🎬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), 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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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	The Luckiest Man in America (2025)	Bill		6.5
2	Zootopia 2 (2025)	Milton Lynxley (voice)		8.3
3	A Little Prayer (2025)	Bill	-	-
4	Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)	Tom Milton		6.9
5	Nightmare Alley (2021)	Pete		7
6	Nomadland (2021)	Dave		7.2
7	Walkaway Joe (2020)	Joe Haley	-	-
8	Fast Color (2019)	Ellis		7.8
9	Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)	Admiral William Stenz		6.5
10	UFO (2018)	Franklin Ahls		7
11	An Interview with God (2018)	God	-	-
12	My Dinner with Hervé (2018)	Marty Rothstein		9
13	November Criminals (2017)	Theo		5.8
14	Darkest Hour (2017)	President Roosevelt (voice)		7
15	American Pastoral (2016)	Nathan Zuckerman		5.8
16	The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)	Ty Burley		6.6
17	Louder Than Bombs (2015)	Richard Weissman		6.7
18	Godzilla (2014)	Admiral William Stenz		6.6
19	Love, Marilyn (2013)	Self		9
20	Maladies (2012)	Delmar	-	-
21	Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)	John Dos Passos		6
22	Lincoln (2012) Oscars 2013	William Seward		7
23	The Bourne Legacy (2012)	Noah Vosen		6.7
24	Area 51 Declassified (2010)	Himself - Narrator	-	-
25	Howl (2010)	Ralph McIntosh		7.3
26	Temple Grandin (2010)	Professor Carlock		8.4
27	The Tempest (2010) Oscars 2011	King Alonso		6.3
28	The Whistleblower (2010)	Peter Ward		7.3
29	The Uninvited (2009)	Steven		6
30	The People Speak (2009)	Self		7
31	Cold Souls (2009)	Dr. Flintstein		5.5
32	The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)	J. Robert Oppenheimer	-	-
33	The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)	Arthur Spiderwick		6.5
34	Steel Toes (2007)	Danny Dunkelman	-	-
35	Trumbo (2007)	Self	-	-
36	My Blueberry Nights (2007)	Arnie		6
37	The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Oscars 2008	Noah Vosen		8
38	Fracture (2007)	Joe Lobruto		7.1
39	The Human Behavior Experiments (2006)	Narrator	-	-
40	We Are Marshall (2006)	President Dedmon		7.3
41	The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)	Estes Kefauver		4
42	Missing in America (2005)	Henry R. Hocknell Jr.		7
43	Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) Oscars 2006	Edward R. Murrow		7.4
44	Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)	Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)		9
45	Twisted (2004)	Dr. Melvin Frank		5.3
46	Blue Car (2003)	Auster	-	-
47	Lathe of Heaven (2002)	Mannie	-	-
48	Relative Evil (2001)	Dr. Charlie		6
49	Harrison's Flowers (2000)	Harrison Lloyd		4
50	The Miracle Worker (2000)	Captain Keller	-	-
51	A Map of the World (1999)	Howard Goodwin	-	-
52	A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)	Theseus		6.2
53	Evidence of Blood (1998)	Jackson Kinley	-	-
54	Simon Birch (1998)	Rev. Russell		7.5
55	L.A. Confidential (1997) Oscars 1998	Pierce Patchett		8
56	In the Gloaming (1997)	Martin		7
57	Mother Night (1996)	Bernard B. O'Hare	-	-
58	Losing Isaiah (1995)	Charles Lewin		8
59	Dolores Claiborne (1995)	Joe St. George		7.9
60	Home for the Holidays (1995)	Russell Terziak		10
61	The River Wild (1994)	Tom Hartman		6.2
62	A Dangerous Woman (1993)	Getso		7
63	Lost in Yonkers (1993)	Johnny	-	-
64	The Firm (1993)	Ray McDeere		6.6
65	A League of Their Own (1992)	Ira Lowenstein		7.4
66	Bob Roberts (1992)	Mack Laflin		5
67	Passion Fish (1992)	Rennie		5
68	Sneakers (1992)	Whistler		7.5
69	Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)	Dr. Arthur Kobrine	-	-
70	City of Hope (1991)	Asteroid		6
71	Memphis Belle (1990)	Craig Harriman		6.7
72	Day One (1989)	J. Robert Oppenheimer	-	-
73	Dominick and Eugene (1988)	Martin Chernak	-	-
74	Eight Men Out (1988)	Eddie Cicotte	-	-
75	Call Me (1988)	Sam	-	-
76	Matewan (1987)	Police Chief Sid Hatfield		8
77	At Close Range (1986)	Tony Pine		6
78	The Brother from Another Planet (1984)	Man In Black		6
79	Iceman (1984)	Dr. Singe		7.5
80	Silkwood (1983)	Wesley		6
81	Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)	Ron		5