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 (21)
House
2004
as Nash
The Blacklist
2013
as Peter Kotsiopulos
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
Interrogation
2020
as Henry Fisher
McMafia
2018
as Semiyon Kleiman
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Carl Linstrum
Z: The Beginning of Everything
2015
as Anthony Sayre
Big Apple
2001
as Will Preecher
Movies (132)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Milton Lynxley (voice)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Admiral William Stenz
Godzilla
2014
as Admiral William Stenz
Fracture
2007
as Joe Lobruto
The Bourne Legacy
2012
as Noah Vosen
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Noah Vosen
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Pierce Patchett
Sneakers
1992
as Whistler
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Pete
Lincoln
2012
as William Seward
Darkest Hour
2017
as President Roosevelt (voice)
Nomadland
2021
as Dave
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
as Arthur Spiderwick
A League of Their Own
1992
as Ira Lowenstein
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
as Tom Milton
The Firm
1993
as Ray McDeere
Dolores Claiborne
1995
as Joe St. George
By Any Means
2026
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Theseus
The Uninvited
2009
as Steven
The River Wild
1994
as Tom Hartman
The Miracle Worker
2000
as Captain Keller
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Edward R. Murrow
Losing Isaiah
1995
as Charles Lewin
Memphis Belle
1990
as Craig Harriman
My Blueberry Nights
2007
as Arnie
Twisted
2004
as Dr. Melvin Frank
Iceman
1984
as Dr. Singe
UFO
2018
as Franklin Ahls
Passion Fish
1992
as Rennie
Blue Car
2003
as Auster
The Whistleblower
2010
as Peter Ward
Temple Grandin
2010
as Professor Carlock
Stars & Bars
1988
as Charlie
Bob Roberts
1992
as Mack Laflin
Silkwood
1983
as Wesley
An Interview with God
2018
as God
A Dangerous Woman
1993
as Getso
Fast Color
2019
as Ellis
American Pastoral
2016
as Nathan Zuckerman
Day One
1989
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as John Dos Passos
At Close Range
1986
as Tony Pine
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Estes Kefauver
November Criminals
2017
as Theo
Limbo
1999
as Joe Gastineau
Simon Birch
1998
as Reverend Russell
Call Me
1988
as Sam
O Pioneers!
1992
as Carl Linstrum
Matewan
1987
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
The Luckiest Man in America
2025
as Bill
Home for the Holidays
1995
as Russell Terziak
We Are Marshall
2006
as President Dedmon
Cold Souls
2009
as Dr. Flintstein
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
as Ty Burley
The Tempest
2010
as King Alonso
Freedom Song
2000
as Peter Crowley
Eight Men Out
1988
as Eddie Cicotte
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Stages
2026
as Porter Gates
Howl
2010
as Ralph McIntosh
The People Speak
2009
as Self
Speakeasy
2002
as Bruce Hickman
Louder Than Bombs
2015
as Richard Weissman
Heat Wave
1990
as Bill Thomas
City of Hope
1991
as Asteroid
Heavens Fall
2006
as Judge James Horton
My Dinner with Hervé
2018
as Marty Rothstein
Song of Hiawatha
1997
as Marcel
Love, Marilyn
2013
as Self
The Devil Has a Name
2019
as Fred Stern
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Man In Black
Broken Vows
1987
as Stuart Chase
O Horizon
2026
as Warren
Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Harrison Lloyd
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
as Keith
Trumbo
2007
as Self
Mother Night
1996
as Bernard B. O'Hare
Beyond the Call
1996
as Russel Gates
Paradise
2004
as Reverend Bobby Paradise
With Friends Like These
1998
as Armand Minetti
Lovesick
1983
as Marvin Zuckerman
The American Clock
1993
as Young Arthur Huntington
Judgment
1990
as Father Frank Aubert
This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
Lathe of Heaven
2002
as Mannie
Relative Evil
2001
as Dr. Charlie
A Map of the World
1999
as Howard Goodwin
The Giraffe
1999
as Charles Kaminski
The Sensation of Sight
2006
as Finn
Dominick and Eugene
1988
as Martin Chernak
The Feud
1989
as The Stranger
The Oedipus Project
2020
as Messenger 1
A Little Prayer
2025
as Bill
Matadors
2010
as Roman Lodari
In the Gloaming
1997
as Martin
Walkaway Joe
2020
as Joe Haley
Lost in Yonkers
1993
as Johnny
Missing in America
2005
as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
as Jack Hoschouer
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003
as Self
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
Babies
Evidence of Blood
1998
as Jackson Kinley
Steel Toes
2007
as Danny Dunkelman
The Victim
2001
as Mark Zingerline
Maladies
2012
as Delmar
The Debt
2015
as Nathan
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983
as Jerry
The Shovel
2006
as Paul Mullin
The Human Behavior Experiments
2006
as Narrator
The Climb
1998
as Earl Himes
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980
as Ron
He Does Not Want Peace
2016
as Richard Englebright
Racing Daylight
2007
as Henry / Harry
When Nature Calls
1985
as Weejun
Lincoln@Gettysburg
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
No God, No Master
2014
as William Flynn
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 132 films and 21 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
- Fracture (2007) — as Joe Lobruto
- The Bourne Legacy (2012) — as Noah Vosen
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