David Strathairn
Acting
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
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movieO Horizon
2026
Warren
movieStages
2026
Porter Gates
tvCIA
2026
Sanford 'Sandy' Harrison
movieThis Ordinary Thing
2025
Self (voice)
movieZootopia 2
2025
Milton Lynxley (voice)
movieThe Gettysburg Address
2025
Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
tvA Man on the Inside
2024
Dr. Benjamin Cole
movieRemember This
2023
Jan Karski
movieWhere the Crawdads Sing
2022
Tom Milton
movieThe Oedipus Project
2020
Messenger 1
movieWalkaway Joe
2020
Joe Haley
tvInterrogation
2020
Henry Fisher
movieThe Devil Has a Name
2019
Fred Stern
movieGodzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
Admiral William Stenz
movieFast Color
2019
Ellis
movieMy Dinner with Hervé
2018
Marty Rothstein
movieUFO
2018
Franklin Ahls
tvMcMafia
2018
Semiyon Kleiman
movieDarkest Hour
2017
President Roosevelt (voice)
movieAmerican Pastoral
2016
Nathan Zuckerman
movieHe Does Not Want Peace
2016
Richard Englebright
tvBillions
2016
Black Jack Foley
tvThe Expanse
2015
Commander Klaes Ashford / Klaes Ashford
tvZ: The Beginning of Everything
2015
Anthony Sayre
movieLouder Than Bombs
2015
Richard Weissman
movieThe Debt
2015
Nathan
movieGodzilla
2014
Admiral William Stenz
movieNo God, No Master
2014
William Flynn
movieLincoln@Gettysburg
2013
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvThe Blacklist
2013
Peter Kotsiopulos
movieLincoln
2012
William Seward
movieHemingway & Gellhorn
2012
John Dos Passos
movieThe Bourne Legacy
2012
Noah Vosen
movieMaladies
2012
Delmar
tvAlphas
2011
Lee Rosen
movieThe Whistleblower
2010
Peter Ward
movieThe Tempest
2010
King Alonso
movieHowl
2010
Ralph McIntosh
movieArea 51 Declassified
2010
Himself - Narrator
movieTemple Grandin
2010
Professor Carlock
Matadors
2010
Roman Lodari
movieCold Souls
2009
Dr. Flintstein
movieThe Uninvited
2009
Steven
movieThe Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008
J. Robert Oppenheimer
movieThe Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Arthur Spiderwick
movieTrumbo
2007
Self
movieMatters of Life and Death
2007
Mr. Jennings
movieThe Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Noah Vosen
movieRacing Daylight
2007
Henry / Harry
movieSteel Toes
2007
Danny Dunkelman
movieFracture
2007
Joe Lobruto
movieThe Supreme Court
2007
Narrator
movieWe Are Marshall
2006
President Dedmon
movieHeavens Fall
2006
Judge James Horton
The Shovel
2006
Paul Mullin
movieThe Notorious Bettie Page
2006
Estes Kefauver
movieGood Night, and Good Luck.
2005
Edward R. Murrow
movieMissing in America
2005
Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
tvHouse
2004
Nash
movieTwisted
2004
Dr. Melvin Frank
movieParadise
2004
Reverend Bobby Paradise
movieBlue Car
2003
Auster
movieMaster Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
Jack Hoschouer
tvMaster Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
Jack Hoschouer
movieLathe of Heaven
2002
Mannie
tvMonk
2002
Patrick Kloster
movieSpeakeasy
2002
Bruce Hickman
movieRelative Evil
2001
Dr. Charlie
tvBig Apple
2001
Will Preecher
movieThe Victim
2001
Mark Zingerline
movieA Good Baby
2000
Truman Lester
movieThe Miracle Worker
2000
Captain Keller
movieHarrison's Flowers
2000
Harrison Lloyd
movieFreedom Song
2000
Peter Crowley
movieA Map of the World
1999
Howard Goodwin
movieLimbo
1999
Joe Gastineau
movieThe Giraffe
1999
Charles Kaminski
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Robert Wegler
movieBad Manners
1998
Wes Westlund
movieSimon Birch
1998
Reverend Russell
movieWith Friends Like These
1998
Armand Minetti
movieEvidence of Blood
1998
Jackson Kinley
movieThe Climb
1998
Earl Himes
movieL.A. Confidential
1997
Pierce Patchett
movieIn the Gloaming
1997
Martin
movieMother Night
1996
Bernard B. O'Hare
movieBeyond the Call
1996
Russel Gates
movieHome for the Holidays
1995
Russell Terziak
movieDolores Claiborne
1995
Joe St. George
movieLosing Isaiah
1995
Charles Lewin
movieThe River Wild
1994
Tom Hartman
movieApril One
1994
John McCowan
movieThe Firm
1993
Ray McDeere
movieLost in Yonkers
1993
Johnny
movieThe American Clock
1993
Young Arthur Huntington
moviePassion Fish
1992
Rennie
movieSneakers
1992
Whistler
movieBob Roberts
1992
Mack Laflin
movieA League of Their Own
1992
Ira Lowenstein
movieO Pioneers!
1992
Carl Linstrum
movieCity of Hope
1991
Asteroid
movieWithout Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
Dr. Arthur Kobrine
movieJudgment
1990
Father Frank Aubert
movieMemphis Belle
1990
Craig Harriman
movieHeat Wave
1990
Bill Thomas
movieThe Feud
1989
The Stranger
movieDay One
1989
J. Robert Oppenheimer
movieEight Men Out
1988
Eddie Cicotte
movieStars & Bars
1988
Charlie
movieDominick and Eugene
1988
Martin Chernak
movieMatewan
1987
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
tvThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Moss Goodman
movieBroken Vows
1987
Stuart Chase
movieAt Close Range
1986
Tony Pine
tvThe Equalizer
1985
Phillip Borchek
tvMiami Vice
1984
Marty Lang
movieThe Brother from Another Planet
1984
Man In Black
movieIceman
1984
Dr. Singe
movieSilkwood
1983
Wesley
movieLovesick
1983
Marvin Zuckerman
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Carl Linstrum / The Stranger
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Carl Linstrum
Production1
movieThe Sensation of Sight
2006
Producer