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Biography

Emmy and Golden Globe nominee actor/director, Rob Morrow has been a beloved mainstay of the film and television industry for decades. He first came to prominence for his award-winning work as Joel Fleischman in the classic series NORTHERN EXPOSURE which now has a fanbase spanning generations since releasing to streaming on Amazon Prime this year.

Rob can next be seen in the indie drama MAX DAGAN from writer/director Terre Weisman, starring opposite Michael Madsen and Jay Mohr which premiered closing night of the Dances With Films festival at the Chinese Theatre this June. Most recently he wrapped production for the Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman produced Civil War spy series GRAY HOUSE. On the theatre side, Rob will play the lead role in the Ruskin Theatre Group’s production “Substance of Fire” this Summer in Santa Monica.

Rob’s recent work includes SUPERPUMPED with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, recurring roles on Showtime’s BILLIONS, Starz’s SHINING VALE, and Netflix’s CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. Other key television work includes the lead role in CBS hit series NUMB3RS for Ridley Scott, FX’s THE PEOPLE VS OJ SIMPSON for Ryan Murphy, Sony’s TV movie FLINT for Bruce Beresford, ABC’s DESIGNATED SURVIVOR opposite Kiefer Sutherland, iHistory’s mini-series TEXAS RISING, FX series SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL for Denis Leary, and INSIDE AMY SCHUMER for Comedy Central.

In the film arena, Rob has starred in many films including QUIZ SHOW for Robert Redford, MOTHER for Albert Brooks, and starred opposite Aleksander Skarsgård in the A24 feature THE KILL TEAM, amongst others. Morrow also starred as “Willie Loman” in the Ruskin Theater acclaimed 2019 production of “Death of a Salesman.”? He is currently in rehearsals for his next leading role in “Substance of Fire” coming to the Ruskin in July 2024.

Rob has also been building substantial credits as a TV director, most recently as the Co-Executive Producer and Director of BET’s hit GAMES PEOPLE PLAY. After directing four episodes in season one he was brought on as the director/producer, directing 9 of the 10 eps for season two. He directed multiple episodes of Freeform’s THE FOSTERS, USA’s NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, CBS’s NCIS: New Orleans, HBO’s OZ and the feature film MAZE starring Laura Linney.