Acting credits
152
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
David Strathairn
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.6
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Movies: 129Series: 23Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 11064
IMDb ID: nm0000657
Known for: Acting
Born: January 26, 1949
Age: 77
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2026
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q310318
Also known as
David Russell Strathairn
Other jobs
Producer (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with David Strathairn.
Babies
as Michael
2026 Movie
By Any Means
as Special Agent Roy K. Moore
2026 Movie
O Horizon
as Warren
2026 Movie
Stages
as Porter Gates
2026 Movie
This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)
2025 Movie
Zootopia 2
as Milton Lynxley (voice)
2025 Movie
The Gettysburg Address
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
2025 Movie
A Little Prayer
as Bill
2025 Movie
The Luckiest Man in America
as Bill
2025 Movie
Remember This
as Jan Karski
2023 Movie
Where the Crawdads Sing
as Tom Milton
2022 Movie
Nightmare Alley
as Pete
2021 Movie
Nomadland
as Dave
2021 Movie
The Oedipus Project
as Messenger 1
2020 Movie
Walkaway Joe
as Joe Haley
2020 Movie
Them That Work
as Self
2019 Movie
The Devil Has a Name
as Fred Stern
2019 Movie
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Admiral William Stenz
2019 Movie
Fast Color
as Ellis
2019 Movie
My Dinner with Hervé
as Marty Rothstein
2018 Movie
UFO
as Franklin Ahls
2018 Movie
An Interview with God
as God
2018 Movie
Darkest Hour
as President Roosevelt (voice)
2017 Movie
November Criminals
as Theo
2017 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with David Strathairn.
CIA
as Sanford 'Sandy' Harrison • 1 eps
2026 Series
A Man on the Inside
as Dr. Benjamin Cole • 4 eps
2024 Series
Interrogation
as Henry Fisher • 10 eps
2020 Series
McMafia
as Semiyon Kleiman • 7 eps
2018 Series
Billions
as Black Jack Foley • 8 eps
2016 Series
The Expanse
as Commander Klaes Ashford • 6 eps
2015 Series
Z: The Beginning of Everything
as Anthony Sayre • 10 eps
2015 Series
The Blacklist
as Peter Kotsiopulos • 12 eps
2013 Series
Alphas
as Lee Rosen • 24 eps
2011 Series
House
as Nash • 1 eps
2004 Series
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
as Jack Hoschouer • 2 eps
2002 Series
Monk
as Patrick Kloster • 1 eps
2002 Series
Big Apple
as Will Preecher • 8 eps
2001 Series
The Sopranos
as Robert Wegler • 3 eps
1999 Series
Wiseguy
2 eps
1987 Series
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Moss Goodman • 20 eps
1987 Series
Spenser: For Hire
1 eps
1985 Series
The Equalizer
as Phillip Borchek • 1 eps
1985 Series
Miami Vice
as Marty Lang • 1 eps
1984 Series
American Playhouse
as Carl Linstrum • 1 eps
1982 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Carl Linstrum • 1 eps
1951 Series
The Emmy Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1949 Series