James Paige Morrison (born
April 21,
1954) is an
American actor.
Morrison was born in
Bountiful, Utah, the son of an office manager,
[James Morrison Biography (1954-)] and raised in
Anchorage, Alaska.
A professional
theater actor, Morrison has been on the professional stage since the early 1980s and has won awards such as the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance. He has also directed theater productions. Morrison is also a published
poet and a
yoga teacher.
On
television, Morrison has guest starred in series such as
Frasier,
The X-Files,
JAG,
The West Wing and
Six Feet Under. Morrison frequently works with producers
Glen Morgan and
James Wong, and was a main cast member of their 1995 series
Space: Above and Beyond. Another project in which he worked alongside James Wong was in the movie
The One where Morrison played the role of hero Jet Li's best friend.
His most recent role is that of
Counter Terrorist Unit Director
Bill Buchanan on
24. He began as a guest star mid-way through the fourth season (2005), and was a main cast member in the fifth and sixth seasons (2006 and 2007). He will be returning in the seventh season (January, 2009).
Filmography
