David Strathairn
ActingAlso 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).
Movies
(133 total)
Godzilla
as Admiral William Stenz
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Noah Vosen
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Admiral William Stenz
The Bourne Legacy
as Noah Vosen
Darkest Hour
as President Roosevelt (voice)
L.A. Confidential
as Pierce Patchett
Fracture
as Joe Lobruto
Lincoln
as William Seward
Nomadland
as Dave
Nightmare Alley
as Pete
The Spiderwick Chronicles
as Arthur Spiderwick
The Firm
as Ray McDeere
Where the Crawdads Sing
as Tom Milton
Zootopia 2
as Milton Lynxley (voice)
The Uninvited
as Steven
A League of Their Own
as Ira Lowenstein
Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Edward R. Murrow
Sneakers
as Whistler
The River Wild
as Tom Hartman
Dolores Claiborne
as Joe St. George
TV Shows
(19 total)
House
as Nash
The Blacklist
as Peter Kotsiopulos
The Sopranos
as Robert Wegler
The Expanse
as Commander Klaes Ashford
The Expanse
as Klaes Ashford
Monk
as Patrick Kloster
Miami Vice
as Marty Lang
Alphas
as Lee Rosen
McMafia
as Semiyon Kleiman
A Man on the Inside
as Dr. Benjamin Cole
The Oscars
as Self
The Equalizer
as Phillip Borchek
Z: The Beginning of Everything
as Anthony Sayre
Interrogation
as Henry Fisher
The Emmy Awards
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Carl Linstrum
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Moss Goodman