Background
Morton, Joe was born on October 18, 1947 in New York City.
Morton, Joe was born on October 18, 1947 in New York City.
Hofstra University.
He worked with film director John Sayles in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), City of Hope (1991) and Lone Star (1996). Other films he appeared in include Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Of Mice and Men (1992), Speed (1994), Apt Pupil (1998), What Lies Beneath (2000), Ali (2001), Paycheck (2003), Stealth (2005) and American Gangster (2007). Morton was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Joseph Thomas Morton, Sr., a U.S. Army intelligence officer.
Because of his father's military service, he spent parts of his childhood in West Germany and Okinawa. Morton graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in drama. On daytime, Morton has had roles on Search for Tomorrow (Dr James Foster, 1973–74), Another World (Dr Abel Marsh and Leo Mars, 1983–84), and All My Children (Dr Zeke McMillan, 2002).
In 2002, he appeared on the London stage in the play Art. Morton has made many notable TV guest appearances, including his appearances as Dr. Steven Hamilton in the first two seasons of Smallville. He has starred in the Sanford and Son spin-off Grady (1975–76), Under One Roof (1995) and E-Ring (2005).
He portrayed the jack-of-all-trades scientist Henry Deacon as a regular on Syfy Channel's Eureka (2006–12).
In 2014, Morton won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Rowan Pope, Olivia Pope's father, in Scandal, and is known for playing the role of Henry Deacon on the popular TV series Eureka. Morton made his Broadway debut in Hair, appeared in Salvation, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Raisin. Morton is currently playing the role of Rowan Pope on the hit drama Scandal, a role for which he has received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
M. Nora Chavooshian; 1 child.
