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David Strathairn
Acting

David Strathairn

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

26 Jan 1949

Age

77 Years

Born In

San Francisco, California, USA

Total Projects

153

Years Active

77 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

CineRaya

movie

By Any Means

2026

By Any Means

O Horizon

movie

O Horizon

2026

O Horizon

as Warren

Stages

movie

Stages

2026

Stages

as Porter Gates

This Ordinary Thing

movie

This Ordinary Thing

2025

This Ordinary Thing

as Self (voice)

Zootopia 2

movie

Zootopia 2

2025

Zootopia 2

as Milton Lynxley (voice)

The Gettysburg Address

movie

The Gettysburg Address

2025

The Gettysburg Address

as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

A Little Prayer

movie

A Little Prayer

2025

A Little Prayer

as Bill

The Luckiest Man in America

movie

The Luckiest Man in America

2025

The Luckiest Man in America

as Bill

A Man on the Inside

tv

A Man on the Inside

2024

A Man on the Inside

as Dr. Benjamin Cole

Remember This

movie

Remember This

2023

Remember This

as Jan Karski

Where the Crawdads Sing

movie

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

Where the Crawdads Sing

as Tom Milton

Nightmare Alley

movie

Nightmare Alley

2021

Nightmare Alley

as Pete

Nomadland

movie

Nomadland

2021

Nomadland

as Dave

The Oedipus Project

movie

The Oedipus Project

2020

The Oedipus Project

as Messenger 1

Walkaway Joe

movie

Walkaway Joe

2020

Walkaway Joe

as Joe Haley

Interrogation

tv

Interrogation

2020

Interrogation

as Henry Fisher

Them That Work

movie

Them That Work

2019

Them That Work

as Self

The Devil Has a Name

movie

The Devil Has a Name

2019

The Devil Has a Name

as Fred Stern

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

movie

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Admiral William Stenz

Fast Color

movie

Fast Color

2019

Fast Color

as Ellis

My Dinner with Hervé

movie

My Dinner with Hervé

2018

My Dinner with Hervé

as Marty Rothstein

UFO

movie

UFO

2018

UFO

as Franklin Ahls

An Interview with God

movie

An Interview with God

2018

An Interview with God

as God

McMafia

tv

McMafia

2018

McMafia

as Semiyon Kleiman

Darkest Hour

movie

Darkest Hour

2017

Darkest Hour

as President Roosevelt (voice)

