Glenn Morshower | |
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Born | Glenn Grove Bennett April 24, 1959 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse | Carolyn Morshower |
Children | 2 |
Glenn Morshower (born April 24, 1959) [1] is an American actor and inspirational speaker. He is best known for playing Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce in 24 and Colonel Sharp in the first Transformers film, he returned in future Transformers films as a different character known as General Morshower. Aaron Pierce was the only character (other than Jack Bauer) to appear in each of the first seven seasons of 24. [2] He has appeared in many feature films and television series.
Morshower was born in Dallas, Texas. [1] He was raised Jewish, studied with a Jehovah's Witness, went to a Religious Science church, and taught at a Baptist church. [3]
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Since the late 1980s, Morshower has been a speaker at seminars. His speaking career began with his audition mastery course, The Extra Mile, which he took across the country on the advice of his agent. [4] [5] In the early 2000s, Morshower's speeches to actors about auditioning led to an invitation to speak at Exxon, and more seminars followed. Morshower prefers to describe his talk as "inspirational" rather than "motivational", and has said that he enjoys giving these speeches even more than acting. [6]
Morshower and his wife Carolyn have two children. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1976 | Drive-In | Orville Hennigson | [7] | |
1978 | The Bermuda Triangle | Gallivan | Documentary | |
1981 | Dead & Buried | Jimmy | [8] | |
1984 | The Philadelphia Experiment | Mechanic | [9] | |
1988 | Defense Play | Bartender | [10] | |
1989 | Tango & Cash | Co-Worker | [11] | |
84C MoPic | Cracker | [12] | ||
1992 | Under Siege | Ensign Taylor | [13] | |
1994 | The River Wild | Policeman | [14] | |
Star Trek Generations | Enterprise-B navigator | [15] | ||
In the Army Now | Recruiting Sergeant Richard Day | [16] | ||
1995 | Dominion | Lance | [17] | |
1997 | Air Force One | United States Secret Service Agent Walters | [18] | |
1998 | Godzilla | Kyle Terrington | [19] | |
Phoenix | Anti-Abortionist | [20] | ||
2001 | Pearl Harbor | Vice Admiral William Halsey Jr. | [21] | |
Black Hawk Down | Colonel Thomas Matthews | [22] | ||
2002 | Blood Work | Captain | [23] | |
2003 | The Core | FBI Agent | [24] | |
Gacy | Ted Boyle | [25] | ||
2004 | The Last Shot | Agent McCaffrey | [26] | |
2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Colonel Anderson | [27] | |
Hostage | Lt. Leifitz | [28] | ||
Disaster! | General Washington / The President | Voice role | [29] | |
The Island | Medical Courier | [30] | ||
2006 | Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil | Admr. Henry D. Wheeler | Direct-to-video | [31] |
All the King's Men | Commissioner Sherman | [32] | ||
Striking Range | Ted Billings | [33] | ||
2007 | Transformers | Colonel Sharpe | [34] | |
Delta Farce | General | [35] | ||
2008 | Grizzly Park | Ranger Bob | [36] | |
2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | General Morshower | [37] | |
The Men Who Stare at Goats | Major Jim Holtz | [38] | ||
ExTerminators | Boss | [39] | ||
Desdemona: A Love Story | Father Wade | [40] | ||
Fire from Below | General Cook | [41] | ||
2010 | The Crazies | Intelligence Officer | [42] | |
The Waiter | Nigel Hamilton | [43] | ||
Psychic Experiment | Mr. Anderson | [44] | ||
2011 | X-Men: First Class | Colonel Robert Hendry | [45] | |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon | General Morshower | [46] | ||
Moneyball | Ron Hopkins | [47] | ||
In My Pocket | Professor Taples | [48] | ||
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | J.H. Gordon | [49] | ||
2012 | Backwards | Coach Spriklin | [50] | |
2013 | After Earth | Commander Velan | [51] | |
Parkland | Mike Howard | [52] | ||
2014 | Flutter | Mark | Also producer | [4] |
2015 | Dark Places | Jim Jeffreys | [53] | |
Hoovey | Dr. Kattner | [54] | ||
The Doo Dah Man | Smitty | [55] | ||
2016 | When the Bough Breaks | Martin Cooper | [56] | |
