Joe Morton recently completed filming the independent feature film La Linea and was most recently seen in Universal's American Gangster, with Denzel Washington, and the independent film Badland, for which he also composed and performed a song entitled "The Devil's Lonely Fire". He costarred with Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel and Sam Shepard in Stealth; Paycheck, with Ben Afleck and Uma Thurman; Ali, with Will Smith; Dragonfly, with Kevin Costner; and Bounce, again with Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Film audiences perhaps best know Morton as The Brother from Another Planet (directed by his frequent collaborator John Sayles) or as the ill-fated scientist in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Morton's film credits include Lone Star, City of Hope, Speed, Executive Decision, The Astronaut's Wife, Blues Brothers 2000, Tap, and Gary Sinise's Of Mice and Men, in which he portrayed Crooks.

Morton was a Tony Award nominee for his portrayal of Walter Lee Younger in the musical Raisin. He played Serge in the Broadway hit Art with Judd Hirsch and George Wendt, and was honored to be asked to join the company in London, where the show originated. Also in London, he portrayed Colin Powell in the critically acclaimed Stuff Happens by David Hare. Morton's stage career has its roots in the original production of Hair.

Television audiences have enjoyed Morton's starring roles in the series Equal Justice, Under One Roof with James Earl Jones, and Tribeca (for which he also directed an episode). He has also played recurring roles on Smallville, The Practice, CSI: NY and E-Ring. Morton has turned in noteworthy performances as Malcolm X in Ali: An American Hero, the award-winning cable feature Miss Evers' Boys, and spectacular guest star turns on The X-Files and House. Morton has most recently been seen as a defense attorney for the DNC in Boston Legal.

Morton is now pursuing various writing and directing projects. His screenplay Strangers was selected as one of the top five in the Urban World Film Festival. He resides in New York City.