David Strathairn
Known for Acting · 155 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 (23)
House
2004
as Nash
The Sopranos
1999
as Robert Wegler
The Blacklist
2013
as Peter Kotsiopulos
The Expanse
2015
as Commander Klaes Ashford
Monk
2002
as Patrick Kloster
Miami Vice
1984
as Marty Lang
Billions
2016
as Black Jack Foley
American Playhouse
1982
as Carl Linstrum / The Stranger
The Equalizer
1985
as Phillip Borchek
The Oscars
1953
as Self
CIA
2026
as Sanford 'Sandy' Harrison
Wiseguy
1987
Alphas
2011
as Lee Rosen
A Man on the Inside
2024
as Dr. Benjamin Cole
Z: The Beginning of Everything
2015
as Anthony Sayre
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Moss Goodman
McMafia
2018
as Semiyon Kleiman
Interrogation
2020
as Henry Fisher
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Carl Linstrum
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
as Jack Hoschouer
Big Apple
2001
as Will Preecher
Movies (132)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Milton Lynxley (voice)
Godzilla
2014
as Admiral William Stenz
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Admiral William Stenz
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
as Tom Milton
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Noah Vosen
Lincoln
2012
as William Seward
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Pierce Patchett
Sneakers
1992
as Whistler
Nomadland
2021
as Dave
Darkest Hour
2017
as President Roosevelt (voice)
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Pete
The Bourne Legacy
2012
as Noah Vosen
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
as Arthur Spiderwick
Fracture
2007
as Joe Lobruto
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as John Dos Passos
American Pastoral
2016
as Nathan Zuckerman
The Whistleblower
2010
as Peter Ward
A League of Their Own
1992
as Ira Lowenstein
November Criminals
2017
as Theo
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Edward R. Murrow
Louder Than Bombs
2015
as Richard Weissman
The River Wild
1994
as Tom Hartman
My Dinner with Hervé
2018
as Marty Rothstein
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
as Ty Burley
The Firm
1993
as Ray McDeere
Limbo
1999
as Joe Gastineau
The Uninvited
2009
as Steven
In the Gloaming
1997
as Martin
Song of Hiawatha
1997
as Marcel
My Blueberry Nights
2007
as Arnie
By Any Means
2026
Dolores Claiborne
1995
as Joe St. George
A Dangerous Woman
1993
as Getso
Love, Marilyn
2013
as Self
Call Me
1988
as Sam
The Devil Has a Name
2019
as Fred Stern
The Giraffe
1999
as Charles Kaminski
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Theseus
UFO
2018
as Franklin Ahls
Matewan
1987
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
April One
1994
as John McCowan
The Tempest
2010
as King Alonso
Passion Fish
1992
as Rennie
The People Speak
2009
as Self
Iceman
1984
as Dr. Singe
Memphis Belle
1990
as Craig Harriman
We Are Marshall
2006
as President Dedmon
Fast Color
2019
as Ellis
At Close Range
1986
as Tony Pine
An Interview with God
2018
as God
Temple Grandin
2010
as Professor Carlock
Twisted
2004
as Dr. Melvin Frank
Paradise
2004
as Reverend Bobby Paradise
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
With Friends Like These
1998
as Armand Minetti
Relative Evil
2001
as Dr. Charlie
Walkaway Joe
2020
as Joe Haley
The Victim
2001
as Mark Zingerline
The Luckiest Man in America
2025
as Bill
Matadors
2010
as Roman Lodari
The Miracle Worker
2000
as Captain Keller
Home for the Holidays
1995
as Russell Terziak
Stages
2026
as Porter Gates
Simon Birch
1998
as Reverend Russell
The Sensation of Sight
2006
as Finn
Remember This
2023
as Jan Karski
Losing Isaiah
1995
as Charles Lewin
Silkwood
1983
as Wesley
A Map of the World
1999
as Howard Goodwin
Eight Men Out
1988
as Eddie Cicotte
Lathe of Heaven
2002
as Mannie
The Oedipus Project
2020
as Messenger 1
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Estes Kefauver
Bad Manners
1998
as Wes Westlund
This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
Beyond the Call
1996
as Russel Gates
Stars & Bars
1988
as Charlie
Lovesick
1983
as Marvin Zuckerman
The American Clock
1993
as Young Arthur Huntington
Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Harrison Lloyd
Dominick and Eugene
1988
as Martin Chernak
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003
as Self
Trumbo
2007
as Self
Lincoln@Gettysburg
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Shovel
2006
as Paul Mullin
No God, No Master
2014
as William Flynn
Broken Vows
1987
as Stuart Chase
Evidence of Blood
1998
as Jackson Kinley
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
The Human Behavior Experiments
2006
as Narrator
City of Hope
1991
as Asteroid
Howl
2010
as Ralph McIntosh
Cold Souls
2009
as Dr. Flintstein
Missing in America
2005
as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
as Jack Hoschouer
Bob Roberts
1992
as Mack Laflin
Area 51 Declassified
2010
as Himself - Narrator
The Climb
1998
as Earl Himes
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983
as Jerry
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Heavens Fall
2006
as Judge James Horton
Mother Night
1996
as Bernard B. O'Hare
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Man In Black
Speakeasy
2002
as Bruce Hickman
Racing Daylight
2007
as Henry / Harry
Judgment
1990
as Father Frank Aubert
When Nature Calls
1985
as Weejun
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
as Keith
A Little Prayer
2025
as Bill
O Horizon
2026
as Warren
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Maladies
2012
as Delmar
He Does Not Want Peace
2016
as Richard Englebright
Them That Work
2019
as Self
The Feud
1989
as The Stranger
O Pioneers!
1992
as Carl Linstrum
Blue Car
2003
as Auster
Heat Wave
1990
as Bill Thomas
Freedom Song
2000
as Peter Crowley
Lost in Yonkers
1993
as Johnny
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 155 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, David Strathairn has appeared in 132 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Strathairn Movies
- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Milton Lynxley (voice)
- Godzilla (2014) — as Admiral William Stenz
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — as Admiral William Stenz
- Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) — as Tom Milton
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) — as Noah Vosen
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