David Strathairn
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1949-01-26 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- David Russell Strathairn
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).
Known For
TV Shows (20)
The Blacklist
2013
as Peter Kotsiopulos
House
2004
as Nash
The Sopranos
1999
as Robert Wegler
Monk
2002
as Patrick Kloster
The Expanse
2015
as Commander Klaes Ashford
Billions
2016
as Black Jack Foley
Miami Vice
1984
as Marty Lang
The Equalizer
1985
as Phillip Borchek
CIA
2026
as Sanford 'Sandy' Harrison
Wiseguy
1987
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Alphas
2011
as Lee Rosen
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Moss Goodman
A Man on the Inside
2024
as Dr. Benjamin Cole
McMafia
2018
as Semiyon Kleiman
Interrogation
2020
as Henry Fisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Carl Linstrum
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Z: The Beginning of Everything
2015
as Anthony Sayre
Movies (133)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Milton Lynxley (voice)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Admiral William Stenz
Godzilla
2014
as Admiral William Stenz
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Noah Vosen
Fracture
2007
as Joe Lobruto
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Pierce Patchett
The Bourne Legacy
2012
as Noah Vosen
Sneakers
1992
as Whistler
The Firm
1993
as Ray McDeere
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
as Arthur Spiderwick
Lincoln
2012
as William Seward
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Pete
Darkest Hour
2017
as President Roosevelt (voice)
A League of Their Own
1992
as Ira Lowenstein
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
as Tom Milton
Dolores Claiborne
1995
as Joe St. George
The Miracle Worker
2000
as Captain Keller
Nomadland
2021
as Dave
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Theseus
The River Wild
1994
as Tom Hartman
The Uninvited
2009
as Steven
Twisted
2004
as Dr. Melvin Frank
My Blueberry Nights
2007
as Arnie
Memphis Belle
1990
as Craig Harriman
American Pastoral
2016
as Nathan Zuckerman
The Whistleblower
2010
as Peter Ward
Silkwood
1983
as Wesley
Temple Grandin
2010
as Professor Carlock
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Edward R. Murrow
We Are Marshall
2006
as President Dedmon
Losing Isaiah
1995
as Charles Lewin
An Interview with God
2018
as God
Iceman
1984
as Dr. Singe
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Estes Kefauver
Fast Color
2019
as Ellis
Simon Birch
1998
as Reverend Russell
Bob Roberts
1992
as Mack Laflin
UFO
2018
as Franklin Ahls
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
as Ty Burley
Matewan
1987
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Home for the Holidays
1995
as Russell Terziak
The Luckiest Man in America
2025
as Bill
Stars & Bars
1988
as Charlie
At Close Range
1986
as Tony Pine
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as John Dos Passos
The Tempest
2010
as King Alonso
Cold Souls
2009
as Dr. Flintstein
Passion Fish
1992
as Rennie
Eight Men Out
1988
as Eddie Cicotte
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Man In Black
Limbo
1999
as Joe Gastineau
Louder Than Bombs
2015
as Richard Weissman
Howl
2010
as Ralph McIntosh
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
O Pioneers!
1992
as Carl Linstrum
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
The People Speak
2009
as Self
The Devil Has a Name
2019
as Fred Stern
Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Harrison Lloyd
A Dangerous Woman
1993
as Getso
My Dinner with Hervé
2018
as Marty Rothstein
Speakeasy
2002
as Bruce Hickman
Trumbo
2007
as Self
November Criminals
2017
as Theo
Call Me
1988
as Sam
Blue Car
2003
as Auster
Love, Marilyn
2013
as Self
Heavens Fall
2006
as Judge James Horton
Stages
2026
as Porter Gates
City of Hope
1991
as Asteroid
Freedom Song
2000
as Peter Crowley
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
as Keith
Mother Night
1996
as Bernard B. O'Hare
With Friends Like These
1998
as Armand Minetti
A Map of the World
1999
as Howard Goodwin
Judgment
1990
as Father Frank Aubert
Heat Wave
1990
as Bill Thomas
Missing in America
2005
as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
Lovesick
1983
as Marvin Zuckerman
By Any Means
2026
The Feud
1989
as The Stranger
Beyond the Call
1996
as Russel Gates
Song of Hiawatha
1997
as Marcel
Day One
1989
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
Broken Vows
1987
as Stuart Chase
In the Gloaming
1997
as Martin
The American Clock
1993
as Young Arthur Huntington
Steel Toes
2007
as Danny Dunkelman
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
The Sensation of Sight
2006
as Finn
The Oedipus Project
2020
as Messenger 1
Relative Evil
2001
as Dr. Charlie
Paradise
2004
as Reverend Bobby Paradise
A Little Prayer
2025
as Bill
Lost in Yonkers
1993
as Johnny
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003
as Self
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
as Jack Hoschouer
Maladies
2012
as Delmar
Lathe of Heaven
2002
as Mannie
Dominick and Eugene
1988
as Martin Chernak
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Evidence of Blood
1998
as Jackson Kinley
The Debt
2015
as Nathan
Walkaway Joe
2020
as Joe Haley
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983
as Jerry
O Horizon
2026
as Warren
No God, No Master
2014
as William Flynn
April One
1994
as John McCowan
When Nature Calls
1985
as Weejun
The Shovel
2006
as Paul Mullin
The Giraffe
1999
as Charles Kaminski
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980
as Ron
Babies
The Climb
1998
as Earl Himes
Matadors
2010
as Roman Lodari
Bad Manners
1998
as Wes Westlund
Racing Daylight
2007
as Henry / Harry
About David Strathairn
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 (202… With 153 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, David Strathairn has appeared in 133 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Strathairn Movies
- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Milton Lynxley (voice)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — as Admiral William Stenz
- Godzilla (2014) — as Admiral William Stenz
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) — as Noah Vosen
- Fracture (2007) — as Joe Lobruto
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