Neal Morse
Acting • Born 1960-08-02
Biography
As a young musician, Neal’s dream was like many others – to find success in the pop music world. But after years of struggling in the Los Angeles singer-songwriter scene, he realized that this dream would not materialize. Rejecting conventional wisdom, Morse took a courageous step: He about-faced and devoted himself to progressive rock, the music truly in his heart. The obscure and fiercely competitive genre held little chance of commercial success. Undaunted, he formed the quirkily-named Spock’s Beard with his brother, Alan. They recorded The Light with what money they could scrape together. Against all odds, it was a breakout success, sending shockwaves through the small genre’s community. Over the next 10 years, Spock’s Beard released 10 critically acclaimed CDs and 2 DVDs, ascending to the top of the prog world. Neal also released 6 CDs and 3 DVDs with Transatlantic, the heralded prog supergroup comprised of the genre’s best musicians. The proverbial wayward son, Neal had finally found the success he sought. On the outside he seemed to have it all. On the inside, however, something was missing. Morse came to realize that for him, embracing the Christian faith was the fulfillment of his spiritual quest. His walk was at once gradual and sudden – and as with so many, completely unexpected. As he continued, his path increasingly revealed more of what his heart had sought all along. Yet he also began to find his career growing at odds with his faith. The rising spiritual tension and increasing commercial success finally came to a head with the release of Snow (2002), the group’s magnum opus... and swan song with Morse. The extraordinary 2-CD rock opera, composed by Morse, was widely acclaimed as the group’s finest. But it was the end of the era. Neal felt God calling him out of his former musical life and into the unknown. He made the agonizing decision to leave both Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic. Despite having finally achieved the success he had long sought, Morse had to begin all over again; musically, emotionally and spiritually.
Filmography
109 credits
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
Movie • 2023
Self
Eric Burdon & The New Animals: Live at the Coach House
Movie • 1999
Self - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Spock's Beard: Don't Try This at Home
Movie • 2002
Self - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
Movie • 2011
Self
Neal Morse: Testimony Live
Movie • 2004
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Spock's Beard: The Making of V
Movie • 2001
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Spock's Beard: The Making of Snow
Movie • 2004
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Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
Movie • 2012
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Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
Movie • 2020
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Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
Movie • 2011
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Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
Movie • 2011
Self - Keyboards
Neal Morse: Live Momentum
Movie • 2013
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Neal Morse: Sola Scriptura and Beyond
Movie • 2008
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The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
Movie • 2019
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Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
Movie • 2021
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Transatlantic: The Making of Breath of Life (Abridged Version)
Movie • 2021
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The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
Movie • 2022
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Spock's Beard: Live in Bochum 1998
Movie • 2022
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Spock's Beard: The Early Years Part One
Movie • 2020
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Neal Morse: Live at Tower Records 2003
Movie • 2023
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Spock's Beard: Progfest '97 Raw & Uncut
Movie • 2011
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Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
Movie • 2011
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Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
Movie • 2014
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The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
Movie • 2014
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Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
Movie • 2003
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Neal Morse and Friends: Live and Acoustic at Morsefest 2015
Movie • 2017
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Spock’s Beard – Morsefest 2016 Inner Cicle Jam
Movie • 2017
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Neal Morse: Morsefest 2016 Storytellers
Movie • 2018
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Neal Morse and Friends: Voices of the Beard Storytellers
Movie • 2019
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Neal Morse and Friends: A Year in Neal's Life at Morsefest 2019
Movie • 2020
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Neal Morse and Friends: Songs From God’s Smuggler at Morsefest 2022
Movie • 2022
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Neal Morse: The Dreamer Joseph Part One Commentary
Movie • 2023
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The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
Movie • 2019
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Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
Movie • 2014
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Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe
Movie • 2000
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Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
Movie • 2012
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
Movie • 2021
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Neal Morse: One Under Construction
Movie • 2012
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Neal Morse: The Making of ?
Movie • 2015
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Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
Movie • 2015
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Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
Movie • 2007
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
Movie • 2015
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The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
Movie • 2019
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The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
Movie • 2016
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Neal Morse: Commentary on a Dream
Movie • 2017
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Neal Morse: Lifeline Tour
Movie • 2009
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Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
Movie • 2008
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Neal Morse: Live in Seattle with Ajalon
Movie • 2010
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The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
Movie • 2015
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Neal Morse: ? and Beyond Tour
Movie • 2006
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Neal Morse: From the Video Vault
Movie • 2008
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The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
Movie • 2013
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Neal Morse: A Day in the Life
Movie • 2016
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The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
Movie • 2016
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Neal Morse: A Whole Nother Trip - Neal's RV Adventure
Movie • 2020
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Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
Movie • 2023
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Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
Movie • 2023
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Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
Movie • 2020
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Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Movie • 2010
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The Making of Flying Colors
Movie • 2012
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Spock's Beard: In The Year 2000
Movie • 2023
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Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
Movie • 2006
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Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
Movie • 2009
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The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
Movie • 2022
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Morsefest 2019
Movie • 2021
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Transatlantic - Live in Europe
Movie • 2003
Self - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Spock's Beard Live At Sea
Movie • 2014
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Flying Colors: Live in Europe
Movie • 2013
Self - Keyboards, Vocals
Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
Movie • 2011
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Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
Movie • 2014
Self - Keyboards
Morsefest USA 2023: Inner Circle Concert
Movie • 2023
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Morsefest 2014: Testimony
Movie • 2015
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Morsefest 2014: One
Movie • 2015
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Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
Movie • 2014
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Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – De Boerderij, Holland 2023
Movie • 2024
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Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
Movie • 2024
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Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
Movie • 2015
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Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
Movie • 2024
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The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
Movie • 2016
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Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
Movie • 2017
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Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
Movie • 2017
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Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
Movie • 2017
Self - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
Movie • 2003
Self - Keyboards
Spock's Beard: Snow Live
Movie • 2017
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The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
Movie • 2018
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Neal Morse - Life and Times Live
Movie • 2018
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Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
Movie • 2018
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Spock's Beard: Live At The Whisky
Movie • 1999
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Spock's Beard - Don't Try This Anywhere!
Movie • 2015
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The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
Movie • 2020
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Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
Movie • 2020
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The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
Movie • 2021
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Neal Morse: Jesus Christ the Exorcist - Live at Morsefest 2018
Movie • 2020
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Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
Movie • 2021
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Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – Brentwood, 2024
Movie • 2024
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Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
Movie • 2024
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Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest USA 2024 – Inner Circle Show
Movie • 2024
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Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – London 2025
Movie • 2025
Spock's Beard: Acoustic SNOW
Movie • 2021
Lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards and drums
Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.
Movie • 2011
Neal Morse: Iso Soitto Festival, Finland 2012
Movie • 2012
Neal Morse: Xnoizz Flevo Fest 2009
Movie • 2009
Neal Morse: Acoustic – Live In Mexico City
Movie • 2013
Neal Morse: Live and Acoustic 2010
Movie • 2010
Neal Morse & The Resonance – First Expedition
Movie • 2025
Eric Burdon & The New Animals: Live at the Coach House
Movie • 1998
Keyboards
Neal Morse - Live at the Cavern Club
Movie • 2025
Morsefest 2024: The Joseph Epics/Jesus Christ: The Exorcist/D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings
Movie • 2025
Neal Morse: Inner Circle DVD #1 – Jul 2005
Movie • 2005