Acting
David Strathairn
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).
Filmography
Babies
Film · 2027
O Horizon
Film · 2026
Stages
Film · 2026
By Any Means
Film · 2026
CIA
Series · 2026
A Little Prayer
Film · 2025
The Luckiest Man in America
Film · 2025
The Gettysburg Address
Film · 2025
Zootopia 2
Film · 2025
This Ordinary Thing
Film · 2025
A Man on the Inside
Series · 2024
Remember This
Film · 2023
Where the Crawdads Sing
Film · 2022
Nomadland
Film · 2021
Nightmare Alley
Film · 2021
Walkaway Joe
Film · 2020
The Oedipus Project
Film · 2020
Interrogation
Series · 2020
Fast Color
Film · 2019
The Devil Has a Name
Film · 2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Film · 2019
Them That Work
Film · 2019
UFO
Film · 2018
An Interview with God
Film · 2018
My Dinner with Hervé
Film · 2018
McMafia
Series · 2018
November Criminals
Film · 2017
Darkest Hour
Film · 2017
American Pastoral
Film · 2016
He Does Not Want Peace
Film · 2016
Billions
Series · 2016
Louder Than Bombs
Film · 2015
The Debt
Film · 2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Film · 2015
Z: The Beginning of Everything
Film · 2015
Z: The Beginning of Everything
Series · 2015
The Expanse
Series · 2015
The Expanse
Series · 2015
Godzilla
Film · 2014
No God, No Master
Film · 2014
Love, Marilyn
Film · 2013
Lincoln@Gettysburg
Film · 2013
The Blacklist
Series · 2013
The Bourne Legacy
Film · 2012
Lincoln
Film · 2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Film · 2012
Maladies
Film · 2012
Alphas
Series · 2011
Temple Grandin
Film · 2010
The Tempest
Film · 2010
Howl
Film · 2010
The Whistleblower
Film · 2010
Matadors
Film · 2010
Area 51 Declassified
Film · 2010
Inside Area 51's Secrets
Film · 2010
Cold Souls
Film · 2009
The Uninvited
Film · 2009
The People Speak
Film · 2009
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Film · 2008
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Film · 2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Film · 2008
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Film · 2008
The Bourne Ultimatum
Film · 2007
My Blueberry Nights
Film · 2007
Fracture
Film · 2007
Steel Toes
Film · 2007
The Supreme Court
Film · 2007
Racing Daylight
Film · 2007
Trumbo
Film · 2007
Matters of Life and Death
Film · 2007
We Are Marshall
Film · 2006
Heavens Fall
Film · 2006
The Notorious Bettie Page
Film · 2006
The Sensation of Sight
Film · 2006
The Shovel
Film · 2006
The Human Behavior Experiments
Film · 2006
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Film · 2005
Missing in America
Film · 2005
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
Film · 2005
Twisted
Film · 2004
Paradise
Film · 2004
House
Series · 2004
Blue Car
Film · 2003
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Film · 2003
Lathe of Heaven
Film · 2002
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Film · 2002
Speakeasy
Film · 2002
Monk
Series · 2002
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Series · 2002
Relative Evil
Film · 2001
The Victim
Film · 2001
Big Apple
Series · 2001
The Miracle Worker
Film · 2000
Harrison's Flowers
Film · 2000
A Good Baby
Film · 2000
Freedom Song
Film · 2000
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Film · 1999
Limbo
Film · 1999
The Giraffe
Film · 1999
A Map of the World
Film · 1999
The Sopranos
Series · 1999
The Climb
Film · 1998
Evidence of Blood
Film · 1998
Bad Manners
Film · 1998
With Friends Like These
Film · 1998
Simon Birch
Film · 1998
L.A. Confidential
Film · 1997
In the Gloaming
Film · 1997
Song of Hiawatha
Film · 1997
Mother Night
Film · 1996
Beyond the Call
Film · 1996
Dolores Claiborne
Film · 1995
Home for the Holidays
Film · 1995
Losing Isaiah
Film · 1995
The River Wild
Film · 1994
April One
Film · 1994
The Firm
Film · 1993
A Dangerous Woman
Film · 1993
The American Clock
Film · 1993
Lost in Yonkers
Film · 1993
Sneakers
Film · 1992
Bob Roberts
Film · 1992
Passion Fish
Film · 1992
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
Film · 1992
O Pioneers!
Film · 1992
A League of Their Own
Film · 1992
City of Hope
Film · 1991
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Film · 1991
Memphis Belle
Film · 1990
Judgment
Film · 1990
Heat Wave
Film · 1990
The Feud
Film · 1989
Day One
Film · 1989
Eight Men Out
Film · 1988
Call Me
Film · 1988
Stars & Bars
Film · 1988
Dominick and Eugene
Film · 1988
Matewan
Film · 1987
Broken Vows
Film · 1987
Wiseguy
Series · 1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Series · 1987
At Close Range
Film · 1986
When Nature Calls
Film · 1985
Spenser: For Hire
Series · 1985
The Equalizer
Series · 1985
Iceman
Film · 1984
The Brother from Another Planet
Film · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Silkwood
Film · 1983
Lovesick
Film · 1983
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Film · 1983
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Film · 1980
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Emmy Awards
Series · 1949
The Bard
Film