David Strathairn

David Strathairnborn 1949

usually

Actor

Popularity

3.8

Famous

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).

Credits

The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address

2025

Documentary • History

as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

0
0.7
The Luckiest Man in America
The Luckiest Man in America

2025

Drama • Thriller

as Bill Carruthers

6.4
20.3
O Horizon
O Horizon

2025

Drama • Science Fiction

as Warren

0
0.4
A Little Prayer
A Little Prayer

2023

Drama

as Bill

4
0.3
Remember This
Remember This

2023

Drama • History

as Jan Karski

0
0.1
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Tom Milton

7.6
10.6
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley

2021

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Pete

7
5.3
Nomadland
Nomadland

2021

Drama

as Dave

7.2
3.5
The Oedipus Project
The Oedipus Project

2020

as Messenger 1

10
0.2
Walkaway Joe
Walkaway Joe

2020

Action • Drama

as Joe Haley

5.8
0.9
Them That Work
Them That Work

2019

Documentary

as Self

0
0.1
The Devil Has a Name
The Devil Has a Name

2019

Comedy • Drama • Thriller

as Fred Stern

5.3
0.6
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

Action • Science Fiction

as Admiral William Stenz

6.7
8.6
Fast Color
Fast Color

2019

Science Fiction • Thriller

as Ellis

5.9
0.7
My Dinner with Hervé
My Dinner with Hervé

2018

Drama • TV Movie

as Marty Rothstein

6.3
0.7
UFO
UFO

2018

Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Franklin Ahls

6.9
2.1
An Interview with God
An Interview with God

2018

Drama • Mystery

as God

7
1.6
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour

2017

Drama • History

as President Roosevelt (voice)

7.4
4.4
November Criminals
November Criminals

2017

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Theo

5.3
1.1
American Pastoral
American Pastoral

2016

Crime • Drama

as Nathan Zuckerman

6.2
2
He Does Not Want Peace
He Does Not Want Peace

2016

Drama

as Richard Englebright

8
0.1
Louder Than Bombs
Louder Than Bombs

2015

Drama

as Richard Weissman

6.4
1
The Debt
The Debt

2015

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Nathan

6.1
0.5
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

Comedy • Drama

as Ty Burley

6.4
1.3
Godzilla
Godzilla

2014

Action • Drama • Science Fiction

as Admiral William Stenz

6.3
10.3
No God, No Master
No God, No Master

2014

Crime • Drama • History • Thriller

as William Flynn

5.9
0.6
Lincoln@Gettysburg
Lincoln@Gettysburg

2013

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

6.8
0.3
Love, Marilyn
Love, Marilyn

2013

Documentary

as Self

6.7
0.8
Lincoln
Lincoln

2012

Drama • History

as William Seward

6.9
4.9
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012

Drama • Romance

as John Dos Passos

6.1
1.2
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy

2012

Action • Thriller

as Noah Vosen

6.2
4.9
Maladies
Maladies

2012

Drama

as Delmar

5.3
0.6
The Whistleblower
The Whistleblower

2010

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Peter Ward

6.7
1.4
The Tempest
The Tempest

2010

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as King Alonso

5.4
0.8
Howl
Howl

2010

Drama

as Ralph McIntosh

6.5
0.7
Inside Area 51's Secrets
Inside Area 51's Secrets

2010

Documentary

as Narrator

0
0.1
Area 51 Declassified
Area 51 Declassified

2010

Documentary

as Himself - Narrator

0
0.1
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin

2010

Drama • History

as Professor Carlock

7.8
3
Matadors
Matadors

2010

Drama • TV Movie

as Roman Lodari

10
0.3
The People Speak
The People Speak

2009

Documentary • History

as Self

7.2
0.6
Cold Souls
Cold Souls

2009

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Dr. Flintstein

6
0.8
The Uninvited
The Uninvited

2009

Horror

as Steven

6.5
3.4
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

Documentary

as Self

7
0.2
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'

2008

Documentary

as Self

5
0.2
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008

Documentary • History

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

5.9
0.4
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

Adventure • Drama • Family • Fantasy

as Arthur Spiderwick

6.7
5.7
My Blueberry Nights
My Blueberry Nights

2007

Drama • Romance

as Arnie

6.4
2.9
Trumbo
Trumbo

2007

Documentary • History

as Self

6.7
0.6
Matters of Life and Death
Matters of Life and Death

2007

Drama

as Mr. Jennings

8.5
0.1
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

Action • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Noah Vosen

7.4
5.8
Racing Daylight
Racing Daylight

2007

Drama • Romance

as Henry / Harry

3.3
0.2
Steel Toes
Steel Toes

2007

Crime • Drama

as Danny Dunkelman

5.4
0.4
Fracture
Fracture

2007

Thriller

as Joe Lobruto

7.3
5.1
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court

2007

Documentary • History

as Narrator

0
0.1
We Are Marshall
We Are Marshall

2006

Drama • History

as President Dedmon

6.9
1.4
The Sensation of Sight
The Sensation of Sight

2006

Drama

as Finn

7
0.3
Heavens Fall
Heavens Fall

2006

Crime • Drama

as Judge James Horton

6.9
0.7
The Human Behavior Experiments
The Human Behavior Experiments

2006

Documentary

as Narrator

7.5
0.1
The Shovel
The Shovel

2006

Crime

as Paul Mullin

0
0.1
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005

Drama • History

as Edward R. Murrow

7.1
2.5
The Notorious Bettie Page
The Notorious Bettie Page

2005

Comedy • Drama

as Estes Kefauver

6.3
1.1
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
Willa Cather: The Road Is All

2005

Documentary

as Narrator

0
0
Missing in America
Missing in America

2005

Drama

as Henry R. Hocknell Jr.

