      Diane Morrow
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Chiquitta bananas (1982)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Was an extra as a jury member in court in a Saturday Night Live (1975) skit with Rodney Dangerfield as host.
  • Quotes
    I see lots of cycles, for sure. There's the whole post-Star Wars era, but I don't think it's the whole story.
  • Trademark
      Distinctive nasal voice.

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