Rob Morrow | |
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Born | Robert Alan Morrow September 21, 1962 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse | Debbon Ayer (m. 1998) |
Children | 1 |
Website | robmorrow |
Robert Alan Morrow (born September 21, 1962) [1] is an American actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure , a role that garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, and later for his role as FBI agent Don Eppes on Numb3rs .
Morrow was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of Diane Francis (née Markowitz), a dental hygienist, and Murray Morrow, an industrial lighting manufacturer. [2] He is Jewish, and had a Reform Bar Mitzvah. [3] Morrow grew up in Hartsdale, New York. [4] His parents divorced when he was nine years old. [5] He attended Cardigan Mountain School and Edgemont High School [6] [7] and dropped out at the beginning of his senior year to begin his acting career. [8]
Morrow's film career began when he appeared as an extra at age 18 on Saturday Night Live . [9] He co-starred alongside Johnny Depp in Private Resort (1985). [10] He later appeared in the Dentyne gum commercials where he would slyly utter the "Time to walk the dog" catch phrase.
Morrow played the lead role in the television show Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995. [11] [12] Morrow's character, Joel Fleischman, is "a New York City physician who is surprised to be assigned to the isolated and icy town of Cicely, Alaska". [13] For his work on Northern Exposure, Morrow was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards [14] [15] [16] [17] and two Emmy Awards. [14] [18] [19] He left the CBS comedy-drama in 1995 to act in movies. [20] [21]
Morrow starred in the critically acclaimed film Quiz Show (1994) as Dick Goodwin, a congressional investigator intent on uncovering the corruption behind the 1950s game show scandal. [22] Morrow played the younger brother of Albert Brooks' character in Mother (1996). [23] In 2000, he directed and starred in Maze , about an artist with Tourette syndrome. [24]
In 2002, Morrow played Kevin Hunter on the Showtime television series Street Time. [25] He also appeared in the television film Custody . [26] In 2007, he played Jack Nicholson's doctor, Dr. Hollins, in The Bucket List . [27] From 2005 to 2010, he starred with David Krumholtz and Judd Hirsch as FBI agent Don Eppes in Numb3rs on CBS. [28] [29] [30] On March 8, 2010, it was announced that Morrow had signed on to star in Jerry Bruckheimer's new series, The Whole Truth , on ABC. [31] The series aired on September 13, 2010, but was pulled from the ABC schedule in December. Morrow filmed 13 episodes. [32] Morrow starred as Henry Rearden in Atlas Shrugged: Part III , which was released September 12, 2014. [33] In 2017, Morrow starred in the recurring role of reporter Abe Leonard in the first season of the ABC political drama Designated Survivor . [34] He also starred in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story as Barry Scheck. [35] As of November 2018, news was released that a revival of Northern Exposure was in the works at CBS and that Morrow would return as Joel Fleischman. [36]
Morrow has a recurring role on the Showtime drama Billions as judge Adam DeGiulio. [37] [38]
Morrow is a teacher at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica. During the summer of 2019, he starred as Willy Loman in the theater's production of Death of a Salesman . [39]
On his 36th birthday in 1998, Morrow married actress Debbon Ayer. [40] They have one daughter, Tu Morrow, born in 2001. [41] They live in Santa Monica, California. [42] Morrow previously lived in Seattle at the time of filming Northern Exposure. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Private Resort | Ben | |
1989 | Tattingers | Marco Bellini | |
1994 | Quiz Show | Dick Goodwin | |
1996 | Last Dance | Rick Hayes | |
1996 | Mother | Jeff Henderson | |
1998 | Into My Heart | Ben | |
2000 | Other Voices | Jeff | |
2000 | Maze | Lyle Maze | |
2000 | Labor Pains | Ryan Keene | |
2001 | Sam the Man | Daniel Lenz | |
2002 | The Guru | Josh Goldstein | |
2002 | The Emperor's Club | James Ellerby | |
2002 | Night's Noontime | Dr. William Minor | Short film |
2005 | Going Shopping | Miles | |
2007 | The Bucket List | Dr. Hollins | |
2011 | The Good Doctor | Dr. Waylans | |
2011 | Interception | Matthew | Short film |
2013 | Begin Again | CEO | |
2014 | Atlas Shrugged: Part III | Henry Rearden | |
2015 | Lost Soul | himself | documentary |
2015 | Little Loopers | Big Earl Boyd | |
2015 | Night of the Wild | Dave | |
2019 | The Kill Team | William Briggman | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Saturday Night Live | Juror | Episode: "Rodney Dangerfield/The J. Geils Band" |
1985 | Fame | Joey Laurenzano | Episode: "The Ol' Ball Game" |
