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David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Acting January 26, 1949 (77 years old) San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

David Russell Strathairn (born January 26, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of journalist Edward R. Murrow in the feature film Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He also starred in L.A. Confidential (1997), Godzilla (2014), and the Bourne franchise (2007–2012). Strathairn appeared in supporting roles in many notable films such as A League of Their Own (1992), Sneakers (1992), The Firm (1993), The River Wild (1995), Lincoln (2012), Nomadland (2020), and Nightmare Alley (2021). He is a frequent collaborator with director John Sayles, who is a fellow graduate of Williams College. On television, Strathairn is known for his recurring roles in The Sopranos (2004), Alphas (2011–2012), The Blacklist (2015–2016), Billions (2017–2019), and The Expanse (2018–2019). He received a Primetime Emmy Award win and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the HBO television film Temple Grandin (2010).

Movies 132

Zootopia 2 7.7

Zootopia 2

as Milton Lynxley (voice)

2025
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 6.7

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Admiral William Stenz

2019
Godzilla 6.4

Godzilla

as Admiral William Stenz

2014
By Any Means 6.6

By Any Means

as Special Agent Roy K. Moore

2026
The Bourne Ultimatum 7.4

The Bourne Ultimatum

as Noah Vosen

2007
L.A. Confidential 7.8

L.A. Confidential

as Pierce Patchett

1997
The Bourne Legacy 6.3

The Bourne Legacy

as Noah Vosen

2012
Darkest Hour 7.4

Darkest Hour

as President Roosevelt (voice)

2017
Where the Crawdads Sing 7.5

Where the Crawdads Sing

as Tom Milton

2022
Nightmare Alley 6.9

Nightmare Alley

as Pete

2021
Sneakers 6.9

Sneakers

as Whistler

1992
The Firm 6.7

The Firm

as Ray McDeere

1993
The Spiderwick Chronicles 6.7

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Arthur Spiderwick

2008
Fracture 7.3

Fracture

as Joe Lobruto

2007
Lincoln 6.8

Lincoln

as William Seward

2012
A League of Their Own 7.2

A League of Their Own

as Ira Lowenstein

1992
Nomadland 7.2

Nomadland

as Dave

2021
My Blueberry Nights 6.4

My Blueberry Nights

as Arnie

2007
Dolores Claiborne 7.3

Dolores Claiborne

as Joe St. George

1995
A Midsummer Night's Dream 6.4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Theseus

1999
Good Night, and Good Luck. 7.1

Good Night, and Good Luck.

as Edward R. Murrow

2005
The Uninvited 6.5

The Uninvited

as Steven

2009
The River Wild 6.5

The River Wild

as Tom Hartman

1994
At Close Range 6.8

At Close Range

as Tony Pine

1986
We Are Marshall 6.9

We Are Marshall

as President Dedmon

2006
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 6.4

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Ty Burley

2015
Home for the Holidays 6.3

Home for the Holidays

as Russell Terziak

1995
Temple Grandin 7.9

Temple Grandin

as Professor Carlock

2010
Matewan 7.4

Matewan

as Police Chief Sid Hatfield

1987
The Notorious Bettie Page 6.3

The Notorious Bettie Page

as Estes Kefauver

2006
November Criminals 5.3

November Criminals

as Theo

2017
Iceman 6.2

Iceman

as Dr. Singe

1984
Twisted 5.6

Twisted

as Dr. Melvin Frank

2004
Memphis Belle 6.8

Memphis Belle

as Craig Harriman

1990
Silkwood 6.9

Silkwood

as Wesley

1983
An Interview with God 7.0

An Interview with God

as God

2018
Hemingway & Gellhorn 6.1

Hemingway & Gellhorn

as John Dos Passos

2012
The Whistleblower 6.7

The Whistleblower

as Peter Ward

2010
American Pastoral 6.2

American Pastoral

as Nathan Zuckerman

2016
The Miracle Worker 7.3

The Miracle Worker

as Captain Keller

2000
Eight Men Out 6.8

Eight Men Out

as Eddie Cicotte

1988
The Luckiest Man in America 6.3

The Luckiest Man in America

as Bill

2025
My Dinner with Hervé 6.3

My Dinner with Hervé

as Marty Rothstein

2018
Howl 6.5

Howl

as Ralph McIntosh

2010
Louder Than Bombs 6.5

Louder Than Bombs

as Richard Weissman

2015
Simon Birch 6.9

Simon Birch

as Reverend Russell

1998
The Tempest 5.3

The Tempest

as King Alonso

2010
Passion Fish 7.0

Passion Fish

as Rennie

1992
The Devil Has a Name 5.3

The Devil Has a Name

as Fred Stern

2019
Losing Isaiah 6.5

Losing Isaiah

as Charles Lewin

1995
Harrison's Flowers 6.5

Harrison's Flowers

as Harrison Lloyd

2000
UFO 6.9

UFO

as Franklin Ahls

2018
Fast Color 6.0

Fast Color

as Ellis

2019
Babies

Babies

as Michael

2027
The Brother from Another Planet 6.7

The Brother from Another Planet

as Man In Black

1984
A Map of the World 6.0

A Map of the World

as Howard Goodwin

1999
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even 6.1

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

as Keith

1992
The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

2025
Cold Souls 6.0

Cold Souls

as Dr. Flintstein

2009
Limbo 6.6

Limbo

as Joe Gastineau

1999
Stages

Stages

as Porter Gates

2026
City of Hope 6.7

City of Hope

as Asteroid

1991
In the Gloaming 6.0

In the Gloaming

as Martin

1997
Bad Manners 4.8

Bad Manners

as Wes Westlund

1998
Bob Roberts 6.6

Bob Roberts

as Mack Laflin

1992
Heat Wave 6.8

Heat Wave

as Bill Thomas

1990
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute 4.6

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

as Jerry

1983
Call Me 4.5

Call Me

as Sam

1988
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

as Self (voice)

