David Strathairn

David Strathairn

75 · Born: Jan 26, 1949

Personal Details

Born Jan 26, 1949 San Francisco, California, USA
Parents
  • Thomas Scott Straithairn Jr.
  • Mary Frances Frazier

Biography

An American film and television actor, best known for his portrayal of journalist Edward R. Murrow in the feature film "Good Night, and Good Luck", for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.

Career

2023
A Little Prayer
A Little Prayer as Bill
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Remember This
Remember This as Jan Karski
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2022
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing as Tom Milton
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2021
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley as Pete
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Nomadland
Nomadland as Dave
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2020
Holy Silence
Holy Silence as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Walkaway Joe
Walkaway Joe as Joe Haley
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Interrogation
Interrogation as Henry Fisher
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2019
Fast Color
Fast Color as Ellis
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The Devil Has a Name
The Devil Has a Name as Fred Stern
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The Expanse
The Expanse as Klaes Ashford
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2018
My Dinner with Hervé
My Dinner with Hervé as Marty Rothstein
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UFO
UFO as Franklin Ahls
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An Interview with God
An Interview with God as The Man
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McMafia
McMafia as Semiyon Kleiman
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2017
November Criminals
November Criminals as Theo
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2016
American Pastoral
American Pastoral as Nathan Zuckerman
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2015
The Debt
The Debt as Nathan
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Louder Than Bombs
Louder Than Bombs as Richard Weissman
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Z: The Beginning of Everything
Z: The Beginning of Everything as Anthony Sayre
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2014
No God, No Master
No God, No Master as William Flynn
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Godzilla
Godzilla as Admiral William Stenz
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The Blacklist
The Blacklist as Peter Kotsiopulos
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2013
Lincoln@Gettysburg
Lincoln@Gettysburg as Narrator (voice)
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2012
Lincoln
Lincoln as William Seward
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Maladies
Maladies as Delmar
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Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn as John Dos Passos
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2011
Alphas
Alphas as Lee Rosen
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2010
The Tempest
The Tempest as King Alonso
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Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin as Professor Carlock
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The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower as Peter Ward
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Howl
Howl as Ralph McIntosh
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2009
The Uninvited
The Uninvited as Steven
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Cold Souls
Cold Souls as Dr. Flintstein
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House M.D.
House M.D. as Nash
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2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles as Arthur Spiderwick
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Monk
Monk as Patrick Kloster
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2007
My Blueberry Nights
My Blueberry Nights as Arnie
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Racing Daylight
Racing Daylight as Henry / Harry
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Fracture
Fracture as Joe Lobruto
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The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court as Narrator
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Steel Toes
Steel Toes as Danny Dunkelman
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The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum as Noah Vosen
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Matters of Life and Death
Matters of Life and Death as Mr. Jennings
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2006
Heavens Fall
Heavens Fall as Judge James Horton
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We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall as President Dedmon
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The Human Behavior Experiments
The Human Behavior Experiments as Narrator
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The Sensation of Sight
The Sensation of Sight as Finn
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2005
The Notorious Bettie Page
The Notorious Bettie Page as Estes Kefauver
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Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck. as Edward R. Murrow
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Missing in America
Missing in America as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
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2004
Twisted
Twisted as Dr. Melvin Frank
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Paradise
Paradise as Reverend Bobby Paradise
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2003
Blue Car
Blue Car as Auster
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2002
Lathe of Heaven
Lathe of Heaven as Mannie
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Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story as Jack Hoschouer
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Speakeasy
Speakeasy as Bruce Hickman
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2001
The Victim
The Victim as Mark Zingerline
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Relative Evil
Relative Evil as Dr. Charlie
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2000
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers as Harrison Lloyd
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The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Captain Keller
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A Good Baby
A Good Baby as Truman Lester
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1999
Limbo
Limbo as Joe Gastineau
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A Map of the World
A Map of the World as Howard Goodwin
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Theseus
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1998
The Giraffe
The Giraffe as Charles Kaminski
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With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These as Armand Minetti
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The Climb
The Climb as Earl Himes
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Evidence of Blood
Evidence of Blood as Jackson Kinley
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Simon Birch
Simon Birch as Rev. Russell
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Bad Manners
Bad Manners as Wes Westlund
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1997
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming as Martin
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L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential as Pierce Patchett
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Song of Hiawatha
Song of Hiawatha as Marcel
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1996
Beyond the Call
Beyond the Call as Russel Gates
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1995
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne as Joe St. George
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Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah as Charles Lewin
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Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays as Russell Terziak
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1994
The River Wild
The River Wild as Tom Hartman
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1993
The American Clock
The American Clock as Young Arthur Huntington
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A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman as Getso
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Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers as Johnny
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American Masters
American Masters as Narrator
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The Firm
The Firm as Ray McDeere
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1992
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! as Carl Linstrum
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Sneakers
Sneakers as Whistler
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Passion Fish
Passion Fish as Rennie
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1991
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Without Warning: The James Brady Story as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
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City of Hope
City of Hope as Asteroid
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Carl Linstrum
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1990
Judgment
Judgment as Father Frank Aubert
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Heat Wave
Heat Wave as Bill Thomas
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1989
Day One
Day One as J. Robert Oppenheimer
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1988
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out as Eddie Cicotte
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Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene as Martin Chernak
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Call Me
Call Me as Sam
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The Equalizer
The Equalizer as Phillip Borchek
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1987
Matewan
Matewan as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
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Broken Vows
Broken Vows as Stuart Chase
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1986
At Close Range
At Close Range as Tony Pine
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1985
When Nature Calls
When Nature Calls as Weejun
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Miami Vice
Miami Vice
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1984
Iceman
Iceman as Dr. Singe
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1983
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1980
Return of the Secaucus Seven
2019
Them That Work
Them That Work
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2011
Area 51: Declassified
2009
The People Speak
The People Speak
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2007
Trumbo
Trumbo
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