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