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David Strathairn

Born 1949 · American actor

David Russell Strathairn is an American actor. Known for his leading roles on stage and screen, he has often portrayed historical figures including Edward R. Murrow, J. Robert Oppenheimer, William H. Seward, and John Dos Passos. He has received accolades including an Independent Spirit Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Volpi Cup, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

David Strathairn, in order

  1. 1980 Return of the Secaucus 7: acted · directed by John Sayles
  2. 1983 Lovesick: acted · directed by Marshall Brickman
  3. 1983 Silkwood: acted · directed by Mike Nichols · critics 78%, audiences 79% · streaming on Hoopla
  4. 1984 Iceman: acted · directed by Fred Schepisi
  5. 1984 The Brother from Another Planet: acted · directed by John Sayles
  6. 1985 When Nature Calls: acted · directed by Charlie Kaufman
  7. 1986 At Close Range: acted · directed by James Foley
  8. 1987 Matewan: acted · directed by John Sayles · critics 94%, audiences 93% · streaming on Prime Video
  9. 1988 Eight Men Out: acted · directed by John Sayles · critics 87%, audiences 80% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  10. 1988 Stars and Bars: acted · directed by Pat O'Connor · audiences 43% · streaming on Roku Channel
  11. 1989 Day One (TV movie): acted · directed by Joseph Sargent
  12. 1990 Heat Wave (TV movie): acted · directed by Kevin Hooks
  13. 1990 Memphis Belle: acted · directed by Michael Caton-Jones
  14. 1991 City of Hope: acted · directed by John Sayles
  15. 1992 A League of Their Own: acted · directed by Penny Marshall · critics 83%, audiences 84% · streaming on Philo, YouTube (free), Starz
  16. 1992 Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even: acted · directed by Joan Micklin Silver
  17. 1992 Bob Roberts: acted · directed by Tim Robbins · critics 93%, audiences 78%
  18. 1992 Passion Fish: acted · directed by John Sayles
  19. 1992 Sneakers: acted · directed by Phil Alden Robinson
  20. 1993 A Dangerous Woman: acted · directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
  21. 1993 Lost in Yonkers: acted · directed by Martha Coolidge
  22. 1993 The Firm: acted · directed by Sydney Pollack · critics 79%, audiences 65% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
  23. 1994 The River Wild: acted · directed by Curtis Hanson · critics 67%, audiences 52% · streaming on Prime Video
  24. 1995 Dolores Claiborne: acted · directed by Taylor Hackford
  25. 1995 Losing Isaiah: acted · directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
  26. 1996 Home for the Holidays: acted · directed by Jodie Foster
  27. 1996 Mother Night: acted · directed by Keith Gordon
  28. 1997 In the Gloaming (TV movie): acted · directed by Christopher Reeve · streaming on HBO Max
  29. 1997 L.A. Confidential: acted · directed by Curtis Hanson · critics 99%, audiences 94% · streaming on Plex
  30. 1997 The Climb: acted · directed by Bob Swaim
  31. 1998 Meschugge: acted · directed by Dani Levy
  32. 1998 Simon Birch: acted · directed by Mark Steven Johnson
  33. 1998 With Friends Like These...: acted · directed by Philip Frank Messina · critics 42%, audiences 38%
  34. 1999 A Map of the World: acted · directed by Scott Elliott
  35. 1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream: acted · directed by Michael Hoffman · critics 66%, audiences 60% · streaming on fuboTV
  36. 1999 Limbo: acted · directed by John Sayles · audiences 72% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  37. 2000 A Good Baby: acted · directed by Katherine Dieckmann
  38. 2000 Harrison's Flowers: acted · directed by Élie Chouraqui
  39. 2000 The Miracle Worker (TV movie): acted · directed by Nadia Tass
  40. 2001 Big Apple (TV series): acted
  41. 2002 Blue Car: acted · directed by Karen Moncrieff
  42. 2002 Lathe of Heaven (TV movie): acted · directed by Philip Haas
  43. 2002 Speakeasy: acted · directed by Brendan Murphy
  44. 2004 House M.D. (TV series): acted · directed by Bill Johnson and Bryan Singer
  45. 2004 Paradise (TV movie): acted · directed by Frank Pierson
  46. 2004 Twisted: acted · directed by Philip Kaufman
  47. 2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.: acted · directed by George Clooney
  48. 2005 Missing in America: acted · directed by Gabrielle Savage Dockterman
  49. 2005 The Notorious Bettie Page: acted · directed by Mary Harron
  50. 2006 Steel Toes: acted · directed by David Gow
  51. 2006 The Sensation of Sight: acted · directed by Dear Ephesus
  52. 2006 We Are Marshall: acted · directed by McG
  53. 2007 Fracture: acted · directed by Gregory Hoblit · critics 72%, audiences 74% · streaming on Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi
  54. 2007 My Blueberry Nights: acted · directed by Wong Kar-wai
  55. 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum: acted · directed by Paul Greengrass · critics 92%, audiences 91% · streaming on Netflix, Starz
  56. 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles: acted · directed by Mark Waters
  57. 2008 The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer: acted · directed by David Grubin
  58. 2009 Cold Souls: acted · directed by Sophie Barthes
  59. 2009 The People Speak: acted · directed by Chris Moore and Howard Zinn
  60. 2009 The Uninvited: acted · directed by Charles Guard and Thomas Guard
  61. 2010 Howl: acted · directed by Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein · critics 63%, audiences 58% · streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Hoopla
  62. 2010 Temple Grandin (TV movie): acted · directed by Mick Jackson
  63. 2010 The Tempest: acted · directed by Julie Taymor
  64. 2010 The Whistleblower: acted · directed by Larysa Kondracki
  65. 2011 Alphas (TV series): acted
  66. 2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn (TV movie): acted · directed by Philip Kaufman · critics 49%, audiences 40% · streaming on HBO Max
  67. 2012 Lincoln: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 90%, audiences 80%
  68. 2012 The Bourne Legacy: acted · directed by Tony Gilroy · critics 56%, audiences 58% · streaming on Netflix, Starz
  69. 2014 Godzilla: acted · directed by Gareth Edwards · critics 76%, audiences 66% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  70. 2015 Louder Than Bombs: acted · directed by Joachim Trier
  71. 2015 The Debt: acted · directed by Barney Elliott
  72. 2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: acted · directed by John Madden
  73. 2015 Z: The Beginning of Everything (TV series): acted
  74. 2016 American Pastoral: acted · directed by Ewan McGregor · critics 24%, audiences 32% · streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Hoopla
  75. 2017 Darkest Hour: acted · directed by Joe Wright · critics 84%, audiences 83%
  76. 2018 An Interview with God: acted · directed by Perry Lang
  77. 2018 McMafia (TV series): acted · directed by James Watkins
  78. 2020 Interrogation (TV series): acted
  79. 2020 Nomadland: acted · directed by Chloé Zhao
  80. 2020 Walkaway Joe: acted · directed by Tom Wright
  81. 2021 Nightmare Alley: acted · directed by Guillermo del Toro
  82. 2022 Where the Crawdads Sing: acted · directed by Olivia Newman
  83. 2023 A Little Prayer: acted · directed by Angus MacLachlan
  84. 2024 The Luckiest Man in America: acted · directed by Samir Oliveros
  85. 2025 O Horizon: acted · directed by Madeleine Sackler
  86. 2026 Babies: acted · directed by Lauren Miller
  87. 2026 By Any Means: acted · directed by Elegance Bratton
  88. The Bard: acted · directed by Kevin Willmott