David Strathairn
AKA: David Russell Strathairn
Birthday: 1949-01-26
Birthplace: 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).
Filmography
Character: Captain Keller
Character: Pierce Patchett
Character: Edward R. Murrow
Character: Bernard B. O'Hare
Character: President Dedmon
Character: Dr. Flintstein
Character: Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Character: Joe St. George
Character: Arthur Spiderwick
Character: Danny Dunkelman
Character: Harrison Lloyd
Character: Russell Terziak
Character: Professor Carlock
Character: Dr. Melvin Frank
Character: Judge James Horton
Character: Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
Character: Estes Kefauver
Character: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Character: Ralph McIntosh
Character: Charles Kaminski
Character: Marvin Zuckerman
Character: Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Character: William Seward
Character: Howard Goodwin
Character: J. Robert Oppenheimer
Character: Jack Hoschouer
Character: Admiral William Stenz
Character: John Dos Passos
Character: Himself - Narrator
Character: Young Arthur Huntington
Character: Craig Harriman
Character: Mark Zingerline
Character: Jackson Kinley
Character: Richard Weissman
Character: Dr. Arthur Kobrine
Character: Father Frank Aubert
Character: Nathan Zuckerman
Character: Armand Minetti
Character: President Roosevelt (voice)
Character: Marty Rothstein
Character: Admiral William Stenz
Character: Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Character: Reverend Bobby Paradise
Character: Ira Lowenstein
Character: Martin Chernak
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Richard Englebright
Character: Milton Lynxley (voice)