Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

147

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-01-26 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

David Russell Strathairn

Дэвид Стрэтэйрн

David Strathairn

Biography

David 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 had also starred in "L.A. Confidential" (1997), "Godzilla" (2014), and the "Bourne" franchise (2007–2012).

Known For

Acting

The Miracle Worker

2000

The Miracle Worker

as

Captain Keller

The Feud

1989

The Feud

as

The Stranger

L.A. Confidential

1997

L.A. Confidential

as

Pierce Patchett

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Theseus

City of Hope

1991

City of Hope

as

Asteroid

Sneakers

1992

Sneakers

as

Whistler

Mother Night

1996

Mother Night

as

Bernard B. O'Hare

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005

Good Night, and Good Luck.

as

Edward R. Murrow

Bob Roberts

1992

Bob Roberts

as

Mack Laflin

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

The Bourne Ultimatum

as

Noah Vosen

My Blueberry Nights

2007

My Blueberry Nights

as

Arnie

We Are Marshall

2006

We Are Marshall

as

President Dedmon

Cold Souls

2009

Cold Souls

as

Dr. Flintstein

Fracture

2007

Fracture

as

Joe Lobruto

Dolores Claiborne

1995

Dolores Claiborne

as

Joe St. George

Matewan

1987

Matewan

as

Police Chief Sid Hatfield

Iceman

1984

Iceman

as

Dr. Singe

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as

Arthur Spiderwick

Steel Toes

2007

Steel Toes

as

Danny Dunkelman

Harrison's Flowers

2000

Harrison's Flowers

as

Harrison Lloyd

The River Wild

1994

The River Wild

as

Tom Hartman

Home for the Holidays

1995

Home for the Holidays

as

Russell Terziak

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

The Brother from Another Planet

as

Man In Black

Temple Grandin

2010

Temple Grandin

as

Professor Carlock

Silkwood

1983

Silkwood

as

Wesley

Eight Men Out

1988

Eight Men Out

as

Eddie Cicotte

Twisted

2004

Twisted

as

Dr. Melvin Frank

Heavens Fall

2006

Heavens Fall

as

Judge James Horton

Losing Isaiah

1995

Losing Isaiah

as

Charles Lewin

1986

At Close Range

as

Tony Pine

Missing in America

2005

Missing in America

as

Henry R. Hocknell Jr.

Passion Fish

1992

Passion Fish

as

Rennie

The Uninvited

2009

The Uninvited

as

Steven

Call Me

1988

Call Me

as

Sam

The Firm

1993

The Firm

as

Ray McDeere

Limbo

1999

Limbo

as

Joe Gastineau

The Notorious Bettie Page

2005

The Notorious Bettie Page

as

Estes Kefauver

Lathe of Heaven

2002

Lathe of Heaven

as

Mannie

The Sensation of Sight

2006

The Sensation of Sight

as

Finn

The Tempest

2010

The Tempest

as

King Alonso

Day One

1989

Day One

as

J. Robert Oppenheimer

In the Gloaming

1997

In the Gloaming

as

Martin

Howl

2010

Howl

as

Ralph McIntosh

The Supreme Court

2007

The Supreme Court

as

Narrator

The Bourne Legacy

2012

The Bourne Legacy

as

Noah Vosen

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

1992

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

as

Keith

Blue Car

2003

Blue Car

as

Auster

The Whistleblower

2010

The Whistleblower

as

Peter Ward

The Giraffe

1998

The Giraffe

as

Charles Kaminski

Lovesick

1983

Lovesick

as

Marvin Zuckerman

Racing Daylight

2007

Racing Daylight

as

Henry / Harry

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

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

Lincoln

2012

Lincoln

as

William Seward

Matadors

2010

Matadors

as

Roman Lodari

A Map of the World

1999

A Map of the World

as

Howard Goodwin

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

as

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

2002

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

as

Jack Hoschouer

O Pioneers!

1992

O Pioneers!

