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David Strathairn

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), Lincol

Born

Jan 26, 1949

San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

133 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.1

Known For

Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2
2025 as Milton Lynxley (voice)
★ 7.6
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
2000 as Captain Keller
★ 7.1
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 as Admiral William Stenz
★ 6.7
Godzilla
Godzilla
2014 as Admiral William Stenz
★ 6.4
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 as Noah Vosen
★ 7.4
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
1997 as Pierce Patchett
★ 7.8
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 as Arthur Spiderwick
★ 6.7
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy
2012 as Noah Vosen
★ 6.2
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022 as Tom Milton
★ 7.5
The Firm
The Firm
1993 as Ray McDeere
★ 6.7
Fracture
Fracture
2007 as Joe Lobruto
★ 7.3
Lincoln
Lincoln
2012 as William Seward
★ 6.8
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour
2017 as President Roosevelt (voice)
★ 7.4
Sneakers
Sneakers
1992 as Whistler
★ 6.9
A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own
1992 as Ira Lowenstein
★ 7.2
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 as Pete
★ 7.0
Iceman
Iceman
1984 as Dr. Singe
★ 6.2
Nomadland
Nomadland
2021 as Dave
★ 7.2
The Luckiest Man in America
★ 6.3
My Blueberry Nights
My Blueberry Nights
2007 as Arnie
★ 6.4
Twisted
Twisted
2004 as Dr. Melvin Frank
★ 5.6
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne
1995 as Joe St. George
★ 7.3
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
2010 as Professor Carlock
★ 7.8
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
2009 as Steven
★ 6.4
At Close Range
At Close Range
1986 as Tony Pine
★ 6.8
Silkwood
Silkwood
1983 as Wesley
★ 6.9
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999 as Theseus
★ 6.4
The River Wild
The River Wild
1994 as Tom Hartman
★ 6.5
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn
2013 as Self
★ 6.6
The Tempest
The Tempest
2010 as King Alonso
★ 5.3
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
★ 6.4
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 as Edward R. Murrow
★ 7.1
An Interview with God
An Interview with God
2018 as God
★ 7.0
The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower
2010 as Peter Ward
★ 6.7
Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle
1990 as Craig Harriman
★ 6.7
Howl
Howl
2010 as Ralph McIntosh
★ 6.4
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012 as John Dos Passos
★ 6.1
We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall
2006 as President Dedmon
★ 6.9
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out
1988 as Eddie Cicotte
★ 6.9
November Criminals
November Criminals
2017 as Theo
★ 5.3
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
1995 as Russell Terziak
★ 6.2
The Notorious Bettie Page
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006 as Estes Kefauver
★ 6.3
Simon Birch
Simon Birch
1998 as Rev. Russell
★ 6.8
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
1992 as Mack Laflin
★ 6.5
UFO
UFO
2018 as Franklin Ahls
★ 6.9
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah
1995 as Charles Lewin
★ 6.5
Walkaway Joe
Walkaway Joe
2020 as Joe Haley
★ 6.0
American Pastoral
American Pastoral
2016 as Nathan Zuckerman
★ 6.2
Matewan
Matewan
1987 as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
★ 7.4
Cold Souls
Cold Souls
2009 as Dr. Flintstein
★ 6.0
My Dinner with Hervé
My Dinner with Hervé
2018 as Marty Rothstein
★ 6.3
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 as Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Trumbo
Trumbo
2007 as Self
★ 6.7
Passion Fish
Passion Fish
1992 as Rennie
★ 6.9
Louder Than Bombs
Louder Than Bombs
2015 as Richard Weissman
★ 6.5
A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman
1993 as Getso
★ 5.5
movie
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
2025 as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers
2000 as Harrison Lloyd
★ 6.5