2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | General Morshower | [57] | |
Aftermath | Matt | [58] | ||
Curvature | Tomas | |||
Bomb City | Cameron Wilson | [59] | ||
2023 | Grumpy Old Santa | Nic |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Burke | Episode: "Peak Performance" | [60] |
1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Capt. Spencer | Television film | [61] |
1991 | Quantum Leap | Grady | Episode: "Justice" | [62] |
1993 | 12:01 | Detective Cryers | Television film | [63] |
1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Guard | Episode: "Resistance" | [64] |
1995–05 | JAG | Chief Petty Officer Ned Bannon | Recurring role | [65] |
1998 | The X-Files | Aaron Starkey | Episode: "All Souls" | [66] |
Millennium | Richard Gilbert | Episode: "The Time Is Now" | [67] | |
2000–01 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sheriff Brian Mobley | Seasons 1&2, recurring role (7 episodes) | [68] |
2001–02 | The West Wing | Mike Chysler | Recurring role (5 episodes) | [69] |
2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Mr. Newton | Episode: "Help" | [70] |
2001–09 | 24 | Aaron Pierce | Recurring role (52 episodes) | [71] |
2003 | NCIS | Commander Robert Peters | Episode: "Sub Rosa" | [72] |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Sheriff MacReady | Episode: "North Star" Season 3 | [73] | |
2004 | ER | Rick Decoyte | Episode: "Intern's Guide to the Galaxy" | [74] |
2005 | Charmed | Agent Keyes | Episode: "Still Charmed and Kicking" Episode: "Something Wicca This Way Goes" | [75] |
Monk | Martin Willowby | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever" | [76] | |
2007–10 | Friday Night Lights | Chad Clarke | Recurring role (10 episodes) | [77] |
2008 | King of the Hill | Bud Ferguson | Episode: "Six Characters in Search of a House" | [78] |
2009 | Criminal Minds | Lt. Kevin Mitchell | Episode: "Haunted" | [79] |
2010 | Lie to Me | Col. Gorman | Episode: "Beat the Devil" | [80] |
Army Wives | Detective Gibson | Episode: "Murder in Charleston" | [81] | |
2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Agent Kendricks | Episode: "Ua Hopu" | |
2013 | Castle | Defense Secretary Michael Reed | Episode: "Dreamworld" | [82] |
Dads | Officer Silverton | Episode: "Dad Abuse" | [77] | |
2014 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | General Jacobs | Episode: "Ragtag" Episode: "Beginning of the End" | [83] |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Coach Bill Becker | Episode: "Gridiron Soldier" | [84] | |
2015–16 | Bloodline | Wayne Lowry | 10 episodes | [85] |
2015 | Scandal | Admiral Hawley | Episode: "A Few Good Women" | [86] |
2015–16 | Supergirl | Sam Lane | Recurring role (5 episodes) | [87] |
2017 | Preacher | Preacher Mike | Episode: "On the Road" | [88] |
I'm Dying Up Here | Warren Hobbs | Recurring role (4 episodes) | [89] | |
Narcos | Senator Martin | Episode: "Follow The Money" | [90] | |
2018 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Ed | Episode: "Kill All Others" | [91] |
2018–2022 | The Resident | Marshall Winthrop | Recurring role (24 episodes) | [92] |
2019 | Madam Secretary | General Arthur Hayes | Episode: "Carpe Diem" | [77] |
2022 | Women of the Movement | Editor | Episode: "The Last Word" | [77] |
Ozark | FBI Executive Assistant Director Graves | 2 episodes | [77] | |
Panhandle | Sheriff Grant | Main cast (8 episodes) | [77] | |
2024 | Manhunt | Andrew Johnson | 7 episodes | [93] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | 24: The Game | Agent Aaron Pierce | Voice and likeness |
2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Overlord | |
2010 | Singularity | Additional Voices | |
2011 | Battlefield 3 | Agent Gordon | Voice and likeness |
2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | FBI Announcer (Multiplayer) | |
2017 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Rip Blazkowicz Duke Nukem (Cameo) | |
2020 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered | Overlord | |
2022 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | General Shepherd | Voice and likeness |
2023 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | ||
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