David Strathairn


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David Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California. He is the son of Mary Frances (Frazier), a nurse, and Thomas Scott Strathairn, Jr., a physician. He has two siblings, Tom and Anne. His ancestry includes English, Scottish, Irish, Portuguese, Native Hawaiian, and one sixteenth Chinese (the latter three from his ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 38 nominations. See more awards »

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Boa Noite, e Boa Sorte Edward R. Murrow
(2005)
Lincoln William Seward
(2012)
Godzilla Admiral William Stenz
(2014)
L.A. Confidencial Pierce Patchett
(1997)

Filmography

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  Nightmare Alley (filming)
Pete Krumbein
  The Gettysburg Address (Documentary) (post-production)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
 2020 Walkaway Joe
Joe Haley
 2018-2019 The Expanse (TV Series)
Commander Klaes Ashford
- Cibola Burn (2019) ... Commander Klaes Ashford
- The One-Eyed Man (2019) ... Commander Klaes Ashford
- Displacement (2019) ... Commander Klaes Ashford
- Retrograde (2019) ... Commander Klaes Ashford
- Jetsam (2019) ... Commander Klaes Ashford
 2019 Godzilla II: Rei dos Monstros
Admiral William Stenz
 2017-2019 Billions (TV Series)
Black Jack Foley
- Overton Window (2019) ... Black Jack Foley
- All the Wilburys (2018) ... Black Jack Foley
- The Third Ortolan (2018) ... Black Jack Foley
- Hell of a Ride (2018) ... Black Jack Foley
- Tie Goes to the Runner (2018) ... Black Jack Foley
 2018 My Dinner with Hervé (TV Movie)
Marty Rothstein
 2018 LCD Soundsystem: Oh Baby (Video short)
Husband
 2018 UFO
Franklin Ahls
 2018 An Interview with God
The Man
 2018 Fast Color
Ellis
 2018 McMafia (TV Series)
Semiyon Kleiman
- Episode #1.7 (2018) ... Semiyon Kleiman
- Episode #1.6 (2018) ... Semiyon Kleiman
- Episode #1.5 (2018) ... Semiyon Kleiman
- Episode #1.4 (2018) ... Semiyon Kleiman
- Episode #1.3 (2018) ... Semiyon Kleiman
 2014-2018 Great Decisions (TV Series)
Narrator
- Global Health: Preventing Pandemic (2018) ... Narrator
- Turkey: A Partner in Crisis (2018) ... Narrator
- The Media and Foreign Policy (2018) ... Narrator
 2017 November Criminals
Theo Schacht
 2017 A Hora Mais Negra
President Roosevelt (voice)
 2015-2017 Z: The Beginning of Everything (TV Series)
Judge Anthony Sayre
- Quicksand (2017) ... Judge Anthony Sayre
- Playing House (2017) ... Judge Anthony Sayre
- The Right Side of Paradise (2017) ... Judge Anthony Sayre
- Just Humans (2017) ... Judge Anthony Sayre
- Pilot (2015) ... Judge Anthony Sayre
 2016 He Does Not Want Peace (Short)
Richard Englebright
 2016 Uma História Americana
Nathan Zuckerman
 2015-2016 The Blacklist (TV Series)
Peter Kotsiopulos
- The Director (No. 24): Conclusion (2016) ... Peter Kotsiopulos
- The Director (No. 24) (2016) ... Peter Kotsiopulos
- Zal Bin Hasaan (No. 31) (2015) ... Peter Kotsiopulos
- Sir Crispin Crandall (No. 86) (2015) ... Peter Kotsiopulos
- Arioch Cain (No. 50) (2015) ... Peter Kotsiopulos
 2015 Axe Cop (TV Series)
Extincter
- Night Mission: The Extincter (2015) ... Extincter (voice)
 2015 Ensurdecedor
Richard
 2015 Oliver's Deal
Nathan
 2015 Repeater (Short)
Franklin
 2014 Clementine (TV Movie)
Henry
 2014 Godzilla
Admiral William Stenz
 2013 No God, No Master
William Flynn
 2011-2012 Alphas (TV Series)
Dr. Lee Rosen
- God's Eye (2012) ... Dr. Lee Rosen
