Morrison began his acting career as a clown and wire-walker for the Carson and Barnes Wild Animal Circus. He subsequently won kudos and awards for his many performances on the Los Angeles stage including "El Salvador", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and the world premiere of Lee Blessing's "Down the Road". An accomplished playwright, Morrison has seen his work produced at The Sundance Institute, Los Angeles Theatre Works and The MET Theatre.
As an actor, Morrison appeared as a Green Beret on the miniseries "Fatal Vision" (NBC, 1984); played a deputy tracking the "Werewolf" (Fox, 1987); and turned in numerous guest appearances on drama and comedy shows, notably on "Frasier" (NBC, 1995) as the new husband of Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth). In the sci-fi military series "Space: Above and Beyond" (Fox, 1995-96), he played the enigmatic commander of a young marine squad confronting an alien aggressor.
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April 21, 1953 in Bountiful, Utah, USA
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Job Titles:
Actor, Director, Playwright, Clown, High wire-walker
Milestones
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1972 Appeared in theater productions in Anchorage
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1972 Stage acting debut in A Cry of Players in Anchorage
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1975 NYC stage debut in Jack, or The Submission
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1984 TV debut in NBC miniseries Fatal Vision
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1986 Playwriting debut, Idle Wheels , staged at the Salt Lake Acting Company
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1987 Feature debut in Unfinished Business
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1987 Played recurring role on the Fox supernatural drama Werewolf
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1993 First major film role, Falling Down
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1994 Wrote and directed short film, Parking (released in 1996)
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1995 Cast as the commanding officer on the Fox sci-fi military series Space: Above and Beyond
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2001 Reteamed with James Wong and Glen Morgan (writer-producers of Space: Above and Beyond ) to play a supporting role in The One , a sci-fi martial arts film starring Jet Li
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2006 Joined the cast of FOX s drama 24 in its fifth season
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Born in Utah
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Formed Fireweed, Inc.
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Made stage directing debut with the Salt Lake Acting Company during the 1976-1977 season with The Holy Ghostly
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Moved to Los Angeles
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Performed with the Carson and Barnes Wild Animal Circus
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Raised in Anchorage, Alaska
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Was an apprentice actor with the Alaska Repertory Theatre Company