Acting
David Strathairn
Born Jan 26, 1949 · San Francisco, California, USA
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).
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Acting
Babies
2027
Comedy · Drama
By Any Means
2026
Thriller · History · Crime
O Horizon
2026
Science Fiction · Drama
Stages
2026
Drama · Music
CIA
2026
Crime · Drama
This Ordinary Thing
2025
Documentary
Zootopia 2
2025
Animation · Adventure · Comedy
The Gettysburg Address
2025
Documentary · History
A Little Prayer
2025
Drama
The Luckiest Man in America
2025
Drama · History · Comedy
A Man on the Inside
2024
Comedy · Crime
Remember This
2023
Drama · History
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
Drama · Mystery · Romance
Nightmare Alley
2021
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Nomadland
2021
Drama
The Oedipus Project
2020
Walkaway Joe
2020
Drama · Action
Interrogation
2020
Drama · Crime
Them That Work
2019
Documentary
The Devil Has a Name
2019
Drama · Comedy · Thriller
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
Science Fiction · Action
Fast Color
2019
Thriller · Science Fiction
My Dinner with Hervé
2018
Drama · TV Movie
UFO
2018
Science Fiction · Thriller · Mystery
An Interview with God
2018
Drama · Mystery
McMafia
2018
Crime · Drama
Darkest Hour
2017
Drama · History
November Criminals
2017
Crime · Drama · Mystery
American Pastoral
2016
Crime · Drama
He Does Not Want Peace
2016
Drama
Billions
2016
Drama
The Expanse
2015
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Z: The Beginning of Everything
2015
Drama
Z: The Beginning of Everything
2015
Drama · History · Romance
Louder Than Bombs
2015
Drama
The Debt
2015
Mystery · Drama · Thriller
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
Drama · Comedy
Godzilla
2014
Action · Drama · Science Fiction
No God, No Master
2014
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Lincoln@Gettysburg
2013
Documentary
The Blacklist
2013
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Love, Marilyn
2013
Documentary
Lincoln
2012
History · Drama
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
Drama · Romance
The Bourne Legacy
2012
Action · Thriller
Maladies
2012
Drama
Alphas
2011
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
The Whistleblower
2010
Drama · Thriller · Crime
The Tempest
2010
Drama · Fantasy · Comedy
Howl
2010
Drama
Inside Area 51's Secrets
2010
Documentary
Area 51 Declassified
2010
Documentary
Temple Grandin
2010
Drama · History
The People Speak
2009
History · Documentary
Cold Souls
2009
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
The Uninvited
2009
Horror
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
Documentary
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008
Documentary
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Family · Adventure · Fantasy
My Blueberry Nights
2007
Drama · Romance
Trumbo
2007
Documentary · History
Matters of Life and Death
2007
Drama
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Action · Drama · Mystery
Racing Daylight
2007
Drama · Romance
Steel Toes
2007
Drama · Crime
Fracture
2007
Thriller
The Supreme Court
2007
Documentary · History
We Are Marshall
2006
Drama · History
The Sensation of Sight
2006
Drama
Heavens Fall
2006
Crime · Drama
The Human Behavior Experiments
2006
Documentary
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
Comedy · Drama
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
Drama · History
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
2005
Documentary
Missing in America
2005
Drama
House
2004
Drama
Twisted
2004
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Paradise
2004
Drama · TV Movie
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003
Documentary
Blue Car
2003
Drama
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
Drama · TV Movie
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
Drama
Lathe of Heaven
2002
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Monk
2002
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Speakeasy
2002
Drama
Relative Evil
2001
Drama · Comedy · Thriller
Big Apple
2001
Drama
The Victim
2001
Drama
A Good Baby
2000
Drama
The Miracle Worker
2000
Drama · TV Movie
Harrison's Flowers
2000
Drama · Romance · War
Freedom Song
2000
Drama · TV Movie
A Map of the World
1999
Drama
Limbo
1999
Adventure · Drama · Thriller
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
Fantasy · Comedy · Romance
The Giraffe
1999
Thriller
The Sopranos
1999
Crime · Drama
Bad Manners
1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Simon Birch
1998
Comedy · Drama · Family
With Friends Like These
1998
Comedy
Evidence of Blood
1998
TV Movie · Drama · Mystery
The Climb
1998
Drama
L.A. Confidential
1997
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Song of Hiawatha
1997
Drama · Adventure · Family
In the Gloaming
1997
Drama · TV Movie
Mother Night
1996
Drama · History
Beyond the Call
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Home for the Holidays
1995
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Dolores Claiborne
1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Losing Isaiah
1995
Drama
The River Wild
1994
Adventure · Thriller · Drama
April One
1994
A Dangerous Woman
1993
Drama · Romance
The Firm
1993
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Lost in Yonkers
1993
Drama · Comedy
The American Clock
1993
TV Movie · Drama
Passion Fish
1992
Drama
Sneakers
1992
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Bob Roberts
1992
Comedy · Drama
A League of Their Own
1992
Comedy · Drama
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
Comedy
O Pioneers!
1992
TV Movie · Action · Drama
City of Hope
1991
Drama
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
Drama · TV Movie
Judgment
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Memphis Belle
1990
Drama · War · Action
Heat Wave
1990
History · Drama · TV Movie
The Feud
1989
Comedy
Day One
1989
History · Drama · TV Movie
Eight Men Out
1988
Drama · History
Call Me
1988
Thriller · Drama
Stars & Bars
1988
Comedy
Dominick and Eugene
1988
Drama
Wiseguy
1987
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Matewan
1987
Drama · History
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Drama · Comedy
Broken Vows
1987
TV Movie · Thriller · Drama
At Close Range
1986
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Drama · Crime · Mystery
The Equalizer
1985
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
When Nature Calls
1985
Comedy
Miami Vice
1984
Crime · Drama
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
Comedy · Science Fiction · Drama
Iceman
1984
Science Fiction
Silkwood
1983
Drama
Lovesick
1983
Romance · Comedy · Fantasy
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983
Drama
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980
Drama