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  • BIRTH 26/01/1949
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 17
  • MOVIES 80
  • PRODUCTION 1

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).

David Strathairn

Shows (17)

CIA (2025)
CIA (2025)
Sanford 'Sandy' Harrison
House
House
Nash
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
Peter Kotsiopulos
The Expanse
The Expanse
Commander Klaes Ashford / Klaes Ashford
A Man on the Inside
A Man on the Inside
Dr. Benjamin Cole
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
Robert Wegler
Monk
Monk
Patrick Kloster
Billions
Billions
Black Jack Foley
Alphas
Alphas
Lee Rosen
McMafia
McMafia
Semiyon Kleiman
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Marty Lang
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
Phillip Borchek
Interrogation
Interrogation
Henry Fisher
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
Self
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Carl Linstrum
Z: The Beginning of Everything
Z: The Beginning of Everything
Anthony Sayre

Movies (80)

Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2
Milton Lynxley (voice)
Godzilla
Godzilla
Admiral William Stenz
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Admiral William Stenz
Fracture
Fracture
Joe Lobruto
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
Noah Vosen
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
Tom Milton
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy
Noah Vosen
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
Pierce Patchett
Lincoln
Lincoln
William Seward
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
Steven
The Firm
The Firm
Ray McDeere
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour
President Roosevelt (voice)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Arthur Spiderwick
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
Pete
Nomadland
Nomadland
Dave
A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own
Ira Lowenstein
The River Wild
The River Wild
Tom Hartman
Twisted
Twisted
Dr. Melvin Frank
We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall
President Dedmon
Sneakers
Sneakers
Whistler
Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle
Craig Harriman
UFO
UFO
Franklin Ahls
An Interview with God
An Interview with God
God
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne
Joe St. George
藍莓之夜
藍莓之夜
Arnie
My Dinner with Hervé
My Dinner with Hervé
Marty Rothstein
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus
The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower
Peter Ward
A Little Prayer
A Little Prayer
Bill
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Ty Burley
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
Professor Carlock
November Criminals
November Criminals
Theo
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Edward R. Murrow
Fast Color
Fast Color
Ellis
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
Russell Terziak
American Pastoral
American Pastoral
Nathan Zuckerman
The Notorious Bettie Page
The Notorious Bettie Page
Estes Kefauver
Silkwood
Silkwood
Wesley
Walkaway Joe
Walkaway Joe
Joe Haley
The Luckiest Man in America
The Luckiest Man in America
Bill
At Close Range
At Close Range
Tony Pine
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
Mack Laflin
Simon Birch
Simon Birch
Reverend Russell
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
Captain Keller
Louder Than Bombs
Louder Than Bombs
Richard Weissman
Call Me
Call Me
Sam
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn
John Dos Passos
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn
Self
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out
Eddie Cicotte
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming
Martin
Cold Souls
Cold Souls
Dr. Flintstein
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison Lloyd
Limbo
Limbo
Joe Gastineau
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Jack Hoschouer
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet
Man In Black
City of Hope
City of Hope
Asteroid
The Sensation of Sight
The Sensation of Sight
Finn
Maladies
Maladies
Delmar
The Victim
The Victim
Mark Zingerline
Song of Hiawatha
Song of Hiawatha
Marcel
The Tempest
The Tempest
King Alonso
Howl
Howl
Ralph McIntosh
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah
Charles Lewin
Heavens Fall
Heavens Fall
Judge James Horton
The Devil Has a Name
The Devil Has a Name
Fred Stern
Mother Night
Mother Night
Bernard B. O'Hare
Matewan
Matewan
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Beyond the Call
Beyond the Call
Russel Gates
A Map of the World
A Map of the World
Howard Goodwin
Passion Fish
Passion Fish
Rennie
Inside Area 51 Secrets
Inside Area 51 Secrets
Himself - Narrator
The Debt
The Debt
Nathan
Area 51 Declassified
Area 51 Declassified
Himself - Narrator
A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman
Getso
Blue Car
Blue Car
Auster
Paradise
Paradise
Reverend Bobby Paradise
Trumbo
Trumbo
Self
Missing in America
Missing in America
Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
Judgment
Judgment
Father Frank Aubert
Iceman
Iceman
Dr. Singe

Production

The Sensation of Sight
The Sensation of Sight