David Strathairn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

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

  • Zootopia 2

    Zootopia 2

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • House

    House

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • A Man on the Inside

    A Man on the Inside

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

  • Godzilla

    Godzilla

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • L.A. Confidential

    L.A. Confidential

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Spenser: For Hire

  • Fracture

    Fracture

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • Alphas

    Alphas

  • The Bourne Ultimatum

    The Bourne Ultimatum

  • Return of the Secaucus Seven

    Return of the Secaucus Seven

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles

    The Spiderwick Chronicles

  • Where the Crawdads Sing

    Where the Crawdads Sing

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • Nightmare Alley

    Nightmare Alley

  • Memphis Belle

    Memphis Belle

  • Cold Souls

    Cold Souls

  • The Climb

    The Climb

  • Temple Grandin

    Temple Grandin

  • He Does Not Want Peace

    He Does Not Want Peace

  • The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

  • The Tempest

    The Tempest

  • Twisted

    Twisted

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

  • Matters of Life and Death

    Matters of Life and Death

  • Simon Birch

    Simon Birch

  • Without Warning: The James Brady Story

    Without Warning: The James Brady Story

  • Fast Color

    Fast Color

  • UFO

    UFO

  • Matadors

    Matadors

  • Racing Daylight

    Racing Daylight

  • The Bard

    The Bard

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • McMafia

    McMafia

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • O Horizon

    O Horizon

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Home for the Holidays

    Home for the Holidays

  • A League of Their Own

    A League of Their Own

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Heavens Fall

    Heavens Fall

  • Nomadland

    Nomadland

  • Interrogation

    Interrogation

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • American Pastoral

    American Pastoral

  • Judgment

    Judgment

  • The Luckiest Man in America

    The Luckiest Man in America

  • An Interview with God

    An Interview with God

  • Limbo

    Limbo

  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • Losing Isaiah

    Losing Isaiah

  • November Criminals

    November Criminals

  • Stars & Bars

    Stars & Bars

  • Matewan

    Matewan

  • Bob Roberts

    Bob Roberts

  • Relative Evil

    Relative Evil

  • Day One

    Day One

  • The Victim

    The Victim

  • The River Wild

    The River Wild

  • My Blueberry Nights

    My Blueberry Nights

  • Howl

    Howl

  • April One

    April One

  • The Notorious Bettie Page

    The Notorious Bettie Page

  • Blue Car

    Blue Car

  • The Whistleblower

    The Whistleblower

  • The Feud

    The Feud

  • We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

  • Z: The Beginning of Everything

    Z: The Beginning of Everything

  • The Sensation of Sight

    The Sensation of Sight

  • O Pioneers!

    O Pioneers!

  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

  • This Ordinary Thing

    This Ordinary Thing

  • The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker

  • At Close Range

    At Close Range

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Call Me

    Call Me

  • Iceman

    Iceman

  • Paradise

    Paradise

  • The Devil Has a Name

    The Devil Has a Name

  • Missing in America

    Missing in America

  • A Little Prayer

    A Little Prayer

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

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

  • Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out

  • Dolores Claiborne

    Dolores Claiborne

  • Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers

  • Dominick and Eugene

    Dominick and Eugene

  • My Dinner with Hervé

    My Dinner with Hervé

  • City of Hope

    City of Hope

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.

    Good Night, and Good Luck.

  • A Map of the World

    A Map of the World

  • Speakeasy

    Speakeasy

  • Passion Fish

    Passion Fish

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • Lost in Yonkers

    Lost in Yonkers

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Song of Hiawatha

    Song of Hiawatha

  • A Dangerous Woman

    A Dangerous Woman

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

    The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • Lathe of Heaven

    Lathe of Heaven

  • No God, No Master

    No God, No Master

  • A Good Baby

    A Good Baby

  • The Giraffe

    The Giraffe

  • Beyond the Call

    Beyond the Call

  • Bad Manners

    Bad Manners

  • Evidence of Blood

    Evidence of Blood

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • With Friends Like These

    With Friends Like These

  • Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

    Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

  • Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

    Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

  • In the Gloaming

    In the Gloaming

  • Them That Work

    Them That Work

  • Walkaway Joe

    Walkaway Joe

  • The Brother from Another Planet

    The Brother from Another Planet

  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

  • Trumbo

    Trumbo

  • The Oedipus Project

    The Oedipus Project

  • Mother Night

    Mother Night

  • Lincoln@Gettysburg

    Lincoln@Gettysburg

  • Louder Than Bombs

    Louder Than Bombs

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

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

  • Broken Vows

    Broken Vows

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

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

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • Steel Toes

    Steel Toes

  • Maladies

    Maladies

  • When Nature Calls

    When Nature Calls

  • Freedom Song

    Freedom Song

  • The Human Behavior Experiments

    The Human Behavior Experiments

  • The Shovel

    The Shovel

  • By Any Means

    By Any Means

  • Area 51 Declassified

    Area 51 Declassified

  • Inside Area 51's Secrets

    Inside Area 51's Secrets

  • The Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court

  • Willa Cather: The Road Is All

    Willa Cather: The Road Is All

  • Remember This

    Remember This