November Criminals

movie

November Criminals

2017

November Criminals

as Theo

American Pastoral

movie

American Pastoral

2016

American Pastoral

as Nathan Zuckerman

He Does Not Want Peace

movie

He Does Not Want Peace

2016

He Does Not Want Peace

as Richard Englebright

Billions

tv

Billions

2016

Billions

as Black Jack Foley

The Expanse

tv

The Expanse

2015

The Expanse

as Commander Klaes Ashford

The Expanse

tv

The Expanse

2015

The Expanse

as Klaes Ashford

Z: The Beginning of Everything

tv

Z: The Beginning of Everything

2015

Z: The Beginning of Everything

as Anthony Sayre

Louder Than Bombs

movie

Louder Than Bombs

2015

Louder Than Bombs

as Richard Weissman

The Debt

movie

The Debt

2015

The Debt

as Nathan

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

movie

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Ty Burley

Godzilla

movie

Godzilla

2014

Godzilla

as Admiral William Stenz

No God, No Master

movie

No God, No Master

2014

No God, No Master

as William Flynn

Lincoln@Gettysburg

movie

Lincoln@Gettysburg

2013

Lincoln@Gettysburg

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Blacklist

tv

The Blacklist

2013

The Blacklist

as Peter Kotsiopulos

Love, Marilyn

movie

Love, Marilyn

2013

Love, Marilyn

as Self

Lincoln

movie

Lincoln

2012

Lincoln

as William Seward

Hemingway & Gellhorn

movie

Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn

as John Dos Passos

The Bourne Legacy

movie

The Bourne Legacy

2012

The Bourne Legacy

as Noah Vosen

Maladies

movie

Maladies

2012

Maladies

as Delmar

Alphas

tv

Alphas

2011

Alphas

as Lee Rosen

The Whistleblower

movie

The Whistleblower

2010

The Whistleblower

as Peter Ward

The Tempest

movie

The Tempest

2010

The Tempest

as King Alonso

Howl

movie

Howl

2010

Howl

as Ralph McIntosh

CineRaya

movie

Inside Area 51's Secrets

2010

Inside Area 51's Secrets

as Narrator

Area 51 Declassified

movie

Area 51 Declassified

2010

Area 51 Declassified

as Himself - Narrator

Temple Grandin

movie

Temple Grandin

2010

Temple Grandin

as Professor Carlock

CineRaya

movie

Matadors

2010

Matadors

as Roman Lodari

The People Speak

movie

The People Speak

2009

The People Speak

as Self

Cold Souls

movie

Cold Souls

2009

Cold Souls

as Dr. Flintstein

The Uninvited

movie

The Uninvited

2009

The Uninvited

as Steven

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

movie

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

as Self

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

movie

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Spiderwick Chronicles

movie

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Arthur Spiderwick

My Blueberry Nights

movie

My Blueberry Nights

2007

My Blueberry Nights

as Arnie

Trumbo

movie

Trumbo

2007

Trumbo

as Self

Matters of Life and Death

movie

Matters of Life and Death

2007

Matters of Life and Death

as Mr. Jennings

The Bourne Ultimatum

movie

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

The Bourne Ultimatum

as Noah Vosen

Racing Daylight

movie

Racing Daylight

2007

Racing Daylight

as Henry / Harry

Steel Toes

movie

Steel Toes

2007

Steel Toes

as Danny Dunkelman

Fracture

movie

Fracture

2007

Fracture

as Joe Lobruto

The Supreme Court

movie

The Supreme Court

2007

The Supreme Court

as Narrator

We Are Marshall

movie

We Are Marshall

2006

We Are Marshall

as President Dedmon

The Sensation of Sight

movie

The Sensation of Sight

2006

The Sensation of Sight

as Finn

Heavens Fall

movie

Heavens Fall

2006

Heavens Fall

as Judge James Horton

The Human Behavior Experiments

movie

The Human Behavior Experiments

2006

The Human Behavior Experiments

as Narrator

CineRaya

movie

The Shovel

2006

The Shovel

as Paul Mullin

The Notorious Bettie Page

movie

The Notorious Bettie Page

2006

The Notorious Bettie Page

as Estes Kefauver

Good Night, and Good Luck.

movie

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005

Good Night, and Good Luck.

as Edward R. Murrow

CineRaya

movie

Willa Cather: The Road Is All

2005

Willa Cather: The Road Is All

as Narrator

Missing in America

movie

Missing in America

2005

Missing in America

as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.

