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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).

  • Known ForActing
  • Born26 January 1949 (age 76)
  • Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA

David Strathairn

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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).

  • Known ForActing
  • Born26 January 1949 (age 76)
  • Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
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Poster
A Little Prayer
star
6.0
2025
Poster
O Horizon
star
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2025
Poster
The Luckiest Man in America
star
6.5
2025
Poster
The Gettysburg Address
star
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2025
Poster
Zootopia 2
star
7.3
2025
Poster
Remember This
star
-
2023
Poster
Where the Crawdads Sing
star
7.54
2022
Poster
Nomadland
star
7.182
2021
Poster
Nightmare Alley
star
6.965
2021
Poster
Walkaway Joe
star
5.921
2020
Poster
The Oedipus Project
star
10.0
2020
Poster
Fast Color
star
5.9
2019
Poster
The Devil Has a Name
star
5.367
2019
Poster
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
star
6.694
2019
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Them That Work
star
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2019
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UFO
star
6.935
2018
Poster
An Interview with God
star
7.0
2018
Poster
My Dinner with Hervé
star
6.236
2018
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November Criminals
star
5.3
2017
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Darkest Hour
star
7.353
2017
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American Pastoral
star
6.175
2016
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He Does Not Want Peace
star
8.0
2016
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Louder Than Bombs
star
6.428
2015
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The Debt
star
6.1
2015
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
star
6.426
2015
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Godzilla
star
6.352
2014
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No God, No Master
star
5.9
2014
Poster
Love, Marilyn
star
6.6
2013
Poster
Lincoln@Gettysburg
star
7.4
2013
Poster
The Bourne Legacy
star
6.239
2012
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Lincoln
star
6.856
2012
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Hemingway & Gellhorn
star
6.1
2012
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Maladies
star
5.3
2012
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Temple Grandin
star
7.829
2010
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The Tempest
star
5.328
2010
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Howl
star
6.463
2010
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The Whistleblower
star
6.7
2010
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Matadors
star
6.0
2010
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Area 51 Declassified
star
8.0
2010
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Inside Area 51's Secrets
star
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2010
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Cold Souls
star
5.974
2009
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The Uninvited
star
6.453
2009
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The People Speak
star
7.2
2009
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
star
6.674
2008
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
star
5.9
2008
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
star
7.0
2008
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Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
star
5.0
2008
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The Bourne Ultimatum
star
7.432
2007
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My Blueberry Nights
star
6.4
2007
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Fracture
star
7.264
2007
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Steel Toes
star
5.2
2007
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The Supreme Court
star
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2007
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Racing Daylight
star
3.3
2007
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Trumbo
star
6.613
2007
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Matters of Life and Death
star
8.5
2007
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The Sensation of Sight
star
7.0
2006
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We Are Marshall
star
6.876
2006
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Heavens Fall
star
6.9
2006
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The Shovel
star
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2006
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The Human Behavior Experiments
star
7.545
2006
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Good Night, and Good Luck.
star
7.076
2005
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Missing in America
star
5.794
2005
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The Notorious Bettie Page
star
6.3
2005
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Willa Cather: The Road Is All
star
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2005
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Twisted
star
5.582
2004
Poster
Los Angeles Plays Itself
star
7.627
2004
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Paradise
star
3.333
2004
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Blue Car
star
6.236
2003
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The Making of ‘Sneakers’
star
5.0
2003
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Lathe of Heaven
star
5.7
2002
Poster
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
star
4.455
2002
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Speakeasy
star
3.778
2002
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Relative Evil
star
5.143
2001
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The Victim
star
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2001
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The Miracle Worker
star
7.1
2000
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Harrison's Flowers
star
6.5
2000
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A Good Baby
star
6.3
2000
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Freedom Song
star
5.5
2000
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
star
6.387
1999
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Limbo
star
6.541
1999
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A Map of the World
star
6.0
1999
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The Giraffe
star
4.833
1998
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The Climb
star
6.9
1998
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Evidence of Blood
star
6.4
1998
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Bad Manners
star
4.4
1998
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With Friends Like These
star
5.0
1998
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Simon Birch
star
6.817
1998
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L.A. Confidential
star
7.803
1997
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In the Gloaming
star
5.875
1997
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Song of Hiawatha
star
6.0
1997
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Mother Night
star
6.613
1996
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Beyond the Call
star
6.0
1996
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Dolores Claiborne
star
7.3
1995
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Home for the Holidays
star
6.2
1995
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Losing Isaiah
star
6.5
1995
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The River Wild
star
6.441
1994
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April One
star
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1994
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The Firm
star
6.7
1993
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A Dangerous Woman
star
5.5
1993
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The American Clock
star
5.4
1993
Poster
Lost in Yonkers
star
6.3
1993
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Sneakers
star
6.898
1992
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Bob Roberts
star
6.497
1992
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Passion Fish
star
6.9
1992
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Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
star
6.0
1992
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O Pioneers!
star
5.4
1992
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A League of Their Own
star
7.22
1992
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City of Hope
star
6.583
1991
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Without Warning: The James Brady Story
star
6.0
1991
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Memphis Belle
star
6.722
1990
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Judgment
star
5.308
1990
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Heat Wave
star
6.2
1990
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The Feud
star
4.2
1989
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Day One
star
5.8
1989
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Eight Men Out
star
6.902
1988
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Call Me
star
4.565
1988
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Stars & Bars
star
4.275
1988
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Dominick and Eugene
star
6.8
1988
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Matewan
star
7.4
1987
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Broken Vows
star
4.731
1987
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At Close Range
star
6.8
1986
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When Nature Calls
star
4.429
1985
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Iceman
star
6.2
1984
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The Brother from Another Planet
star
6.632
1984
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Silkwood
star
6.9
1983
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Lovesick
star
5.5
1983
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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
star
3.8
1983
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Return of the Secaucus Seven
star
6.508
1980