James Morrison (actor)


James Paige Morrison is an American actor best known for his portrayal of CTU Director Bill Buchanan on 24.

Life and career

Morrison was born in Bountiful, Utah, the son of an office manager, and was raised in Anchorage, Alaska. A professional theater actor, Morrison has been on the professional stage since the early 1980s and has won awards such as the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance. He has also directed theater productions. Morrison is a published poet, yoga teacher, and a singer-songwriter. He has composed two albums to date, which can be heard and purchased on his .
On television, Morrison has guest starred in series such as Frasier, Quantum Leap, The X-Files, JAG, Murder, She Wrote, The West Wing and Six Feet Under. Morrison frequently works with producers Glen Morgan and James Wong, and was a main cast member of their 1995 series . He also worked with Wong in the movie The One as hero Jet Li's best friend.
He was Counter Terrorist Unit Director Bill Buchanan on 24. He began as a guest star midway through the fourth season, and was a main cast member in the fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons.
Morrison and his wife Riad Galayini co-directed and produced the feature documentary Showing Up. In this unprecedented look at the audition, some of our most accomplished working actors reflect on the process and how it affects them. The documentary compiled more than 50 interviews with notable artists including: Kristin Chenoweth, Richard Griffiths, Zoe Kazan, Nathan Lane, Chris Messina, Sam Rockwell, Bill Irwin and Eli Wallach.
Morrison can be seen currently as Nick in The Jazz Funeral which had its World Premiere at the Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles on June 1, 2014.
Morrison, critical of Hillary Clinton, endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

YearEventFilm/SeriesAwardResult
2009Maverick Movie AwardsReflectionsBest Supporting ActorNominee
2007Screen Actors Guild Awards24Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominee
2006Primetime Emmy Awards24Outstanding Drama SeriesWinner
1996Slamdance Film FestivalParkingBest ShortWinner