Rob Morrow

As an Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, 'Rob Morrow' (qv) is a critically acclaimed actor, writer, and director with an established career in television spanning over three decades.Morrow starred in _The Whole Truth (2010)_ (qv) opposite 'Maura Tierney' (qv). Produced by 'Jerry Bruckheimer' (qv), the legal drama chronicles how a case is built from the perspective of both the defense and the prosecution. The show aired Wednesday nights at 10:00PM on ABC.On the big screen, Rob will next star in the independent film _The Good Doctor (2011)_ (qv) opposite 'Orlando Bloom' (qv). He was recently seen in 'Rob Reiner' (qv)'s _The Bucket List (2007)_ (qv) starring opposite 'Jack Nicholson' (qv) and 'Morgan Freeman' (qv), which grossed over $170 million worldwide.Morrow's other film credits include: Michael Hoffman's critically acclaimed film, _The Emperor's Club (2002)_ (qv) opposite 'Kevin Kline' (qv); 'Robert Redford' (qv)'s Oscar-nominated film _Quiz Show (1994)_ (qv) opposite 'Ralph Fiennes' (qv) and 'John Turturro' (qv); 'Daisy von Scherler Mayer' (qv)'s _The Guru (2002)_ (qv) opposite 'Heather Graham' (qv); 'Albert Brooks' (qv)' comedy _Mother (1996)_ (qv); Bruce Beresford's _Last Dance (1996)_ (qv)opposite 'Sharon Stone' (qv); and Sean Smith and Anthony Stark's _Into My Heart (1998)_ (qv) opposite Claire Forlani and Jake Weber.Morrow recently starred on the long running CBS hit drama, _Numb3rs (2005)_ (qv). He is also well known for his critically acclaimed portrayal of New York doctor gone-to Alaska, Joel Fleischman, on the hit television series, _Northern Exposure (1990)_ (qv), which garnered him three Golden Globes and two Emmy Award nominations for "Best Actor in a Dramatic Series." He also starred on the critically acclaimed Showtime original television series, _Street Time (2002)_ (qv).His other television credits include starring as John Wilkes Booth in the TNT movie _The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998)_ (qv), Lifetime's _Custody (2007)_ (qv) opposite James Denton, the CBS Hallmark Entertainment mini-series _Only Love (1998)_ (qv) opposite 'Marisa Tomei' (qv), the Showtime movie _The Thin Blue Lie (2000)_ (qv) opposite Randy Quaid and Paul Sorvino and the CBS movie, _Jenifer (2001)_ (qv) opposite Laura San Giacomo, Annabella Sciorra, Jane Kaczmarek, and 'Marisa Tomei' (qv).As a director, Rob's credits include three episodes of _Numb3rs (2005)_ (qv), an episode of HBO's crime drama _Oz (1997)_ (qv), three episodes of Showtime's original television series _Street Time (2002)_ (qv), and three episodes of CBS' highly lauded drama _Joan of Arcadia (2003)_ (qv). Morrow made his directorial debut with _The Silent Alarm (1993)_ (qv), which premiered at the 1993 Seattle Film Festival, and went on to screen at the Hamptons, Boston, Edinburgh, and Sundance Film Festivals, with its television debut on Bravo. He also directed _Maze (2000)_ (qv), an independent feature, which he wrote, produced and co-starred in with 'Laura Linney' (qv) in November 2001.A native New Yorker, Morrow began his theater career working for Tom O'Horgan and Norman Mailer. On Stage, Morrow starred in the hit Broadway show The Exonerated, a drama based on the true tales of six innocent death-row inmates, opposite Penn Jillette and Mia Farrow. Morrow also appeared in Third Street, at the Circle Repertory Theatre and London's West End production of Birdy. He has also been committed to the theater as a founding member of the nonprofit ensemble Naked Angels, along with 'Marisa Tomei' (qv), 'Fisher Stevens' (qv), 'Ron Rifkin' (qv) and 'Nancy Travis' (qv), among others.Morrow is on the Board of Directors of Project ALS. Co-founded by 'Jenifer Estess' (qv), who was diagnosed with ALS in 1997, Project ALS is committed to funding the research necessary for finding effective treatments and a cure for people living with ALS, a fatal neuromuscular disease.::A. Nonymous