James Morrison
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Biography
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.
Filmography
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Life Events
1972
Appeared in theater productions in Anchorage
1972
Stage acting debut in "A Cry of Players" in Anchorage
1975
NYC stage debut in "Jack, or The Submission"
1984
TV debut in NBC miniseries "Fatal Vision"
1986
Playwriting debut, "Idle Wheels", staged at the Salt Lake Acting Company
1987
Feature debut in "Unfinished Business"
1987
Played recurring role on the Fox supernatural drama "Werewolf"
1993
First major film role, "Falling Down"
1994
Wrote and directed short film, "Parking" (released in 1996)
1995
Cast as the commanding officer on the Fox sci-fi military series "Space: Above and Beyond"
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
2006
Joined the cast of FOX's drama "24" in its fifth season
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