5.9
0.7
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Documentary

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

7.6
0.8
Twisted
Twisted

2004

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Dr. Melvin Frank

5.6
2
Paradise
Paradise

2004

Drama • TV Movie

as Reverend Bobby Paradise

3.8
0.4
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2003

Documentary

as Self

0
0.2
Blue Car
Blue Car

2003

Drama

as Auster

6.2
0.6
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

2002

Drama • TV Movie

as Jack Hoschouer

4.7
0.3
Lathe of Heaven
Lathe of Heaven

2002

Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Mannie

5.9
0.5
Speakeasy
Speakeasy

2002

Drama

as Bruce Hickman

4
0.8
Relative Evil
Relative Evil

2001

Comedy • Drama • Thriller

as Dr. Charlie

5.8
0.1
The Victim
The Victim

2001

Drama

as Mark Zingerline

0
0.2
A Good Baby
A Good Baby

2000

Drama

as Truman Lester

6.3
0.1
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker

2000

Drama • TV Movie

as Captain Keller

7
1.8
Harrison's Flowers
Harrison's Flowers

2000

Drama • Romance • War

as Harrison Lloyd

6.5
0.6
Freedom Song
Freedom Song

2000

Drama • TV Movie

as Peter Crowley

5.5
0.6
A Map of the World
A Map of the World

1999

Drama

as Howard Goodwin

6.1
0.6
Limbo
Limbo

1999

Adventure • Drama • Thriller

as Joe Gastineau

6.6
0.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance

as Theseus

6.4
2
Bad Manners
Bad Manners

1998

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Wes Westlund

5
0.3
The Giraffe
The Giraffe

1998

Thriller

as Charles Kaminski

5.4
0.2
Simon Birch
Simon Birch

1998

Comedy • Drama • Family

as Rev. Russell

6.8
1.4
With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These

1998

Comedy

as Armand Minetti

5
0.3
Evidence of Blood
Evidence of Blood

1998

Drama • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Jackson Kinley

6.4
0.3
The Climb
The Climb

1998

Drama

as Earl Himes

6.9
0.4
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential

1997

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Pierce Patchett

7.8
4.7
Song of Hiawatha
Song of Hiawatha

1997

Adventure • Drama • Family

as Marcel

10
0.4
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming

1997

Drama • TV Movie

as Martin

5.9
0.6
Mother Night
Mother Night

1996

Drama • History

as Bernard B. O'Hare

6.7
0.4
Beyond the Call
Beyond the Call

1996

Drama • TV Movie

as Russel Gates

6
0.5
Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays

1995

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Russell Terziak

6.3
0.7
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne

1995

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Joe St. George

7.3
1.7
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah

1995

Drama

as Charles Lewin

6.4
1.6
The River Wild
The River Wild

1994

Adventure • Drama • Thriller

as Tom Hartman

6.4
1.8
April One
April One

1994

as John McCowan

0
0.1
A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman

1993

Drama • Romance

as Getso

5.3
0.9
The Firm
The Firm

1993

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Ray McDeere

6.7
4.7
Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers

1993

Drama

as Johnny

6.4
0.6
The American Clock
The American Clock

1993

Drama • TV Movie

as Young Arthur Huntington

6.5
0.2
Passion Fish
Passion Fish

1992

Drama

as Rennie

6.9
0.9
Sneakers
Sneakers

1992

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Whistler

6.9
7.8
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts

1992

Comedy • Drama

as Mack Laflin

6.5
0.9
A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own

1992

Comedy • Drama

as Ira Lowenstein

7.2
3.4
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

1992

Comedy

as Keith

6
0.6
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers!

1992

Action • Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Carl Linstrum

5.4
0.5
City of Hope
City of Hope

1991

Drama

as Asteroid

6.7
0.7
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Without Warning: The James Brady Story

1991

Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Arthur Kobrine

6
1.2
Judgment
Judgment

1990

Drama • TV Movie

as Father Frank Aubert

5.7
0.6
Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle

1990

Action • Drama • War

as Craig Harriman

6.7
1.5
Heat Wave
Heat Wave

1990

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Bill Thomas

6.2
0.4
The Feud
The Feud

1989

Comedy

as The Stranger

4.3
0.5
Day One
Day One

1989

Drama • History • TV Movie

as J. Robert Oppenheimer

6.3
0.7
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out

1988

Drama • History

as Eddie Cicotte

6.9
1.5
Call Me
Call Me

1988

Drama • Thriller

as Sam

4.6
1.2
Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars

1988

Comedy

as Charlie

4.4
0.5
Dominick and Eugene
Dominick and Eugene

1988

Drama

as Martin Chernak

6.8
0.4
Matewan
Matewan

1987

Drama • History

as Police Chief Sid Hatfield

7.4
0.8
Broken Vows
Broken Vows

1987

Drama • Mystery • Romance • TV Movie • Thriller

as Stuart Chase

5
0.6
At Close Range
At Close Range

1986

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Tony Pine

6.9
1.7
When Nature Calls
When Nature Calls

1985

Comedy

as Weejun

4.8
0.2
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Comedy • Science Fiction

as Man In Black

6.6
1.1
Iceman
Iceman

1984

Science Fiction

as Dr. Singe

6.1
1.3
Silkwood
Silkwood

1983

Drama • Thriller

as Wesley

6.9
1.9
Lovesick
Lovesick

1983

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance

as Marvin Zuckerman

5.5
0.7
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

Drama

as Jerry

3.8
0.6
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Return of the Secaucus Seven

1980

Drama

as Ron

6.6
0.4
By Any Means
By Any Means

Drama • History • Thriller

0
0.3

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