as

Carl Linstrum

Relative Evil

2001

Relative Evil

as

Dr. Charlie

Speakeasy

2002

Speakeasy

as

Bruce Hickman

Love, Marilyn

2013

Love, Marilyn

as

Self

A Dangerous Woman

1993

A Dangerous Woman

as

Getso

Godzilla

2014

Godzilla

as

Admiral William Stenz

Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn

as

John Dos Passos

A Good Baby

2000

A Good Baby

as

Truman Lester

The Climb

1998

The Climb

as

Earl Himes

Area 51 Declassified

2010

Area 51 Declassified

as

Himself - Narrator

Maladies

2012

Maladies

as

Delmar

Beyond the Call

1996

Beyond the Call

as

Russel Gates

Song of Hiawatha

1997

Song of Hiawatha

as

Marcel

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

as

Jerry

No God, No Master

2014

No God, No Master

as

William Flynn

The American Clock

1993

The American Clock

as

Young Arthur Huntington

Inside Area 51's Secrets

2010

Inside Area 51's Secrets

as

Narrator

Memphis Belle

1990

Memphis Belle

as

Craig Harriman

The Victim

2001

The Victim

as

Mark Zingerline

Broken Vows

1987

Broken Vows

as

Stuart Chase

The Shovel

2006

The Shovel

as

Paul Mullin

Evidence of Blood

1998

Evidence of Blood

as

Jackson Kinley

Remember This

2023

Remember This

as

Jan Karski

Louder Than Bombs

2015

Louder Than Bombs

as

Richard Weissman

Lost in Yonkers

1993

Lost in Yonkers

as

Johnny

The Debt

2015

The Debt

as

Nathan

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

1991

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

as

Dr. Arthur Kobrine

Stars & Bars

1988

Stars & Bars

as

Charlie

A Little Prayer

2023

A Little Prayer

as

Bill

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as

Ty Burley

Trumbo

2007

Trumbo

as

Self

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2003

The Making of ‘Sneakers’

as

Self

The Human Behavior Experiments

2006

The Human Behavior Experiments

as

Narrator

Bad Manners

1998

Bad Manners

as

Wes Westlund

Freedom Song

2000

Freedom Song

as

Peter Crowley

Willa Cather: The Road Is All

2005

Willa Cather: The Road Is All

as

Narrator

O Horizon

2025

O Horizon

as

Warren

Judgment

1990

Judgment

as

Father Frank Aubert

Heat Wave

1990

Heat Wave

as

Bill Thomas

The Luckiest Man in America

2025

The Luckiest Man in America

as

Bill Carruthers

The People Speak

2009

The People Speak

as

Self

When Nature Calls

1985

When Nature Calls

as

Weejun

American Pastoral

2016

American Pastoral

as

Nathan Zuckerman

April One

1994

April One

as

John McCowan

November Criminals

2017

November Criminals

as

Theo

Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

Return of the Secaucus Seven

as

Ron

UFO

2018

UFO

as

Franklin Ahls

With Friends Like These

1998

With Friends Like These

as

Armand Minetti

Fast Color

2019

Fast Color

as

Ellis

Simon Birch

1998

Simon Birch

as

Rev. Russell

Darkest Hour

2017

Darkest Hour

as

President Roosevelt (voice)

The Devil Has a Name

2019

The Devil Has a Name

as

Fred Stern

An Interview with God

2018

An Interview with God

as

God

Walkaway Joe

2020

Walkaway Joe

as

Joe Haley

My Dinner with Hervé

2018

My Dinner with Hervé

as

Marty Rothstein

Matters of Life and Death

2007

Matters of Life and Death

as

Mr. Jennings

Nomadland

2021

Nomadland

as

Dave

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as

Admiral William Stenz

The Gettysburg Address

2025

The Gettysburg Address

as

Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Paradise

2004

Paradise

as

Reverend Bobby Paradise

Them That Work

2019

Them That Work

as

Self

Nightmare Alley

2021

Nightmare Alley

as

Pete

The Oedipus Project

2020

The Oedipus Project

as

Messenger 1

A League of Their Own

1992

A League of Their Own

as

Ira Lowenstein

Dominick and Eugene

1988

Dominick and Eugene

as

Martin Chernak

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

2008

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

as

Self

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

2008

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

as

Self

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

Where the Crawdads Sing

as

Tom Milton

Lincoln@Gettysburg

2013

Lincoln@Gettysburg

as

Narrator (voice)

He Does Not Want Peace

2016

He Does Not Want Peace

as

Richard Englebright

By Any Means

By Any Means

as

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

Robert Wegler

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

as

Monk

Monk

as

Patrick Kloster

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Phillip Borchek

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Carl Linstrum

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

as

McMafia

McMafia

as

Semiyon Kleiman

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

as

Self

Alphas

Alphas

as

Lee Rosen

Z: The Beginning of Everything

Z: The Beginning of Everything

as

Anthony Sayre

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Peter Kotsiopulos

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as

Moss Goodman

House

House

as

Nash

The Expanse

The Expanse

as

Commander Klaes Ashford

Interrogation

Interrogation

as

Henry Fisher

The Expanse

The Expanse

as

Klaes Ashford

Production

The Sensation of Sight

2006

The Sensation of Sight

as

Crew

Directing