1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Danny | Episode: "Murder and Acquisitions" |
1987 | Everything's Relative | Eddie Dayton | Episode: "The Mom Who Came to Dinner" |
1989 | Monsters | Vito | Episode: "La Strega" |
1990–95 | Northern Exposure | Dr. Joel Fleischman | 102 episodes Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1992–94) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1992–93) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
1992 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Rob Morrow/Nirvana" |
1992 | The Ben Stiller Show | Himself | Episode: "With Rob Morrow" |
1998 | The Day Lincoln Was Shot | John Wilkes Booth | Movie |
1998 | Only Love | Matthew Heller | Movie |
2000 | The Thin Blue Lie | Jonathan Neumann | Movie |
2001 | Hudson's Law | Unknown | Movie |
2001 | Jenifer | Dr. Richard Feldman | Movie |
2002–03 | Street Time | Kevin Hunter | 33 episodes |
2005–10 | Numb3rs | Don Eppes | 118 episodes |
2007 | Custody | David Gordon | Movie |
2009 | The Grean Team | Robbie Blackman | Movie |
2010–11 | Entourage | Jim Lefkowitz | 4 episodes |
2010 | The Whole Truth | Jimmy Brogan | 13 episodes |
2012 | CSI: NY | Leonard Brooks | 2 episodes |
2012, 2014 | Phineas and Ferb | Flea Market Salesman / Bernie (voices) | 2 episodes |
2014 | Debbie Macomber's Mr. Miracle | Harry Mills | Movie |
2015 | Night of the Wild | Dave | Movie |
2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Skip Peterson | Episode: "Devastating Story" |
2015 | Texas Rising | Colonel James Fannin | 4 episodes |
2015 | Inside Amy Schumer | John | Episode: "Wingwoman" |
2015 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | J.P. | Episode: "Because We're Legion" |
2016–17 | The Fosters | Will | 4 episodes |
2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Barry Scheck | 6 episodes |
2016–2020, 2022-2023 | Billions | Judge Adam DeGiulio | 12 episodes |
2017 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "Leaving It on the Line" |
2017 | Designated Survivor | Abe Leonard | 5 episodes |
2017 | Milo Murphy's Law | Mr. Brulee (voice) | Episode: "Family Vacation" |
2017 | Flint | Professor Edwards | Movie |
2018 | Chicago P.D. | Evan Gilchrist | Episode: "Bad Boys" |
2019 | Hawaii Five-0 | Wes Cullen | 2 episodes |
2021 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Hal Berman | Episode: "IRASSHAIMASE!" |
2022 | Super Pumped | Eddy Cue | 2 episodes |
2022 | Shining Vale | Thom | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1993 | The Silent Alarm | Short film |
2000 | Maze | Also producer and writer |
2002 | Oz | Episode: "Laws of Gravity" |
2003 | Street Time | 3 episodes |
2004 | Joan of Arcadia | 3 episodes |
2006–10 | Numbers | 3 episodes |
2012–13 | Necessary Roughness | 2 episodes |
2015–17 | The Fosters | 6 episodes |
2016 | NCIS: New Orleans | Episode: "Man on Fire" |
2019 | Games People Play | 2 episodes |
Northern Exposure is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 award nominations during its six-season run and won 27, including the 1992 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, two additional Primetime Emmy Awards, four Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globes.
Judd Seymore Hirsch is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs (2005–2010). He is also well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People (1980), Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Uncut Gems (2019), and The Fabelmans (2022).
Numbers is an American crime drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, for six seasons and 118 episodes. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his brother Charlie Eppes, a college mathematics professor and prodigy, who helps Don solve crimes for the FBI. Brothers Ridley and Tony Scott produced Numbers; its production companies are the Scott brothers' Scott Free Productions and CBS Television Studios.
David Krumholtz is an American actor. Krumholtz is best known for portraying Bernard in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–present), Michael Eckman in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Goldstein in the Harold & Kumar film trilogy (2004–2011), Charlie Eppes in the CBS drama series Numb3rs (2005–2010), and Isidor Isaac Rabi in Oppenheimer (2023).
Charles Edward Eppes, Ph.D., is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of the CBS crime drama Numb3rs. He is portrayed by David Krumholtz.
"Pilot" is the first episode of the American television show Numbers. Based on a real-life serial rape case, "Pilot" features two brothers, an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a mathematics professor at a Southern California university, using their individual skills to capture a serial rapist who has begun to kill his victims. "Pilot" also introduces the theme of mathematics being used to solve crimes.