House

tv

House

2004

House

as Nash

Los Angeles Plays Itself

movie

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Twisted

movie

Twisted

2004

Twisted

as Dr. Melvin Frank

Paradise

movie

Paradise

2004

Paradise

as Reverend Bobby Paradise

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

movie

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2003

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

as Self

Blue Car

movie

Blue Car

2003

Blue Car

as Auster

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

movie

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

2002

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

as Jack Hoschouer

Lathe of Heaven

movie

Lathe of Heaven

2002

Lathe of Heaven

as Mannie

Monk

tv

Monk

2002

Monk

as Patrick Kloster

Speakeasy

movie

Speakeasy

2002

Speakeasy

as Bruce Hickman

Relative Evil

movie

Relative Evil

2001

Relative Evil

as Dr. Charlie

The Victim

movie

The Victim

2001

The Victim

as Mark Zingerline

A Good Baby

movie

A Good Baby

2000

A Good Baby

as Truman Lester

The Miracle Worker

movie

The Miracle Worker

2000

The Miracle Worker

as Captain Keller

Harrison's Flowers

movie

Harrison's Flowers

2000

Harrison's Flowers

as Harrison Lloyd

Freedom Song

movie

Freedom Song

2000

Freedom Song

as Peter Crowley

A Map of the World

movie

A Map of the World

1999

A Map of the World

as Howard Goodwin

Limbo

movie

Limbo

1999

Limbo

as Joe Gastineau

A Midsummer Night's Dream

movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Theseus

The Giraffe

movie

The Giraffe

1999

The Giraffe

as Charles Kaminski

The Sopranos

tv

The Sopranos

1999

The Sopranos

as Robert Wegler

Bad Manners

movie

Bad Manners

1998

Bad Manners

as Wes Westlund

Simon Birch

movie

Simon Birch

1998

Simon Birch

as Rev. Russell

With Friends Like These

movie

With Friends Like These

1998

With Friends Like These

as Armand Minetti

Evidence of Blood

movie

Evidence of Blood

1998

Evidence of Blood

as Jackson Kinley

The Climb

movie

The Climb

1998

The Climb

as Earl Himes

L.A. Confidential

movie

L.A. Confidential

1997

L.A. Confidential

as Pierce Patchett

Song of Hiawatha

movie

Song of Hiawatha

1997

Song of Hiawatha

as Marcel

In the Gloaming

movie

In the Gloaming

1997

In the Gloaming

as Martin

Mother Night

movie

Mother Night

1996

Mother Night

as Bernard B. O'Hare

Beyond the Call

movie

Beyond the Call

1996

Beyond the Call

as Russel Gates

Home for the Holidays

movie

Home for the Holidays

1995

Home for the Holidays

as Russell Terziak

Dolores Claiborne

movie

Dolores Claiborne

1995

Dolores Claiborne

as Joe St. George

Losing Isaiah

movie

Losing Isaiah

1995

Losing Isaiah

as Charles Lewin

The River Wild

movie

The River Wild

1994

The River Wild

as Tom Hartman

April One

movie

April One

1994

April One

as John McCowan

A Dangerous Woman

movie

A Dangerous Woman

1993

A Dangerous Woman

as Getso

The Firm

movie

The Firm

1993

The Firm

as Ray McDeere

Lost in Yonkers

movie

Lost in Yonkers

1993

Lost in Yonkers

as Johnny

The American Clock

movie

The American Clock

1993

The American Clock

as Young Arthur Huntington

Passion Fish

movie

Passion Fish

1992

Passion Fish

as Rennie

Sneakers

movie

Sneakers

1992

Sneakers

as Whistler

Bob Roberts

movie

Bob Roberts

1992

Bob Roberts

as Mack Laflin

A League of Their Own

movie

A League of Their Own

1992

A League of Their Own

as Ira Lowenstein

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

movie

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

1992

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

as Keith

O Pioneers!

movie

O Pioneers!

1992

O Pioneers!

as Carl Linstrum

City of Hope

movie

City of Hope

1991

City of Hope

as Asteroid

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

movie

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

1991

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

as Dr. Arthur Kobrine

Judgment

movie

Judgment

1990

Judgment

as Father Frank Aubert

Memphis Belle

movie

Memphis Belle

1990

Memphis Belle

as Craig Harriman

Heat Wave

movie

Heat Wave

1990

Heat Wave

as Bill Thomas

The Feud

movie

The Feud

1989

The Feud

as The Stranger

Day One

movie

Day One

1989

Day One

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

Eight Men Out

movie

Eight Men Out

1988

Eight Men Out

as Eddie Cicotte

Call Me

movie

Call Me

1988

Call Me

as Sam

Stars & Bars

movie

Stars & Bars

1988

Stars & Bars

as Charlie

Dominick and Eugene

movie

Dominick and Eugene

1988

Dominick and Eugene

as Martin Chernak

Wiseguy

tv

Wiseguy

1987

Wiseguy

Matewan

movie

Matewan

1987

Matewan

as Police Chief Sid Hatfield

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

tv

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Moss Goodman

Broken Vows

movie

Broken Vows

1987

Broken Vows

as Stuart Chase

At Close Range

movie

At Close Range

1986

At Close Range

as Tony Pine

Spenser: For Hire

tv

Spenser: For Hire

1985

Spenser: For Hire

The Equalizer

tv

The Equalizer

1985

The Equalizer

as Phillip Borchek

When Nature Calls

movie

When Nature Calls

1985

When Nature Calls

as Weejun

Miami Vice

tv

Miami Vice

1984

Miami Vice

as Marty Lang

The Brother from Another Planet

movie

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

The Brother from Another Planet

as Man In Black

Iceman

movie

Iceman

1984

Iceman

as Dr. Singe

Silkwood

movie

Silkwood

1983

Silkwood

as Wesley

Lovesick

movie

Lovesick

1983

Lovesick

as Marvin Zuckerman

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

movie

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

as Jerry

Return of the Secaucus Seven

movie

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

Return of the Secaucus Seven

as Ron

The Oscars

tv

The Oscars

1953

The Oscars

as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Carl Linstrum

The Emmy Awards

tv

The Emmy Awards

1949

The Emmy Awards

as Self

CineRaya

movie

The Bard

TBA

The Bard

CineRaya

movie

Babies

TBA

Babies

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