David Strathairn
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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
Credits
Zootopia 2 (2025)
as Milton Lynxley (voice)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
as Admiral William Stenz
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
as Noah Vosen
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
as Tom Milton
Godzilla (2014)
as Admiral William Stenz
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
as Arthur Spiderwick
L.A. Confidential (1997)
as Pierce Patchett
Sneakers (1992)
as Whistler
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
as Noah Vosen
Darkest Hour (2017)
as President Roosevelt (voice)
Nightmare Alley (2021)
as Pete
The Firm (1993)
as Ray McDeere
Fracture (2007)
as Joe Lobruto
A League of Their Own (1992)
as Ira Lowenstein
Lincoln (2012)
as William Seward
By Any Means (2026)
Actor
Nomadland (2021)
as Dave
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
as Joe St. George
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
as Edward R. Murrow
The Uninvited (2009)
as Steven
Twisted (2004)
as Dr. Melvin Frank
November Criminals (2017)
as Theo
American Pastoral (2016)
as Nathan Zuckerman
Temple Grandin (2010)
as Professor Carlock
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
as Theseus
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
as John Dos Passos
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
as Richard Weissman
At Close Range (1986)
as Tony Pine
The River Wild (1994)
as Tom Hartman
My Blueberry Nights (2007)
as Arnie
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
as Ty Burley
The Whistleblower (2010)
as Peter Ward
An Interview with God (2018)
as God
We Are Marshall (2006)
as President Dedmon
Iceman (1984)
as Dr. Singe
Memphis Belle (1990)
as Craig Harriman
The Tempest (2010)
as King Alonso
Cold Souls (2009)
as Dr. Flintstein
Losing Isaiah (1995)
as Charles Lewin
Matewan (1987)
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Fast Color (2019)
as Ellis
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
as Estes Kefauver
The Luckiest Man in America (2025)
as Bill
Eight Men Out (1988)
as Eddie Cicotte
Silkwood (1983)
as Wesley
UFO (2018)
as Franklin Ahls
Stages (2026)
as Porter Gates
My Dinner with Hervé (2018)
as Marty Rothstein
Simon Birch (1998)
as Reverend Russell
Home for the Holidays (1995)
as Russell Terziak
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
as Harrison Lloyd
Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
as Judge Anthony Sayre
Passion Fish (1992)
as Rennie
Howl (2010)
as Ralph McIntosh
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Mack Laflin
Call Me (1988)
as Sam
In the Gloaming (1997)
as Martin
The Giraffe (1999)
as Charles Kaminski
Love, Marilyn (2013)
as Self
The Miracle Worker (2000)
as Captain Keller
The Devil Has a Name (2019)
as Fred Stern
Limbo (1999)
as Joe Gastineau
Mother Night (1996)
as Bernard B. O'Hare
The Gettysburg Address (2025)
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Walkaway Joe (2020)
as Joe Haley
Paradise (2004)
as Reverend Bobby Paradise
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
as Man In Black
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
A Dangerous Woman (1993)
as Getso
Stars & Bars (1988)
as Charlie
Bad Manners (1998)
as Wes Westlund
Heavens Fall (2006)
as Judge James Horton
Blue Car (2003)
as Auster
Song of Hiawatha (1997)
as Marcel
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
as Self (voice)
April One (1994)
as John McCowan
The Shovel (2006)
as Paul Mullin
A Map of the World (1999)
as Howard Goodwin
City of Hope (1991)
as Asteroid
O Horizon (2026)
as Warren
The Victim (2001)
as Mark Zingerline
With Friends Like These (1998)
as Armand Minetti
Matadors (2010)
as Roman Lodari
Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)
as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992)
as Keith
Judgment (1990)
as Father Frank Aubert
Day One (1989)
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Remember This (2023)
as Jan Karski
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
as Jack Hoschouer
Lost in Yonkers (1993)
as Johnny
Broken Vows (1987)
as Stuart Chase
Lincoln@Gettysburg (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Trumbo (2007)
as Self
Heat Wave (1990)
as Bill Thomas
The Oedipus Project (2020)
as Messenger 1
Lovesick (1983)
as Marvin Zuckerman
Speakeasy (2002)
as Bruce Hickman
Beyond the Call (1996)
as Russel Gates
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
as Self
Freedom Song (2000)
as Peter Crowley
Missing in America (2005)
as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
Babies (2026)
Actor
A Little Prayer (2025)
as Bill
The Debt (2015)
as Nathan
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ (2003)
as Self
Lathe of Heaven (2002)
as Mannie
No God, No Master (2014)
as William Flynn
A Good Baby (2000)
as Truman Lester
The Climb (1998)
as Earl Himes
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
as Jerry
The American Clock (1993)
as Young Arthur Huntington
Dominick and Eugene (1988)
as Martin Chernak
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Racing Daylight (2007)
as Henry / Harry
O Pioneers! (1992)
as Carl Linstrum
He Does Not Want Peace (2016)
as Richard Englebright
The Sensation of Sight (2006)
as Finn
Evidence of Blood (1998)
as Jackson Kinley
Maladies (2012)
as Delmar
Steel Toes (2007)
as Danny Dunkelman
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
as Ron
When Nature Calls (1985)
as Weejun
Relative Evil (2001)
as Dr. Charlie
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
as Self
The Feud (1989)
as The Stranger
Area 51 Declassified (2010)
as Himself - Narrator
The Human Behavior Experiments (2006)
as Narrator
Matters of Life and Death (2007)
as Mr. Jennings
The Bard (—)
Actor
Them That Work (2019)
as Self
Willa Cather: The Road Is All (2005)
as Narrator
The Supreme Court (2007)
as Narrator
Inside Area 51's Secrets (2010)
as Narrator