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Joe Morton is an American stage, television, and film actor who portrays Eli Pope on ABC's Scandal. He also directed the season seven episode People Like Me.

Personal Background

He was born in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York. He is the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Joseph Thomas Morton Sr., a US Army Intelligence officer. Because of his father’s profession, he spent parts of his childhood in West Germany and Okinawa. He graduated from Hofstra University in the village of Hempstead, New York.

Joe married, in October 1984, Nora Chavooshian the production designer for the film The Brother from Another Planet (1984). The couple have three children; daughters, Hopi and Set and son Ara as well as a grandson named Moses.

Career Background

Joe made his Broadway debut in the play "Hair", appeared in "Salvation". He has appeared in over 70 feature films, made for TV movies and movie mini-series. He best known for his role as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and as Cabel Cab Chamberlain in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) based on upon the late Cab Calloway. He has made many television guest and recurring appearances including his role as Dr. Steven Hamilton in the first two seasons of The CW's Smallville and his role as Henry Deacon on SyFy's hit series Eureka.

Scandal Directing Credits


Joe's - Behind the Scenes Photos

Joe Morto and Noran

→ See and enjoy 154 pictures of Joe Morton at Images of Joe Morton.

Videos

→ Watch more videos of Joe Morton at Category:Videos of Joe Morton.

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