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)
By Any Means (2026)
as Special Agent Roy K. Moore
L.A. Confidential (1997)
as Pierce Patchett
Godzilla (2014)
as Admiral William Stenz
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
as Admiral William Stenz
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
as Noah Vosen
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
as Noah Vosen
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
as Tom Milton
Lincoln (2012)
as William Seward
Nightmare Alley (2021)
as Pete
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
as Arthur Spiderwick
Sneakers (1992)
as Whistler
The Firm (1993)
as Ray McDeere
Nomadland (2021)
as Dave
Darkest Hour (2017)
as President Roosevelt (voice)
Fracture (2007)
as Joe Lobruto
A League of Their Own (1992)
as Ira Lowenstein
My Blueberry Nights (2007)
as Arnie
Iceman (1984)
as Dr. Singe
November Criminals (2017)
as Theo
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
as Edward R. Murrow
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
as John Dos Passos
Twisted (2004)
as Dr. Melvin Frank
The Uninvited (2009)
as Steven
Matewan (1987)
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
as Joe St. George
The River Wild (1994)
as Tom Hartman
Limbo (1999)
as Joe Gastineau
Passion Fish (1992)
as Rennie
Stages (2026)
as Porter Gates
Silkwood (1983)
as Wesley
The Giraffe (1999)
as Charles Kaminski
American Pastoral (2016)
as Nathan Zuckerman
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
as Theseus
Call Me (1988)
as Sam
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
as Richard Weissman
Paradise (2004)
as Reverend Bobby Paradise
Lincoln@Gettysburg (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
The Whistleblower (2010)
as Peter Ward
The Victim (2001)
as Mark Zingerline
April One (1994)
as John McCowan
We Are Marshall (2006)
as President Dedmon
The Shovel (2006)
as Paul Mullin
Simon Birch (1998)
as Reverend Russell
Temple Grandin (2010)
as Professor Carlock
Matadors (2010)
as Roman Lodari
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
as Harrison Lloyd
Bad Manners (1998)
as Wes Westlund
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
as Ty Burley
Memphis Belle (1990)
as Craig Harriman
Eight Men Out (1988)
as Eddie Cicotte
Remember This (2023)
as Jan Karski
An Interview with God (2018)
as God
The Gettysburg Address (2025)
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
as Estes Kefauver
Lathe of Heaven (2002)
as Mannie
My Dinner with Hervé (2018)
as Marty Rothstein
In the Gloaming (1997)
as Martin
At Close Range (1986)
as Tony Pine
UFO (2018)
as Franklin Ahls
The Miracle Worker (2000)
as Captain Keller
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992)
as Keith
The Luckiest Man in America (2025)
as Bill
A Dangerous Woman (1993)
as Getso
The Tempest (2010)
as King Alonso
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ (2003)
as Self
Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015)
as Judge Anthony Sayre
Home for the Holidays (1995)
as Russell Terziak
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
as Man In Black
A Map of the World (1999)
as Howard Goodwin
Losing Isaiah (1995)
as Charles Lewin
Fast Color (2019)
as Ellis
Song of Hiawatha (1997)
as Marcel
The Oedipus Project (2020)
as Messenger 1
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Mack Laflin
The Human Behavior Experiments (2006)
as Narrator
Howl (2010)
as Ralph McIntosh
The Devil Has a Name (2019)
as Fred Stern
Love, Marilyn (2013)
as Self
Walkaway Joe (2020)
as Joe Haley
Cold Souls (2009)
as Dr. Flintstein
Judgment (1990)
as Father Frank Aubert
Mother Night (1996)
as Bernard B. O'Hare
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
as Jerry
Inside Area 51's Secrets (2010)
as Narrator
Area 51 Declassified (2010)
as Himself - Narrator
No God, No Master (2014)
as William Flynn
Heat Wave (1990)
as Bill Thomas
A Little Prayer (2025)
as Bill
Babies (2027)
as Michael
Day One (1989)
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
City of Hope (1991)
as Asteroid
The Supreme Court (2007)
as Narrator
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Stars & Bars (1988)
as Charlie
Heavens Fall (2006)
as Judge James Horton
Lost in Yonkers (1993)
as Johnny
Blue Car (2003)
as Auster
Steel Toes (2007)
as Danny Dunkelman
Evidence of Blood (1998)
as Jackson Kinley
Maladies (2012)
as Delmar
Freedom Song (2000)
as Peter Crowley
The Sensation of Sight (2006)
as Finn
Lovesick (1983)
as Marvin Zuckerman
Willa Cather: The Road Is All (2005)
as Narrator
The American Clock (1993)
as Young Arthur Huntington
Speakeasy (2002)
as Bruce Hickman
Trumbo (2007)
as Self
Beyond the Call (1996)
as Russel Gates
Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)
as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
Missing in America (2005)
as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
He Does Not Want Peace (2016)
as Richard Englebright
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
as Self
With Friends Like These (1998)
as Armand Minetti
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
as Self (voice)
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
as Ron
Dominick and Eugene (1988)
as Martin Chernak
The Feud (1989)
as The Stranger
The Climb (1998)
as Earl Himes
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
as Jack Hoschouer
O Pioneers! (1992)
as Carl Linstrum
Relative Evil (2001)
as Dr. Charlie
Broken Vows (1987)
as Stuart Chase
O Horizon (2026)
as Warren
Matters of Life and Death (2007)
as Mr. Jennings
A Good Baby (2000)
as Truman Lester
The Debt (2015)
as Nathan
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
as Self
Them That Work (2019)
as Self
When Nature Calls (1985)
as Weejun
Racing Daylight (2007)
as Henry / Harry
The Bard (—)
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