Known For
Acting
Known Credits
155
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 26, 1949 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
| 2026 | By Any Meansas | |
| 2026 | O Horizonas Warren | |
| 2026 | Stagesas Porter Gates | |
| 2026 | CIAas Sanford 'Sandy' Harrison | |
| 2025 | This Ordinary Thingas Self (voice) | |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2as Milton Lynxley (voice) | |
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Addressas Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice) | |
| 2025 | A Little Prayeras Bill | |
| 2025 | The Luckiest Man in Americaas Bill | |
| 2024 | A Man on the Insideas Dr. Benjamin Cole | |
| 2023 | Remember Thisas Jan Karski | |
| 2022 | Where the Crawdads Singas Tom Milton | |
| 2021 | Nightmare Alleyas Pete | |
| 2021 | Nomadlandas Dave | |
| 2020 | The Oedipus Projectas Messenger 1 | |
| 2020 | Walkaway Joeas Joe Haley | |
| 2020 | Interrogationas Henry Fisher | |
| 2019 | Them That Workas Self | |
| 2019 | The Devil Has a Nameas Fred Stern | |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monstersas Admiral William Stenz | |
| 2019 | Fast Coloras Ellis | |
| 2018 | My Dinner with Hervéas Marty Rothstein | |
| 2018 | UFOas Franklin Ahls | |
| 2018 | An Interview with Godas God | |
| 2018 | McMafiaas Semiyon Kleiman | |
| 2017 | Darkest Houras President Roosevelt (voice) | |
| 2017 | November Criminalsas Theo | |
| 2016 | American Pastoralas Nathan Zuckerman | |
| 2016 | He Does Not Want Peaceas Richard Englebright | |
| 2016 | Billionsas Black Jack Foley | |
| 2015 | The Expanseas Commander Klaes Ashford | |
| 2015 | The Expanseas Klaes Ashford | |
| 2015 | Z: The Beginning of Everythingas Anthony Sayre | |
| 2015 | Louder Than Bombsas Richard Weissman | |
| 2015 | The Debtas Nathan | |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotelas Ty Burley | |
| 2014 | Godzillaas Admiral William Stenz | |
| 2014 | No God, No Masteras William Flynn | |
| 2013 | Lincoln@Gettysburgas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Blacklistas Peter Kotsiopulos | |
| 2013 | Love, Marilynas Self | |
| 2012 | Lincolnas William Seward | |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhornas John Dos Passos | |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacyas Noah Vosen | |
| 2012 | Maladiesas Delmar | |
| 2011 | Alphasas Lee Rosen | |
| 2010 | The Whistlebloweras Peter Ward | |
| 2010 | The Tempestas King Alonso | |
| 2010 | Howlas Ralph McIntosh | |
| 2010 | Inside Area 51's Secretsas Narrator | |
| 2010 | Area 51 Declassifiedas Himself - Narrator | |
| 2010 | Temple Grandinas Professor Carlock | |
| 2010 | Matadorsas Roman Lodari | |
| 2009 | The People Speakas Self | |
| 2009 | Cold Soulsas Dr. Flintstein | |
| 2009 | The Uninvitedas Steven | |
| 2008 | Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'as Self | |
| 2008 | Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'as Self | |
| 2008 | The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimeras J. Robert Oppenheimer | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chroniclesas Arthur Spiderwick | |
| 2007 | My Blueberry Nightsas Arnie | |
| 2007 | Trumboas Self | |
| 2007 | Matters of Life and Deathas Mr. Jennings | |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatumas Noah Vosen | |
| 2007 | Racing Daylightas Henry / Harry | |
| 2007 | Steel Toesas Danny Dunkelman | |
| 2007 | Fractureas Joe Lobruto | |
| 2007 | The Supreme Courtas Narrator | |
| 2006 | We Are Marshallas President Dedmon | |
| 2006 | The Sensation of Sightas Finn | |
| 2006 | Heavens Fallas Judge James Horton | |
| 2006 | The Human Behavior Experimentsas Narrator | |
| 2006 | The Shovelas Paul Mullin | |
