ORBITRA
David Strathairn

Acting

David Strathairn

Born Jan 26, 1949 · 77 years155 titles 132 movies · 23 TV
Explore orbit
IMDb Instagram

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).

Also known as

David Russell Strathairn

Born

Jan 26, 1949

San Francisco, California, USA

Open in OpenStreetMap

Photos

Profile images from TMDB · click to enlarge

14 images

Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

155

Acting credits

0

Directing

0

Writing

1

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

Orbit ↑

1949 1 title(s)

1951 1 title(s)

1953 1 title(s)

1980 1 title(s)

1982 1 title(s)

1983 3 title(s)

1984 3 title(s)

1985 3 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1987 4 title(s)

1988 4 title(s)

1989 2 title(s)

1990 3 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1992 6 title(s)

1993 4 title(s)

1994 2 title(s)

1995 3 title(s)

1996 2 title(s)

1997 3 title(s)

1998 5 title(s)

1999 5 title(s)

2000 4 title(s)

2001 3 title(s)

2002 5 title(s)

2003 2 title(s)

2004 3 title(s)

2005 3 title(s)

2006 6 title(s)

2007 8 title(s)

2008 4 title(s)

2009 3 title(s)

2010 7 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2012 4 title(s)

2013 3 title(s)

2014 2 title(s)

2015 5 title(s)

2016 3 title(s)

2017 2 title(s)

2018 4 title(s)

2019 4 title(s)

2020 3 title(s)

2021 2 title(s)

2022 1 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)

2025 5 title(s)

2026 4 title(s)

Undated 2 title(s)