"Guns and Roses" is the 20th episode of the second season of the American television series Numbers. Written by Robert Port and filmed around the Los Angeles Center Studios, the episode features a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent investigating the apparent suicide of a former girlfriend while beginning a new relationship. Port based his story on real-life instances. He also was inspired to include acoustic testing and genomic research in the script.
"Provenance" is the third episode of the third season of the American television show Numbers. Inspired by real-life instances, the episode features a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation into a stolen painting which may have a tainted provenance. Gena Rowlands, who works as an advocate for Holocaust survivors, portrayed a Holocaust survivor who claimed that the painting was originally her family's painting. Within the series, the episode also depicts the Eppes family as Jewish.
"Scorched" is the 11th episode of the second season of the American television series Numbers. Marking the first produced script for series writer Sean Crouch, the episode features Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and mathematicians investigating a series of arsons that may have been started by an ecoterrorist group. Bill Nye "The Science Guy", who is a fan of the show, guest stars as a colleague of scientists Dr. Charlie Eppes and Dr. Larry Fleinhardt.
"Spree" is the first episode of the third season of the American television show Numbers The episode features Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents pursuing a couple of spree killers. Series writer Ken Sanzel drew inspiration for the episode from pursuit curves. "Spree" also launches a more general trend toward the serialization of the series.
"Nine Wives" is the 12th episode of the 3rd season of the American television show Numbers. Paralleling the Warren Jeffs and David Koresh cases, the episode features Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and mathematicians attempting to locate and arrest the leader of a polygamist cult in which members marry young girls. Julie Hébert, a series writer, incorporated slave quilts and Levy flight into her script. She also included two explosions in the script.
"The Art of Reckoning" is the 21st episode of the third season of the American television show Numbers. In the episode, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents investigate the confessions of a mob hit man before his execution. Written by Julie Hébert, the episode also highlighted the return of series regular Peter MacNicol as his character, Dr. Larry Fleinhardt, returned from space.
"The Janus List" is the 24th episode and the season finale of the third season of the American television show Numbers. In the episode, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team investigate a former triple agent's claims of someone poisoning him.
"When Worlds Collide" is the 18th episode and the season finale of the fourth season of the American television show Numbers. In the episode, two brothers, one a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and the other a mathematician, disagree with each other on the issue of academic freedom after one of the mathematician's friends is arrested on terrorism charges. Series creators Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci, who wrote the episode, first mentioned the idea for the brothers' conflict during a season two commentary. When Heuton and Falacci wrote the episode for season four, their episode launched a story arc that was later resolved during season five.
"The Fifth Man" is the 20th episode of the fifth season of the American television show Numbers. In the episode, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and mathematicians attempt to find a group of home invaders while dealing with the injury of the agents' boss. For FBI Special Agent David Sinclair, the case is his first as team leader. The art department built a new office for Dr. Charlie Eppes, which reflected his own professional growth within academia. Brought in several times before to audition for various guest appearances, Debbon Ayer, Rob Morrow's real-life wife, guest-starred as the victim of a home invasion.
"Disturbed" is the 21st episode of the fifth season of the American television show Numbers. In the episode written by series creators/executive producers Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci, skeptical Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents track an undetected serial killer while their math consultant copes with his brother's recent injury. After FBI Special Agent Don Eppes's injury, FBI Special Agent David Sinclair, who was the newest member of the team at the beginning of the series, served as team leader. Falacci and Heuton also included Easter eggs from the "Pilot" and from some of the previous 99 episodes.
"Democracy" is the 18th episode of the third season of the American television show Numbers. Written by Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci, the episode highlights a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation into the murder of one of their math consultant's friends while an agent learns that she has been selected for a United States Department of Justice (DOJ) assignment. Heuton and Falacci also brought back fan favorite Oswald Kittner, portrayed by Jay Baruchel.
"Thirty-Six Hours" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American television show Numbers. In the episode, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and mathematicians attempt to determine the cause of a fatal train accident while several agents attempt to rescue survivors. When it was originally scheduled to air as the fourth episode of the season, "Thirty-Six Hours" occurred in the middle of a story arc launched by the season four season finale. When the real-life Chatsworth train derailment occurred two weeks after filming the episode, the accident forced a revision of the script to include episodic events that occurred after the end of the story arc.
"Arrow of Time" is the 11th episode of the fifth season of the American television show Numbers. In the episode, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents track an escaped prisoner who is seeking revenge against one of their own. Written by series writer/executive producer Ken Sanzel, the episode continued two storylines. The first storyline continued one that began with two episodes shown very early in season three. The other was originally launched in the season four season finale "When Worlds Collide".