Joe Morton
Joe Morton
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Morton, Jr.is an American stage, television, and film actor. He worked with film director John Sayles in The Brother from Another Planet, City of Hopeand Lone Star. Other films he appeared in include Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Of Mice and Men, Speed, Apt Pupil, What Lies Beneath, Ali, Paycheck, Stealthand American Gangster. 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,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth18 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
I would love to play the villain, but again, it sort of what happens in this industry.
If you have the skill, then you can move as you age.
James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of technology in his movies.
There are lots of stories about my culture that I think bring a whole other perspective to who we are and where we have been and how we got here that I think need to be done.
If someone wants to give me the lead in anyone of those films, and deal with those other complications, terrific, Im ready for them.
One, I had never worked with John Woo before and I wanted to see what that was like, and two, Ben Affleck is a friend, so it would be fun to work with him again.
When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play.
With my background, I came out of the theater.
Unfortunately, most actors want to play off their own personal mystique and good looks and whatever, but that will only carry you but so far.
Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.