Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower
Morshower at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival
Born	April 24, 1959 (1959-04-24) (age 52) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–present

Glenn Grove Morshower^[1] (born April 24, 1959) is an American actor best known for playing Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on the Fox action thriller drama series 24. His character has developed a following among the show's fandom, and appeared in every season except the last.

Early life

Glenn Grove Morchower (original spelling) was born in Dallas, Texas, and began his acting career at the age of 12 at the Dallas Theater Center. At age 15 he began doing television commercials and moved into the feature film world at age 16, starring in the movie Drive-In. After graduating from Hillcrest High School in 1977, Glenn moved to Hollywood. He married his high school sweetheart Carolyn in 1978. Together they have two grown children. Over the years, he has appeared in small roles in high profile blockbusters, mainly playing military or Secret Service type characters.

Career

Morshower has guest-starred on many TV series, including Charmed, The Dukes of Hazzard, Matlock, The West Wing, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: The Next Generation, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Millennium, Babylon 5, Star Trek: Voyager, King of the Hill, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, JAG, Alias, Star Trek: Enterprise, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood, ER, NCIS, The Closer, Bones, Full House, Trauma, Criminal Minds, Dollhouse and 24.

In addition to making guest appearances on three Star Trek series, he also had a small part in Star Trek Generations. Morshower has had recurring roles on The West Wing and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and voiced "Overlord" in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Morshower appeared on an episode of World Poker Tour on May 5, 2008. He finished 6th place. He also is appearing in a film titled Walking Distance as Mr. Anderson. The film is being released in 2011, it is written and directed by Mel House.

"The Extra Mile"

"The Extra Mile" is a series of performances which are written and performed by Glenn Morshower. The program is a combination of motivation speaking, story telling, dramatic and comedic performance, acting instruction, and life coaching. Thousands, including a good number of celebrities, have attended these events across the US.

Filmography

Morshower at the 24 season 7 finale screening at Wadsworth Theatre, Los Angeles, California, May 2009

• Battlefield 3 (2011) ...Gordon (voice & likeness)
• X-Men: First Class (2011) ... Colonel Hendry
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) ... General Morshower
• Lie to Me (2010).... Colonel Gorman
• The Crazies (2010).... Intelligence Officer
• The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009).... Major General Holtz
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) .... Overlord (voice)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) .... General Morshower^[2]
• Grizzly Park (2008).... Ranger Bob
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) .... Baseplate (voice)
• Friday Night Lights (2007) .... Mr. Clark
• Chronicle of Purgatory: The Waiter (2007) .... Nigel Hamilton
• Transformers (2007) .... General Morshower
• Shroud of Echoes (2006) .... Ryan
• Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006) .... Admiral Wheeler
• The Island (2005) .... Medical Courier
• Hostage (2005) .... Lt. Leifitz
• Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004) ... 747 Pilot
• Star Trek: Enterprise (2004) ...Sheriff MacReady
• The Last Shot (2004) .... Agent McCaffrey
• Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) .... Colonel Anderson
• The Core (2003) .... FBI Agent
• Blood Work (2002) .... Captain
• Black Hawk Down (2001) .... Lt. Colonel Tom Matthews
• Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Admiral William Halsey, Jr.
• Godzilla (1998) .... NSA Agent Kyle Terrington
• Air Force One (1997) .... Secret Service Agent Walters
• In the Army Now (1994) .... Recruiting Sergeant Richard Day
• Star Trek Generations (1994) .... Helmsman
• The River Wild (1994) .... Policeman
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993) .... Administrator Orton
• Under Siege (1992) .... Ensign Taylor
• By Dawn's Early Light (1990) .... F-18 Pilot
• 84C MoPic (1990) .... Cracker
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) .... Ensign Burke
• Drive-In (1976) .... Orville Hennigson

References

1. ^ According to the State of Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. At Ancestry.com
2. ^ http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=13451 (In English) Worstpreviews.com Retrieved May 17, 2009

External links

• Glenn Morshower at the Internet Movie Database
• Glenn Morshower at AllRovi
• Glenn Morshower at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

Persondata
Name	Morshower, Glenn
Alternative names	Morchower, Glenn Grove
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1959-4-24
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
Date of death
Place of death