- Need to Know (2012) ... Dr. Lee Rosen
- If Memory Serves (2012) ... Dr. Lee Rosen
- Life After Death (2012) ... Dr. Lee Rosen
- The Devil Will Drag You Under (2012) ... Dr. Lee Rosen
 2012 Lincoln
William Seward
 2012 O Legado de Bourne
Noah Vosen
 2012 Maladies
Delmar
 2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn (TV Movie)
John Dos Passos
 2010 Matadors (TV Movie)
Roman Lodari
 2010 Delatora
Peter Ward
 2010/I A Tempestade
King Alonso
 2010 Dr. House (TV Series)
Nash
- Lockdown (2010) ... Nash
 2010 Temple Grandin (TV Movie)
Dr. Carlock
 2010 Uivo
Ralph McIntosh
 2009 Kisses Over Babylon (Short)
Minor
 2009 Os Indesejados
Steven
 2009 American Experience (TV Series documentary)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
- The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2009) ... J. Robert Oppenheimer
 2009 Alma Perdida
Dr. Flintstein
 2008 Monk (TV Series)
Patrick Kloster
- Mr. Monk and the Genius (2008) ... Patrick Kloster
 2008 As Crónicas de Spiderwick
Arthur Spiderwick
 2007 Matters of Life and Death (Short)
Mr. Jennings
 2007 Ultimato
Noah Vosen
 2007 Dedos de Aço
Danny Dunkelman
 2007 Racing Daylight
Henry / Harry
 2007 Ruptura
DA Joe Lobruto
 2007 The Supreme Court (TV Series)
Narrator
- The Rehnquist Revolution (2007) ... Narrator
- A Nation of Liberties (2007) ... Narrator
- One Nation Under Law (2007) ... Narrator
- A New Kind of Justice (2007) ... Narrator
 2006 Take 3 (TV Series)
Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
 2006 Universidade Marshall
President Dedmon
 2006 A Justiça Seja Feita
Judge James Horton
 2006 The Shovel (Short)
Paul Mullin
 2005 A Famosa Bettie page
Estes Kefauver
 1993-2005 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Narrator
- Willa Cather: The Road Is All (2005) ... Narrator
- Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer (1999) ... Narrator
 2005 Boa Noite, e Boa Sorte
Edward R. Murrow
 2005 Desaparecido na América
Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
 2004/I Paradise (TV Movie)
Reverend Bobby Paradise
 2004 Os Sopranos (TV Series)
Robert Wegler
- Cold Cuts (2004) ... Robert Wegler
- Sentimental Education (2004) ... Robert Wegler
- All Happy Families (2004) ... Robert Wegler
 2004/I Twisted - Homicídios Ocultos
Dr. Melvin Frank
 2003/I The Root
 2002 Speakeasy
Bruce Hickman
 2002 Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (TV Movie)
Jack Hoschouer
 2002 Lathe of Heaven (TV Movie)
Mannie
 2002 Blue Car
Auster
 2001 The Victim (Short)
Mark Zingerline
 2001 Ball in the House
Dr. Charlie
 2001 Big Apple (TV Series)
FBI Agent Will Preecher
- Episode #1.8 (2001) ... FBI Agent Will Preecher
- Episode #1.7 (2001) ... FBI Agent Will Preecher
- Follow the Blender (2001) ... FBI Agent Will Preecher
- A Ministering Angel (2001) ... FBI Agent Will Preecher
- A Passport to the Universe (2001) ... FBI Agent Will Preecher
 2000 A Good Baby
Truman Lester
 2000 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series)
Captain Keller
- The Miracle Worker (2000) ... Captain Keller
 2000 As Flores de Harrison
Harrison Lloyd
 2000 Freedom Song (TV Movie)
Peter Crowley
 1999 O Mapa do Mundo
Howard Goodwin
 1999/I Limbo
Joe Gastineau
 1998 Meschugge
Charles Kaminski
 1998 O Inesquecível Simon Birch
Rev. Russell
 1998 Com Amigos Destes...
Armand Minetti
 1998 Evidence of Blood (TV Movie)
Jackson Kinley
 1997 Song of Hiawatha
Marcel
 1997 The Climb
Earl Himes
 1997 Bad Manners
Wes Westlund
