Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr. (born October 18, 1947 in New York City, New York) is an American actor.
He is active on stage, television and film since the late 1960s. He made his debut on stage in Hair in 1967.
Notable roles:
- Grady (1975-1976) as Hal Marshall
- ...And Justice for All (1979) as Prison Doctor
- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) as Charlie
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) as The Brother
- Crossroads (1986) as Scratch's Assistant
- Challenger (1990) as Ronald McNair
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) as Miles Dyson
- Of Mice and Men (1992) as Crooks
- Law & Order (1992) as Roland Books
- Speed (1994) as Lt. "Mac" McMahon
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1994) as Sam Thorne
- Under One Roof (1995) - Ron Langston
- Apt Pupil (1998) as Dan Richler
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) as Cabel Chamberlain
- The Astronaut's Wife (1999) as Sherman Reese
- Law & Order (2000-2005) as Leon Chiles
- Ali (2001) as Chauncey Eskridge
- Smallville (2001-2002) as Dr. Steven Hamilton
- Dragonfly (2002) as Hugh Campbell
- CSI: NY (2005) as Dwight Hillborne
- American Gangster (2007) as Charlie Williams
- NUMB3RS (2007) as Reporter
- Eureka as Doctor Henry Deacon
- DC Extended Universe as Dr. Silas Stone
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Justice League (2017)
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
- God Friended Me (2018-) as Re. Arthur Finer
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) as Houston Brooks
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- Black and Nerdy: Has a knack for playing genius scientists, as in Terminator 2, Smallville, Eureka, the DCEU, and King of the Monsters.
