| Glenn Morshower | |
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Morshower at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival |
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| Born | April 24, 1959 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.
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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.
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" 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.