David Strathairn

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 (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).

Acting

2025

2025

Zootopia 2

Milton Lynxley (voice)

2025

The Gettysburg Address

Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

2025

2025

2024

A Man on the Inside

Dr. Benjamin Cole

2023

Remember This

Jan Karski

2022

2021

2021

2020

Walkaway Joe

Joe Haley

2020

Interrogation

Henry Fisher

2019

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Admiral William Stenz

2019

2018

My Dinner with Hervé

Marty Rothstein

2018

UFO

Franklin Ahls

2018

2018

McMafia

Semiyon Kleiman

2017

Darkest Hour

President Roosevelt (voice)

2017

2016

American Pastoral

Nathan Zuckerman

2015

The Expanse

Klaes Ashford

2015

The Expanse

Commander Klaes Ashford

2015

2015

Louder Than Bombs

Richard Weissman

2015

The Debt

Nathan

2015

2014

Godzilla

Admiral William Stenz

2014

No God, No Master

William Flynn

2013

The Blacklist

Peter Kotsiopulos

2013

2012

Lincoln

William Seward

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn

John Dos Passos

2012

2012

Maladies

Delmar

2011

Alphas

Lee Rosen

2010

2010

The Tempest

King Alonso

2010

Howl

Ralph McIntosh

2010

Temple Grandin

Professor Carlock

2009

2009

Cold Souls

Dr. Flintstein

2009

2008

2008

2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Arthur Spiderwick

2007

2007

Trumbo

Self

2007

2007

Steel Toes

Danny Dunkelman

2007

Fracture

Joe Lobruto

2006

We Are Marshall

President Dedmon

2006

Heavens Fall

Judge James Horton

2006

2005

2005

2005

Missing in America

Henry R. Hocknell Jr.

2004

House

Nash

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

2004

Twisted

Dr. Melvin Frank

2003

2003

Blue Car

Auster

2002

Monk

Patrick Kloster

2002

Speakeasy

Bruce Hickman

2001

Relative Evil

Dr. Charlie

2000

A Good Baby

Truman Lester

2000

The Miracle Worker

Captain Keller

2000

Harrison's Flowers

Harrison Lloyd

1999

A Map of the World

Howard Goodwin

1999

Limbo

Joe Gastineau

1999

1999

The Sopranos

Robert Wegler

1998

Bad Manners

Wes Westlund

1998

Simon Birch

Rev. Russell

1998

1997

L.A. Confidential

Pierce Patchett

1997

1996

Mother Night

Bernard B. O'Hare

1995

Home for the Holidays

Russell Terziak

1995

Dolores Claiborne

Joe St. George

1995

Losing Isaiah

Charles Lewin

1994

The River Wild

Tom Hartman

1993

1993

The Firm

Ray McDeere

1993

1993

The American Clock

Young Arthur Huntington

1992

1992

Sneakers

Whistler

1992

Bob Roberts

Mack Laflin

1992

A League of Their Own

Ira Lowenstein

1992

1992

O Pioneers!

Carl Linstrum

1991

City of Hope

Asteroid

1991

1990

Memphis Belle

Craig Harriman

1989

The Feud

The Stranger

1989

Day One

J. Robert Oppenheimer

1988

Eight Men Out

Eddie Cicotte

1988

1988

1988

Dominick and Eugene

Martin Chernak

1987

Wiseguy

Unknown

1987

Matewan

Police Chief Sid Hatfield

1987

1986

1985

1985

The Equalizer

Phillip Borchek

1984

Miami Vice

Marty Lang

1984

1984

Iceman

Dr. Singe

1983

Silkwood

Wesley

1983

Lovesick

Marvin Zuckerman

1980

1953

1951

1949

Infos

Full Name
David Strathairn
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1/26/1949
Also Known As

David Russell Strathairn

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