David Russell Strathairn (/strəˈθɛərn/; born January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California) is an extremely prolific American actor, perhaps best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck.. He's also a solid character actor, with roles in film, television and theatre, from small indie projects to big franchises.
Film
- 1983 Silkwood as Wesley
- 1987 Matewan as Sid Hatfield
- 1988 Dominick and Eugene as Martin Chernak
- 1988 Eight Men Out as Eddie Cicotte
- 1990 Memphis Belle as Colonel Craig Harriman
- 1992 A League of Their Own as Ira Lowenstein
- 1992 Bob Roberts as Mack Laflin
- 1992 Sneakers as Erin 'Whistler' Emory
- 1993 The Firm as Ray McDeere
- 1993 Lost in Yonkers as Johnny
- 1994 The River Wild as Tom Hartman
- 1995 Dolores Claiborne as Joe St. George
- 1995 Home for the Holidays as Russel Terziak
- 1997 L.A. Confidential (1997) as Pierce Morehouse Patchett
- 2005 The Notorious Bettie Page as Estes Kefauver
- 2005 Missing In America as Henry
- 2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. as Edward R. Murrow
- 2006 Heavens Fall as Judge James Horton
- 2006 We Are Marshall as Donald Dedmon
- 2007 Fracture as District Attorney Joe Lobruto
- 2007 Racing Daylight as Henry Becker/Harry Stokes
- 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum as Noah Vosen
- 2007 My Blueberry Nights as Arnie Copeland
- 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles as Arthur Spiderwick
- 2009 The Uninvited (2009) as Steven
- 2009 Cold Souls as Dr. Flinstein
- 2010 The Whistleblower as Peter Ward
- 2012 The Bourne Legacy as Noah Vosen
- 2012 Lincoln as William Seward
- MonsterVerse as Rear Admiral William Stenz
- 2014 Godzilla
- 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- 2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Ty Burley
- 2015 The Debt as Nathan
- 2016 American Pastoral as Nathan Zuckerman
- 2017 Darkest Hour as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2020 Nomadland as Dave
- 2021 Nightmare Alley as Pete Krumbein
Television Roles
- 2004 The Sopranos as Robert Wegler
- 2010 Temple Grandin as Dr. Carlock
- 2011-12 Alphas as Dr. Lee Rosen
- 2015-16 The Blacklist as Peter Kotsiopulos (aka The Director)
- 2017-18 Billions as "Black Jack" Foley
- 2018 McMafia as Semiyon Kleiman
- 2018 The Expanse as Klaes Ashford
- 2020 Interrogation as Henry Fisher