Maladies
Maladies
2012 as Delmar
★ 5.3
Day One
Day One
1989 as J. Robert Oppenheimer
★ 5.8
Fast Color
Fast Color
2019 as Ellis
★ 6.0
Mother Night
Mother Night
1996 as Bernard B. O'Hare
★ 6.6
The Sensation of Sight
The Sensation of Sight
2006 as Finn
★ 7.0
Call Me
Call Me
1988 as Sam
★ 4.6
This Ordinary Thing
This Ordinary Thing
2025 as Self (voice)
A Map of the World
A Map of the World
1999 as Howard Goodwin
★ 6.0
Freedom Song
Freedom Song
2000 as Peter Crowley
★ 5.5
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
★ 6.0
Blue Car
Blue Car
2003 as Auster
★ 6.1
City of Hope
City of Hope
1991 as Asteroid
★ 6.7
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet
1984 as Man In Black
★ 6.6
Speakeasy
Speakeasy
2002 as Bruce Hickman
★ 3.8
Limbo
Limbo
1999 as Joe Gastineau
★ 6.5
The Devil Has a Name
The Devil Has a Name
2019 as Fred Stern
★ 5.3
Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars
1988 as Charlie
★ 4.3
Judgment
Judgment
1990 as Father Frank Aubert
★ 5.3
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
★ 3.8
Heavens Fall
Heavens Fall
2006 as Judge James Horton
★ 6.9
Beyond the Call
Beyond the Call
1996 as Russel Gates
★ 6.0
With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These
1998 as Armand Minetti
★ 5.0
Missing in America
Missing in America
2005 as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
★ 5.8
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991 as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
★ 6.0
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers!
1992 as Carl Linstrum
★ 5.4
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
1990 as Bill Thomas
★ 6.2
Song of Hiawatha
Song of Hiawatha
1997 as Marcel
★ 6.0
The Debt
The Debt
2015 as Nathan
★ 6.1
Lovesick
Lovesick
1983 as Marvin Zuckerman
★ 5.5
Lathe of Heaven
Lathe of Heaven
2002 as Mannie
★ 5.7
Broken Vows
Broken Vows
1987 as Stuart Chase
★ 4.7
Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene
1988 as Martin Chernak
★ 6.8
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008 as J. Robert Oppenheimer
★ 5.9
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming
1997 as Martin
★ 5.9
The People Speak
The People Speak
2009 as Self
★ 7.2
Relative Evil
Relative Evil
2001 as Dr. Charlie
★ 5.1
Paradise
Paradise
2004 as Reverend Bobby Paradise
★ 3.3
The Oedipus Project
The Oedipus Project
2020 as Messenger 1
★ 10.0
Steel Toes
Steel Toes
2007 as Danny Dunkelman
★ 5.2
O Horizon
O Horizon
2026 as Warren
Return of the Secaucus Seven
★ 6.5
The American Clock
The American Clock
1993 as Young Arthur Huntington
★ 5.4
A Little Prayer
A Little Prayer
2025 as Bill
★ 5.4
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002 as Jack Hoschouer
★ 4.6
movie
Matadors
2010 as Roman Lodari
★ 6.0
Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers
1993 as Johnny
★ 6.3
The Climb
The Climb
1998 as Earl Himes
★ 6.9
Bad Manners
Bad Manners
1998 as Wes Westlund
★ 4.4
Racing Daylight
Racing Daylight
2007 as Henry / Harry
★ 3.3
movie
The Victim
The Victim
2001 as Mark Zingerline
No God, No Master
No God, No Master
2014 as William Flynn
★ 5.9
Stages
Stages
2026 as Porter Gates
Matters of Life and Death
Matters of Life and Death
2007 as Mr. Jennings
★ 8.5
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
★ 5.0
The Giraffe
The Giraffe
1999 as Charles Kaminski
★ 4.8
movie
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
2005 as Narrator
April One
April One
1994 as John McCowan
The Feud
The Feud
1989 as The Stranger
★ 4.2
A Good Baby
A Good Baby
2000 as Truman Lester
★ 6.3
Evidence of Blood
Evidence of Blood
1998 as Jackson Kinley
★ 6.4
When Nature Calls
When Nature Calls
1985 as Weejun
★ 4.4
Lincoln@Gettysburg
Lincoln@Gettysburg
2013 as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
Them That Work
Them That Work
2019 as Self
He Does Not Want Peace
He Does Not Want Peace
2016 as Richard Englebright
★ 8.0
movie
The Shovel
2006 as Paul Mullin
★ 6.0
Remember This
Remember This
2023 as Jan Karski
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court
2007 as Narrator
Area 51 Declassified
Area 51 Declassified
2010 as Himself - Narrator
★ 8.0
The Human Behavior Experiments
★ 7.5
movie
Inside Area 51's Secrets
2010 as Narrator