James Paige Morrison (born April 21, 1954) 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

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, and was raised in

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, 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,

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teacher, and a singer-songwriter. He has composed two albums to date, which can be heard and purchased on his official website. On television, Morrison has guest-starred in series such as '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'' and '' Six Feet Under''. Morrison frequently works with producers Glen Morgan and James Wong, and was a main cast member of their 1995 series '' Space: Above and Beyond''. He also worked with Wong in the movie '' The One'' as hero

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's best friend. He portrayed CTU Director Bill Buchanan on '' 24''. He began as a guest star midway through the fourth season (2005), and was a main cast member in the fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons (2006, 2007, 2009). His plays have been developed by the Sundance Institute (''Idle Wheels'') and the Ojai Playwrights Conference (his one-man play, ''Leave Your Fears Here''). Morrison and his wife, Riad Galayini, co-directed and produced the feature documentary ''Showing Up''. The documentary examines the audition process, with working actors reflecting on the process and how it affects them, including: Kristin Chenoweth, Richard Griffiths,

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, Chris Messina,

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, Bill Irwin and

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