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