2025
A Dangerous Woman 5.5

A Dangerous Woman

as Getso

1993
Mother Night 6.6

Mother Night

as Bernard B. O'Hare

1996
Walkaway Joe 6.0

Walkaway Joe

as Joe Haley

2020
Love, Marilyn 6.5

Love, Marilyn

as Self

2013
Day One 6.5

Day One

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

1989
Paradise 4.1

Paradise

as Reverend Bobby Paradise

2004
Judgment 5.5

Judgment

as Father Frank Aubert

1990
Stars & Bars 4.4

Stars & Bars

as Charlie

1988
Missing in America 5.7

Missing in America

as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.

2005
The Sensation of Sight 8.0

The Sensation of Sight

as Finn

2006
The People Speak 7.2

The People Speak

as Self

2009
Lovesick 5.9

Lovesick

as Marvin Zuckerman

1983
No God, No Master 5.8

No God, No Master

as William Flynn

2014
Lost in Yonkers 6.3

Lost in Yonkers

as Johnny

1993
Speakeasy 4.4

Speakeasy

as Bruce Hickman

2002
The Debt 6.2

The Debt

as Nathan

2015
Trumbo 6.7

Trumbo

as Self

2007
Blue Car 6.3

Blue Car

as Auster

2003
Without Warning: The James Brady Story 7.0

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

as Dr. Arthur Kobrine

1991
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer 6.2

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' 8.0

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

as Self

2008
The American Clock 5.7

The American Clock

as Young Arthur Huntington

1993
Return of the Secaucus Seven 6.5

Return of the Secaucus Seven

as Ron

1980
Song of Hiawatha 5.8

Song of Hiawatha

as Marcel

1997
Dominick and Eugene 6.8

Dominick and Eugene

as Martin Chernak

1988
Beyond the Call 6.5

Beyond the Call

as Russel Gates

1996
Maladies 5.3

Maladies

as Delmar

2012
Broken Vows 4.8

Broken Vows

as Stuart Chase

1987
With Friends Like These 6.5

With Friends Like These

as Armand Minetti

1998
Steel Toes 5.2

Steel Toes

as Danny Dunkelman

2007
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ 7.5

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

as Self

2003
Heavens Fall 7.0

Heavens Fall

as Judge James Horton

2006
O Horizon

O Horizon

as Warren

2026
The Human Behavior Experiments 7.5

The Human Behavior Experiments

as Narrator

2006
Matadors 4.7

Matadors

as Roman Lodari

2010
The Oedipus Project 10.0

The Oedipus Project

as Messenger 1

2020
The Giraffe 5.3

The Giraffe

as Charles Kaminski

1999
A Little Prayer 5.6

A Little Prayer

as Bill

2025
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story 4.8

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

as Jack Hoschouer

2002
Willa Cather: The Road Is All 10.0

Willa Cather: The Road Is All

as Narrator

2005
O Pioneers! 6.2

O Pioneers!

as Carl Linstrum

1992
Matters of Life and Death 9.0

Matters of Life and Death

as Mr. Jennings

2007
Freedom Song 5.7

Freedom Song

as Peter Crowley

2000
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' 5.0

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

as Self

2008
Lathe of Heaven 6.0

Lathe of Heaven

as Mannie

2002
Relative Evil 5.8

Relative Evil

as Dr. Charlie

2001
April One 9.0

April One

as John McCowan

1994
The Climb 7.1

The Climb

as Earl Himes

1998
Evidence of Blood 6.6

Evidence of Blood

as Jackson Kinley

1998
He Does Not Want Peace 8.0

He Does Not Want Peace

as Richard Englebright

2016
The Shovel 6.0

The Shovel

as Paul Mullin

2006
The Bard

The Bard

The Victim 9.0

The Victim

as Mark Zingerline

2001
The Feud 5.2

The Feud

as The Stranger

1989
Remember This

Remember This

as Jan Karski

2023
Inside Area 51's Secrets

Inside Area 51's Secrets

as Narrator

2010
Lincoln@Gettysburg 7.5

Lincoln@Gettysburg

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2013
A Good Baby 6.5

A Good Baby

as Truman Lester

2000
When Nature Calls 4.8

When Nature Calls

as Weejun

1985
Area 51 Declassified 8.0

Area 51 Declassified

as Himself - Narrator

2010
Them That Work

Them That Work

as Self

2019
Racing Daylight 3.3

Racing Daylight

as Henry / Harry

2007
The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court

as Narrator

2007

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