Joe Morton is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy awarded role as Eli Pope in the television series Scandal, and for playing Reverend Arthur Finer on God Friended Me. Morton studied Drama at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
Known For
Trinity's Triumph
Monsignor Heck
2023
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020
A Million Eyes
Fern
2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Dr. Houston Brooks
2019
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
2017
Justice League
Silas Stone
2017
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
Himself
2016
All the Way
Roy Wilkins
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Silas
2016
Cleveland Abduction
Agent Solano
2015
Home
Donald Hall
2013
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
Self
2010
The Line
Hodges
2009
Grand Central
Narrator
2008
Lifelines
Dr. Livingston
2008
Badland
Max Astin
2007
American Gangster
Charlie Williams
2007
The Night Listener
Ashe
2006
The Nuremberg Trials
Narrator (voice)
2006
Lenny The Wonder Dog
Dr. Island
2005
Stealth
Dick Marshfield
2005
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
Additional Voices
2005
Back in the Day
Reverend Packer
2005
Gone But Not Forgotten
Reggie Stewart
2005
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Paycheck
Agent Dodge
2003
Jasper, Texas
Walter Diggles
2003
Thoughtcrimes
Jon Harper
2003
Dragonfly
Hugh Campbell
2002
Ali
Chauncey Eskridge
2001
Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar
Narrator
2001
Bounce
Jim Willer
2000
Ali: An American Hero
Malcom X
2000
What Lies Beneath
Dr. Drayton
2000
Y2K
Martin Lowell
1999
The Astronaut's Wife
Sherman Reese
1999
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Self - Narrator
1999
Apt Pupil
Dan Richler
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
Cab Chamberlain
1998
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
1997
Miss Evers' Boys
Dr. Sam Brodus
1997
The Pest
Mr. Kent
1997
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Gordon Thomas
1996
Lone Star
Del
1996
Executive Decision
Cappy
1996
The Walking Dead
Sgt. Barkley
1995
In the Shadow of Evil
Lt. Royce
1995
Speed
Capt. McMahon
1994
The Inkwell
Kenny Tate
1994
Forever Young
Cameron
1992
Of Mice and Men
Crooks
1992
Legacy of Lies
Samuel Flowers
1992
City of Hope
Winn
1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Miles Dyson
1991
The Lost Platoon
World War II soldier
1990
Challenger
Dr. Ronald McNair
1990
Tap
Nicky
1989
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Tandy
1988
Police Story: Burnout
Sgt. Jeff Allen
1988
Zelly & Me
Earl
1988
Alone in the Neon Jungle
Ken Fraker
1988
Stranded
Sheriff McMahon
1987
Crossroads
Scratch's Assistant
1986
Trouble in Mind
Solo
1985
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother
1984
A Good Sport
Lionel Zachary
1984
Curse of the Pink Panther
Charlie
1983
The Clairvoyant
Detective Rich
1982
We're Fighting Back
Elgin Jones
1981
Death Penalty
William Terry
1980
...And Justice for All
Prison Doctor
1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Louis
1979
Between the Lines
Ahmed
1977
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
Narrator
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
Narrator
2025
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Silas Stone
2021
Between the World and Me
Self
2020
Mr. Tornado
Narrator (voice)
2020
Brothers and Sisters
Peter Madsen · (2 episodes)
2006
Eureka
Henry Deacon · (77 episodes)
2006
E-Ring
Steven Algazi · (22 episodes)
2005
Building the Alaska Highway
Narrator (voice)
2005
Numb3rs
(1 episode)
2005
Boston Legal
Attorney Steve Duprey · (1 episode)
2004
CSI: NY
Dwight Hillborne · (2 episodes)
2004
The Jury
(1 episode)
2004
Smallville
Steven Hamilton · (4 episodes)
2001
Beyond Human
Narrator
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ray Bevins · (1 episode)
1999
Mercy Point
Dr. Grote Maxwell · (8 episodes)
1998
Trouble on the Corner
Detective Bill
1997
The Practice
U.S. Attorney · (1 episode)
1997
American Cinema
Narrator
1995
Touched by an Angel
Jake Stone · (1 episode)
1994
New York Undercover
(1 episode)
1994
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Narrator
1994
The X-Files
Martin Wells · (1 episode)
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Sam Thorne · (2 episodes)
1993
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
Narrator
1993
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Self
1993
The Good Policeman
Sweets Montgomery
1991
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Leon Chiles · (4 episodes)
1990
Making a Case for Murder
Cederic Sandiford
1989
The Good Mother
Frank Williams
1988
NOVA: Addiction
Going Dutch
General Davidson · (5 episodes)
2025
The U.S. and the Holocaust
(voice) · (3 episodes)
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Inside the Black Box
(20 episodes)
2022
Our Kind of People
Teddy Franklin · (12 episodes)
2021
Hemingway
Ralph Ellison (voice) · (1 episode)
2021
The Politician
Marcus Standish · (4 episodes)
2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
God Friended Me
Arthur Finer · (42 episodes)
2018
Proof
Dr. Charles Russell · (10 episodes)
2015
Grace and Frankie
Jason · (2 episodes)
2015
Coma
Nelson · (2 episodes)
2012
Scandal
Eli 'Rowan' Pope · (88 episodes)
2012
White Collar
Kyle Bancroft · (1 episode)
2009
The Good Wife
Daniel Golden · (11 episodes)
2009
Warehouse 13
Reverend John Hill · (1 episode)
2009
House
Gary Wright · (1 episode)
2004
Whoopi
Martin James · (1 episode)
2003
Africa
Narrator · (8 episodes)
2001
Dellaventura
Councilman Caulder · (1 episode)
1997
Prince Street
(6 episodes)
1997
New York News
Mitch Cotter · (13 episodes)
1995
Under One Roof
Ron Langston · (6 episodes)
1995
Touched by an Angel
Martin Hunter · (1 episode)
1994
The Great Depression
Self - Narrator (voice) · (7 episodes)
1993
TriBeCa
(7 episodes)
1993
Law & Order
Roland Books · (1 episode)
1990
Equal Justice
Mike James · (27 episodes)
1990
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · (8 episodes)
1988
A Different World
Byron Douglas III · (7 episodes)
1987
The Equalizer
Slate · (1 episode)
1985
The Equalizer
Carter Brock · (3 episodes)
1985
Miami Vice
Lt. Jack Davis · (1 episode)
1984
Nature
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1982
Watch Your Mouth
Mr. Raymond Geeter · (1 episode)
1978
What's Happening!!
(1 episode)
1976
Grady
Hal Marshall · (10 episodes)
1975
NOVA
Narrator · (2 episodes)
1974
NOVA
Additional Narration · (1 episode)
1974
M*A*S*H
Captain Saunders · (1 episode)
1972
Sanford and Son
(1 episode)
1972
Mission: Impossible
Clerk · (1 episode)
1966