| 2006 | The Notorious Bettie Pageas Estes Kefauver | |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck.as Edward R. Murrow | |
| 2005 | Willa Cather: The Road Is Allas Narrator | |
| 2005 | Missing in Americaas Henry R. Hocknell Jr. | |
| 2004 | Houseas Nash | |
| 2004 | Twistedas Dr. Melvin Frank | |
| 2004 | Paradiseas Reverend Bobby Paradise | |
| 2003 | The Making of ‘Sneakers’as Self | |
| 2003 | Blue Caras Auster | |
| 2002 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Storyas Jack Hoschouer | |
| 2002 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Storyas Jack Hoschouer | |
| 2002 | Lathe of Heavenas Mannie | |
| 2002 | Monkas Patrick Kloster | |
| 2002 | Speakeasyas Bruce Hickman | |
| 2001 | Relative Evilas Dr. Charlie | |
| 2001 | Big Appleas Will Preecher | |
| 2001 | The Victimas Mark Zingerline | |
| 2000 | A Good Babyas Truman Lester | |
| 2000 | The Miracle Workeras Captain Keller | |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowersas Harrison Lloyd | |
| 2000 | Freedom Songas Peter Crowley | |
| 1999 | A Map of the Worldas Howard Goodwin | |
| 1999 | Limboas Joe Gastineau | |
| 1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Theseus | |
| 1999 | The Giraffeas Charles Kaminski | |
| 1999 | The Sopranosas Robert Wegler | |
| 1998 | Bad Mannersas Wes Westlund | |
| 1998 | Simon Birchas Reverend Russell | |
| 1998 | With Friends Like Theseas Armand Minetti | |
| 1998 | Evidence of Bloodas Jackson Kinley | |
| 1998 | The Climbas Earl Himes | |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidentialas Pierce Patchett | |
| 1997 | Song of Hiawathaas Marcel | |
| 1997 | In the Gloamingas Martin | |
| 1996 | Mother Nightas Bernard B. O'Hare | |
| 1996 | Beyond the Callas Russel Gates | |
| 1995 | Home for the Holidaysas Russell Terziak | |
| 1995 | Dolores Claiborneas Joe St. George | |
| 1995 | Losing Isaiahas Charles Lewin | |
| 1994 | The River Wildas Tom Hartman | |
| 1994 | April Oneas John McCowan | |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Womanas Getso | |
| 1993 | The Firmas Ray McDeere | |
| 1993 | Lost in Yonkersas Johnny | |
| 1993 | The American Clockas Young Arthur Huntington | |
| 1992 | Passion Fishas Rennie | |
| 1992 | Sneakersas Whistler | |
| 1992 | Bob Robertsas Mack Laflin | |
| 1992 | A League of Their Ownas Ira Lowenstein | |
| 1992 | Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Evenas Keith | |
| 1992 | O Pioneers!as Carl Linstrum | |
| 1991 | City of Hopeas Asteroid | |
| 1991 | Without Warning: The James Brady Storyas Dr. Arthur Kobrine | |
| 1990 | Judgmentas Father Frank Aubert | |
| 1990 | Memphis Belleas Craig Harriman | |
| 1990 | Heat Waveas Bill Thomas | |
| 1989 | The Feudas The Stranger | |
| 1989 | Day Oneas J. Robert Oppenheimer | |
| 1988 | Eight Men Outas Eddie Cicotte | |
| 1988 | Call Meas Sam | |
| 1988 | Dominick and Eugeneas Martin Chernak | |
| 1988 | Stars & Barsas Charlie | |
| 1987 | Wiseguyas | |
| 1987 | Matewanas Police Chief Sid Hatfield | |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Doddas Moss Goodman | |
| 1987 | Broken Vowsas Stuart Chase | |
| 1986 | At Close Rangeas Tony Pine | |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hireas | |
| 1985 | The Equalizeras Phillip Borchek | |
| 1985 | When Nature Callsas Weejun | |
| 1984 | Miami Viceas Marty Lang | |
| 1984 | The Brother from Another Planetas Man In Black | |
| 1984 | Icemanas Dr. Singe | |
| 1983 | Silkwoodas Wesley | |
| 1983 | Lovesickas Marvin Zuckerman | |
| 1983 | Enormous Changes at the Last Minuteas Jerry | |
| 1980 | Return of the Secaucus Sevenas Ron | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Carl Linstrum | |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awardsas Self | |
| The Bardas | ||
| Babiesas |
| 2006 | The Sensation of Sight...Producer |