 1997 L.A. Confidencial
Pierce Patchett
 1997 In the Gloaming (TV Movie)
Martin
 1996 O Espião Americano
Bernard B. O'Hare
 1996 Beyond the Call (TV Movie)
Russell Cates
 1995 Fim-de-Semana em Família
Russell Terziak
 1995 Eclipse Total
Joe St. George
 1995 Todos Diferentes, Todos Iguais
Charles Lewin
 1994 Rio Selvagem
Tom
 1994 April One
John McCowan
 1993 Uma Mulher Perigosa
Getso
 1993 A Máquina Americana (TV Movie)
Young Arthur Huntington
 1993 A Firma
Ray McDeere
 1992 O Peixe do Amor
Rennie
 1992 Heróis Por Acaso
Whistler
 1992 Liga de Mulheres
Ira Lowenstein
 1992 O Pioneers! (TV Movie)
Carl Linstrum
 1991 Son of the Morning Star (TV Mini-Series)
Capt. William F. Benteen
- Episode #1.2 (1991) ... Capt. William F. Benteen
- Episode #1.1 (1991) ... Capt. William F. Benteen
 1991 Lethal Innocence (TV Movie)
Dag
 1991 Onde Pára a Mamã
Keith
 1991 Sem Aviso: A História de James Brady (TV Movie)
Doctor Art Kobrine
 1991 City of Hope
Asteroid
 1990 Violação de Um Menor (TV Movie)
Father Frank Aubert
 1990 A Bela Memphis
Col. Craig Harriman
 1990 Onda de Violência (TV Movie)
Bill Thomas
 1990 Wiseguy (TV Series)
Sheriff Matthew Stemkowski
- His Master's Voice (1990) ... Sheriff Matthew Stemkowski
- A One Horse Town (1990) ... Sheriff Matthew Stemkowski
 1989 The Feud
The Stranger
 1989 Day One (TV Movie)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
 1988 The Equalizer (TV Series)
Phillip Borchek
- Sea of Fire (1988) ... Phillip Borchek
 1988 O Escândalo de Black Sox
Eddie Cicotte
 1988 A Linha Escaldante
Sam
 1988 Nick e Gino
Martin Chernak
 1987 Matewan
Sid Hatfield
 1987 Spenser: For Hire (TV Series)
Doggie Thorpe
- One for My Daughter (1987) ... Doggie Thorpe
 1987 Broken Vows (TV Movie)
Stuart Chase
 1986 Homens à Queima-Roupa
Tony Pine
 1985 Acção em Miami (TV Series)
Marty Lang
- Out Where the Buses Don't Run (1985) ... Marty Lang
 1985 When Nature Calls
Weejun
 1984-1985 Search for Tomorrow (TV Series)
Dr. Robert Hand
- Episode #1.8636 (1985) ... Dr. Robert Hand (credit only)
- Episode #1.8633 (1985) ... Dr. Robert Hand (credit only)
- Episode #1.8610 (1984) ... Dr. Robert Hand (uncredited)
- Episode #1.8608 (1984) ... Dr. Robert Hand (uncredited)
- Episode #1.8607 (1984) ... Dr. Robert Hand (credit only)
 1984 Um Irmão de Outro Planeta
Man In Black
 1984 Iceman
Dr. Singe
 1983 Reacção em Cadeia
Wesley
 1983 Louco de Amor
Marvin Zuckerman
 1964 Another World (TV Series)
Dave Wilcox (1987)
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Other Works:

He acted William Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest," in an American Contemporary Theatre production at the Geary Theater in San Francisco, California. Carey Perloff was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews | 2 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

It feels as if you put on a many-pocketed coat with 100 cell phones, all on vibe alert, and they all start going off at random times, and you begin to think, 'This is pretty uncomfortable'. You can't possibly answer all these phones, nor should you. 'Buzz' - that's really a quite apropos word. They say it's great for the film. Well, if it's great for the film, that's great. [on the "buzz" ... See more »

Trivia:

Went to Williams College in Williamstown, MA. and Ringling Bros. Clown College, FL. See more »

Trademark:

Commanding voice

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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