David Strathairn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-01-26 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

David 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

  • House

    House

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Zootopia 2

    Zootopia 2

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

  • Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • L.A. Confidential

    L.A. Confidential

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Fracture

    Fracture

  • The Bourne Ultimatum

    The Bourne Ultimatum

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

  • A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Alphas

    Alphas

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles

    The Spiderwick Chronicles

  • Where the Crawdads Sing

    Where the Crawdads Sing

  • An Interview with God

    An Interview with God

  • My Dinner with Hervé

    My Dinner with Hervé

  • Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

    Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

  • Without Warning: The James Brady Story

    Without Warning: The James Brady Story

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • Memphis Belle

    Memphis Belle

  • The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

    The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

  • Walkaway Joe

    Walkaway Joe

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Twisted

    Twisted

  • The Sensation of Sight

    The Sensation of Sight

  • McMafia

    McMafia

  • Beyond the Call

    Beyond the Call

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • My Blueberry Nights

    My Blueberry Nights

  • The Devil Has a Name

    The Devil Has a Name

  • A Little Prayer

    A Little Prayer

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • Judgment

    Judgment

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • Interrogation

    Interrogation

  • City of Hope

    City of Hope

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Dolores Claiborne

    Dolores Claiborne

  • Fast Color

    Fast Color

  • O Horizon

    O Horizon

  • The Notorious Bettie Page

    The Notorious Bettie Page

  • Cold Souls

    Cold Souls

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • A Good Baby

    A Good Baby

  • Z: The Beginning of Everything

    Z: The Beginning of Everything

  • Limbo

    Limbo

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

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

  • The River Wild

    The River Wild

  • Racing Daylight

    Racing Daylight

  • The Luckiest Man in America

    The Luckiest Man in America

  • Maladies

    Maladies

  • We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

  • The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker

  • Temple Grandin

    Temple Grandin

  • American Pastoral

    American Pastoral

  • Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers

  • Dominick and Eugene

    Dominick and Eugene

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • Bob Roberts

    Bob Roberts

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Nomadland

    Nomadland

  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • Mother Night

    Mother Night

  • Day One

    Day One

  • Missing in America

    Missing in America

  • Simon Birch

    Simon Birch

  • Howl

    Howl

  • By Any Means

    By Any Means

  • UFO

    UFO

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • The Climb

    The Climb

  • At Close Range

    At Close Range

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • Blue Car

    Blue Car

  • A Map of the World

    A Map of the World

  • A Dangerous Woman

    A Dangerous Woman

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • Lathe of Heaven

    Lathe of Heaven

  • Losing Isaiah

    Losing Isaiah

  • Matters of Life and Death

    Matters of Life and Death

  • Lost in Yonkers

    Lost in Yonkers

  • Song of Hiawatha

    Song of Hiawatha

  • The Giraffe

    The Giraffe

  • Heavens Fall

    Heavens Fall

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.

    Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • November Criminals

    November Criminals

  • Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

  • With Friends Like These

    With Friends Like These

  • Iceman

    Iceman

  • Call Me

    Call Me

  • The Whistleblower

    The Whistleblower

  • O Pioneers!

    O Pioneers!

  • The Victim

    The Victim

  • Relative Evil

    Relative Evil

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Matadors

    Matadors

  • The Brother from Another Planet

    The Brother from Another Planet

  • Matewan

    Matewan

  • Evidence of Blood

    Evidence of Blood

  • Louder Than Bombs

    Louder Than Bombs

  • Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

    Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

  • Speakeasy

    Speakeasy

  • No God, No Master

    No God, No Master

  • The Feud

    The Feud

  • Stars & Bars

    Stars & Bars

  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

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

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

  • Passion Fish

    Passion Fish

  • Them That Work

    Them That Work

  • The Bard

    The Bard

  • He Does Not Want Peace

    He Does Not Want Peace

  • April One

    April One

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • In the Gloaming

    In the Gloaming

  • Return of the Secaucus Seven

    Return of the Secaucus Seven

  • Bad Manners

    Bad Manners

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

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

  • Trumbo

    Trumbo

  • Broken Vows

    Broken Vows

  • The Human Behavior Experiments

    The Human Behavior Experiments

  • When Nature Calls

    When Nature Calls

  • Willa Cather: The Road Is All

    Willa Cather: The Road Is All

  • Lincoln@Gettysburg

    Lincoln@Gettysburg

  • Steel Toes

    Steel Toes

  • The Shovel

    The Shovel

  • The Oedipus Project

    The Oedipus Project

  • Area 51 Declassified

    Area 51 Declassified

  • Remember This

    Remember This

  • Inside Area 51's Secrets

    Inside Area 51's Secrets

  • The Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court