David Strathairn
Born 1949
Known for The Bourne Ultimatum, Nomadland, Fracture.
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).
Movie Credits
A Little Prayer (2025)
Walkaway Joe (2020)
The Devil Has a Name (2019)
An Interview with God (2018)
Lincoln@Gettysburg (2013)
No God, No Master (2012)
Area 51 Declassified (2011)
Steel Toes (2007)
The Sensation of Sight (2006)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Paradise (2004)
Speakeasy (2002)
Evidence of Blood (1998)
Nomadland (2021)
The Debt (2015)
Temple Grandin (2010)
Heavens Fall (2006)
Blue Car (2002)
A Good Baby (2000)
Limbo (1999)
Beyond the Call (1996)
The River Wild (1994)
Day One (1989)
November Criminals (2017)
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
The Uninvited (2009)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Fracture (2007)
My Blueberry Nights (2007)
Racing Daylight (2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Lathe of Heaven (2002)
A Map of the World (1999)
The Giraffe (1998)
With Friends Like These... (1998)
Losing Isaiah (1995)
Sneakers (1992)
When Nature Calls (1985)
By Any Means (2026)
The Luckiest Man in America (2024)
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
Fast Color (2019)
UFO (2018)
American Pastoral (2016)
Maladies (2012)
The Tempest (2010)
The Whistleblower (2010)
Cold Souls (2009)
We Are Marshall (2006)
Twisted (2004)
Relative Evil (2001)
A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Passion Fish (1992)
Judgment (1990)
Howl (2010)
Missing in America (2005)
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
Simon Birch (1998)
In the Gloaming (1997)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Matewan (1987)
Iceman (1984)
Zootopia 2 (2025)
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
Lost in Yonkers (1993)
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
Godzilla (2014)
The People Speak (2009)
Trumbo (2007)
Call Me (1988)
At Close Range (1986)
Nightmare Alley (2021)
My Dinner with Hervé (2018)
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
