David Strathairn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-01-26 (77 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

  • Zootopia 2

    Zootopia 2

  • House

    House

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • A Man on the Inside

    A Man on the Inside

  • Limbo

    Limbo

  • The Whistleblower

    The Whistleblower

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

  • Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

  • Alphas

    Alphas

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Racing Daylight

    Racing Daylight

  • The Bourne Ultimatum

    The Bourne Ultimatum

  • Day One

    Day One

  • November Criminals

    November Criminals

  • Call Me

    Call Me

  • L.A. Confidential

    L.A. Confidential

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Matewan

    Matewan

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • O Horizon

    O Horizon

  • Blue Car

    Blue Car

  • Twisted

    Twisted

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • O Pioneers!

    O Pioneers!

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

  • April One

    April One

  • Where the Crawdads Sing

    Where the Crawdads Sing

  • Speakeasy

    Speakeasy

  • Fracture

    Fracture

  • Nomadland

    Nomadland

  • In the Gloaming

    In the Gloaming

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles

    The Spiderwick Chronicles

  • Iceman

    Iceman

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

  • McMafia

    McMafia

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • The Victim

    The Victim

  • A Dangerous Woman

    A Dangerous Woman

  • A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own

  • Matadors

    Matadors

  • The Giraffe

    The Giraffe

  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

  • Passion Fish

    Passion Fish

  • Song of Hiawatha

    Song of Hiawatha

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.

    Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • Lathe of Heaven

    Lathe of Heaven

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Z: The Beginning of Everything

    Z: The Beginning of Everything

  • Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • Interrogation

    Interrogation

  • Howl

    Howl

  • Temple Grandin

    Temple Grandin

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

  • Dominick and Eugene

    Dominick and Eugene

  • Dolores Claiborne

    Dolores Claiborne

  • Bad Manners

    Bad Manners

  • The Bard

    The Bard

  • My Blueberry Nights

    My Blueberry Nights

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • Relative Evil

    Relative Evil

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Memphis Belle

    Memphis Belle

  • At Close Range

    At Close Range

  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

  • The River Wild

    The River Wild

  • Clementine

    Clementine

  • The Luckiest Man in America

    The Luckiest Man in America

  • Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

    Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • Louder Than Bombs

    Louder Than Bombs

  • American Pastoral

    American Pastoral

  • An Interview with God

    An Interview with God

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • Simon Birch

    Simon Birch

  • My Dinner with Hervé

    My Dinner with Hervé

  • UFO

    UFO

  • We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

  • Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

  • Lincoln@Gettysburg

    Lincoln@Gettysburg

  • Bob Roberts

    Bob Roberts

  • The Notorious Bettie Page

    The Notorious Bettie Page

  • Mother Night

    Mother Night

  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker

  • Losing Isaiah

    Losing Isaiah

  • A Good Baby

    A Good Baby

  • The Brother from Another Planet

    The Brother from Another Planet

  • The Devil Has a Name

    The Devil Has a Name

  • A Little Prayer

    A Little Prayer

  • By Any Means

    By Any Means

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

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

  • Fast Color

    Fast Color

  • Area 51 Declassified

    Area 51 Declassified

  • A Map of the World

    A Map of the World

  • The Sensation of Sight

    The Sensation of Sight

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • Evidence of Blood

    Evidence of Blood

  • Heavens Fall

    Heavens Fall

  • The Shovel

    The Shovel

  • Cold Souls

    Cold Souls

  • Missing in America

    Missing in America

  • City of Hope

    City of Hope

  • Judgment

    Judgment

  • Babies

    Babies

  • Trumbo

    Trumbo

  • Beyond the Call

    Beyond the Call

  • Remember This

    Remember This

  • Walkaway Joe

    Walkaway Joe

  • Lost in Yonkers

    Lost in Yonkers

  • This Ordinary Thing

    This Ordinary Thing

  • With Friends Like These

    With Friends Like These

  • Maladies

    Maladies

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • Broken Vows

    Broken Vows

  • He Does Not Want Peace

    He Does Not Want Peace

  • Steel Toes

    Steel Toes

  • Stars & Bars

    Stars & Bars

  • Without Warning: The James Brady Story

    Without Warning: The James Brady Story

  • When Nature Calls

    When Nature Calls

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

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

  • The Oedipus Project

    The Oedipus Project

  • Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

    Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • Return of the Secaucus Seven

    Return of the Secaucus Seven

  • The Climb

    The Climb

  • Willa Cather: The Road Is All

    Willa Cather: The Road Is All

  • The Human Behavior Experiments

    The Human Behavior Experiments

  • The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

    The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

  • No God, No Master

    No God, No Master

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

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

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

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • Matters of Life and Death

    Matters of Life and Death

  • The Feud

    The Feud

  • Them That Work

    Them That Work

  • Inside Area 51's Secrets

    Inside Area 51's Secrets

  • The Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court