David Strathairn
Acting
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).
Born: January 26, 1949
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
The Oedipus Project
The Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that will present acclaimed actors performing scenes from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King as a catalyst for powerful, healing online conversations about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon diverse communities throughout the world. Sophocles’ ancient play, written and performed in 429 BC during the time of a plague that killed one-third of the Athenian population, is a timeless story of arrogant leadership, ignored prophecy, and a pestilence that ravages the city of Thebes. At the time the play was first performed, the audience would have been reeling in the wake of a pestilence and its economic, political, and social aftermath. Seen through this lens Oedipus the King appears to have been a powerful public health tool for helping Athenians communalize the trauma of the plague, through a story that is as relevant now as it was in its own time.
The Sopranos
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
House
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Matters of Life and Death
Three siblings struggle to maintain control of their lives after the unexpected death of their parents thrusts them into an uncertain world of adulthood
The Expanse
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
The Expanse
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
Area 51 Declassified
It's the most famous military installation in the world, yet it doesn’t officially exist. Area 51, a site for covert Cold War operations, has long been a magnet for crackpots, conspiracy theorists, and the overly curious. While there may not be truth to the rumors that Area 51 is a haven for UFOs and extraterrestrials, it's clear that our government has been up to something in Area 51 for decades, and it turns out there is a kernel of truth to even some of the wildest speculation. Now, after years of silence, for the first time Area 51 insiders spill their secrets and reveal what has really been going on inside the most secretive place on earth.
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.
He Does Not Want Peace
When a man witnesses a profound event, it threatens to destroy his family.
Filmography
as Self (voice)
as Milton Lynxley (voice)
as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
as Bill
as Bill
as Warren
as Dr. Benjamin Cole
as Jan Karski
as Tom Milton
as Pete
as Dave
as Messenger 1
as Joe Haley
as Henry Fisher
as Self
as Fred Stern
as Admiral William Stenz
as Ellis
as Marty Rothstein
as Franklin Ahls
as God
as Semiyon Kleiman
as President Roosevelt (voice)
as Theo
as Nathan Zuckerman
as Richard Englebright
as Commander Klaes Ashford
as Klaes Ashford
as Anthony Sayre
as Richard Weissman
as Nathan
as Ty Burley
as Admiral William Stenz
as William Flynn
as Narrator (voice)
as Peter Kotsiopulos
as Self
as William Seward
as John Dos Passos
as Noah Vosen
as Delmar
as Lee Rosen
as Peter Ward
as King Alonso
as Ralph McIntosh
as Narrator
as Himself - Narrator
as Professor Carlock
as Self
as Dr. Flintstein
as Steven
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
as Arthur Spiderwick
as Arnie
as Self
as Mr. Jennings
as Noah Vosen
as Henry / Harry
as Danny Dunkelman
as Joe Lobruto
as Narrator
as President Dedmon
as Finn
as Judge James Horton
as Narrator
as Edward R. Murrow
as Estes Kefauver
as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
as Nash
as Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
as Dr. Melvin Frank
as Reverend Bobby Paradise
as Self
as Auster
as Jack Hoschouer
as Mannie
as Patrick Kloster
as Bruce Hickman
as Dr. Charlie
as Mark Zingerline
as Truman Lester
as Captain Keller
as Harrison Lloyd
as Peter Crowley
as Howard Goodwin
as Joe Gastineau
as Theseus
as Robert Wegler
as Wes Westlund
as Charles Kaminski
as Rev. Russell
as Armand Minetti
as Jackson Kinley
as Earl Himes
as Pierce Patchett
as Marcel
as Martin
as Bernard B. O'Hare
as Russel Gates
as Russell Terziak
as Joe St. George
as Charles Lewin
as Tom Hartman
as John McCowan
as Getso
as Ray McDeere
as Johnny
as Young Arthur Huntington
as Rennie
as Whistler
as Mack Laflin
as Ira Lowenstein
as Carl Linstrum
as Asteroid
as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
as Father Frank Aubert
as Craig Harriman
as Bill Thomas
as The Stranger
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
as Eddie Cicotte
as Sam
as Martin Chernak
as Charlie
as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
as Moss Goodman
as Stuart Chase
as Tony Pine
as Phillip Borchek
as Weejun
as Marty Lang
as Man In Black
as Dr. Singe
as Wesley
as Marvin Zuckerman
as Self
as Carl Linstrum
as Self