Highest rated as cast or director
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).
Acted in 135
2020s
- 2027
Babies
Michael
- 2026
O Horizon
Warren
- 2025
A Little Prayer
Bill
- 2024
- 2023
Remember This
Jan Karski
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
The Oedipus Project
Messenger 1
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
My Dinner with Hervé
Marty Rothstein
- 2017
- 2016
He Does Not Want Peace
Richard Englebright
- 2015
The Debt
Nathan
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
Maladies
Delmar
- 2011
- 2010
Howl
Ralph McIntosh
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
- 2007
Matters of Life and Death
Mr. Jennings
Racing Daylight
Henry / Harry
Steel Toes
Danny Dunkelman
- 2006
- 2005
Missing in America
Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
- 2004
Paradise
Reverend Bobby Paradise
- 2003
Blue Car
Auster
- 2002
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Jack Hoschouer · 2 episodes
Speakeasy
Bruce Hickman
- 2001
Relative Evil
Dr. Charlie
Big Apple
Will Preecher · 8 episodes
The Victim
Mark Zingerline
- 2000
A Good Baby
Truman Lester
Freedom Song
Peter Crowley
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
With Friends Like These
Armand Minetti
Evidence of Blood
Jackson Kinley
The Climb
Earl Himes
- 1997
Song of Hiawatha
Marcel
- 1996
Mother Night
Bernard B. O'Hare
- 1995
- 1994
April One
John McCowan
- 1993
A Dangerous Woman
Getso
Lost in Yonkers
Johnny
The American Clock
Young Arthur Huntington
- 1992
Bob Roberts
Mack Laflin
O Pioneers!
Carl Linstrum
- 1991
City of Hope
Asteroid
- 1990
Heat Wave
Bill Thomas
1980s
- 1989
The Feud
The Stranger
Day One
J. Robert Oppenheimer
- 1988
Stars & Bars
Charlie
Dominick and Eugene
Martin Chernak
- 1987
Broken Vows
Stuart Chase
- 1986
- 1985
When Nature Calls
Weejun
- 1984
- 1983
Lovesick
Marvin Zuckerman
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Jerry
- 1982
- 1980
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Ron
Produced 1
2000s
- 2006
Appearances15
2020s
- 2025
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
2010s
- 2019
Them That Work
Self
- 2013
Lincoln@Gettysburg
Self - Narrator (voice)
Love, Marilyn
Self
- 2010
Inside Area 51's Secrets
Narrator
Area 51 Declassified
Himself - Narrator
2000s
- 2009
The People Speak
Self
- 2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Self
- 2007
Trumbo
Self
The Supreme Court
Narrator
- 2006
The Human Behavior Experiments
Narrator
- 2005
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
Narrator
- 2003
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
1950s
- 1953
1940s
- 1949
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 episode