David Strathairn
Birthday: 1949-01-26
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Male
Drafted: 552
Drafted By: Zac E. Chan
Owned By: Zac E. Chan
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 1
David Russell 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 also starred in L.A. Confidential (1997), Godzilla (2014), and the Bourne franchise (2007–2012).
Strathairn appeared in supporting roles in many notable films such as A League of Their Own (1992), Sneakers (1992), The Firm (1993), The River Wild (1995), Lincoln (2012), Nomadland (2020), and Nightmare Alley (2021). He is a frequent collaborator with director John Sayles, who is a fellow graduate of Williams College.
On television, Strathairn is known for his recurring roles in The Sopranos (2004), Alphas (2011–2012), The Blacklist (2015–2016), Billions (2017–2019), and The Expanse (2018–2019). He received a Primetime Emmy Award win and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the HBO television film Temple Grandin (2010).
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 2006 | 57 | Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) | Leading Actor | Nom | 0 | |
| military_tech | 2021 | 72 | Nomadland (2020) | Actor | 1 | |
| Career | 1 |
Transaction History
| Date | Location | Team | Receives | Team | Receives | Team | Receives |
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Credits
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The Bard | ||
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Babies | ||
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2025-11-26 | Zootopia 2 | Milton Lynxley (voice) |
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2025-11-19 | The Gettysburg Address | Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice) |
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2025-08-29 | A Little Prayer | Bill |
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2025-04-04 | The Luckiest Man in America | Bill |
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2025-02-08 | O Horizon | Warren |
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2023-01-27 | Remember This | Jan Karski |
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2022-07-14 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Tom Milton |
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2021-12-02 | Nightmare Alley | Pete |
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2021-01-29 | Nomadland | Dave |
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2020-06-24 | The Oedipus Project | Messenger 1 |
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2020-05-08 | Walkaway Joe | Joe Haley |
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2019-08-04 | The Devil Has a Name | Fred Stern |
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2019-05-29 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Admiral William Stenz |
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2019-03-29 | Fast Color | Ellis |
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2018-10-20 | My Dinner with Hervé | Marty Rothstein |
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2018-09-27 | UFO | Franklin Ahls |
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2018-08-20 | An Interview with God | God |
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2017-11-22 | Darkest Hour | President Roosevelt (voice) |
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2017-11-07 | November Criminals | Theo |
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2016-10-20 | American Pastoral | Nathan Zuckerman |
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2016-08-11 | He Does Not Want Peace | Richard Englebright |
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2015-10-01 | Louder Than Bombs | Richard Weissman |
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2015-04-24 | The Debt | Nathan |
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2015-02-26 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Ty Burley |
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2014-06-15 | Clementine | Henry |
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2014-05-14 | Godzilla | Admiral William Stenz |
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2014-04-11 | No God, No Master | William Flynn |
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2012-11-09 | Lincoln | William Seward |
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2012-08-27 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | John Dos Passos |
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2012-08-08 | The Bourne Legacy | Noah Vosen |
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2012-06-29 | Maladies | Delmar |
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2010-09-13 | The Whistleblower | Peter Ward |
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2010-09-11 | The Tempest | King Alonso |
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2010-08-26 | Howl | Ralph McIntosh |
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2010-02-06 | Temple Grandin | Professor Carlock |
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2010-01-01 | Matadors | Roman Lodari |
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2009-08-07 | Cold Souls | Dr. Flintstein |
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2009-01-30 | The Uninvited | Steven |
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2008-03-24 | The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
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2008-02-14 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Arthur Spiderwick |
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2007-11-28 | My Blueberry Nights | Arnie |
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2007-08-07 | Matters of Life and Death | Mr. Jennings |
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2007-08-03 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Noah Vosen |
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2007-07-31 | Racing Daylight | Henry / Harry |
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2007-06-29 | Steel Toes | Danny Dunkelman |
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2007-04-19 | Fracture | Joe Lobruto |
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2006-12-12 | We Are Marshall | President Dedmon |
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2006-08-01 | The Sensation of Sight | Finn |
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2006-07-20 | Heavens Fall | Judge James Horton |
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2006-04-30 | The Shovel | Paul Mullin |
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2006-04-14 | The Notorious Bettie Page | Estes Kefauver |
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2005-09-16 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | Edward R. Murrow |
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2005-01-01 | Missing in America | Henry R. Hocknell Jr. |
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2004-02-27 | Twisted | Dr. Melvin Frank |
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2004-01-01 | Paradise | Reverend Bobby Paradise |
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2003-04-25 | Blue Car | Auster |
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2002-11-10 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Jack Hoschouer |
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2002-09-08 | Lathe of Heaven | Mannie |
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2002-01-01 | Speakeasy | Bruce Hickman |
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2001-09-01 | Relative Evil | Dr. Charlie |
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2001-01-01 | The Victim | Mark Zingerline |
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2000-12-01 | A Good Baby | Truman Lester |
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2000-11-12 | The Miracle Worker | Captain Keller |
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2000-09-23 | Harrison's Flowers | Harrison Lloyd |
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2000-02-27 | Freedom Song | Peter Crowley |
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1999-09-13 | A Map of the World | Howard Goodwin |
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1999-06-04 | Limbo | Joe Gastineau |
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1999-05-20 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theseus |
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1998-10-09 | Bad Manners | Wes Westlund |
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1998-09-14 | The Giraffe | Charles Kaminski |
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1998-09-11 | Simon Birch | Rev. Russell |
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1998-09-10 | With Friends Like These | Armand Minetti |
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1998-04-13 | Evidence of Blood | Jackson Kinley |
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1998-03-11 | The Climb | Earl Himes |
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1997-09-19 | L.A. Confidential | Pierce Patchett |
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1997-05-31 | Song of Hiawatha | Marcel |
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1997-04-20 | In the Gloaming | Martin |
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1996-11-01 | Mother Night | Bernard B. O'Hare |
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1996-06-23 | Beyond the Call | Russel Gates |
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1995-11-02 | Home for the Holidays | Russell Terziak |
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1995-03-24 | Dolores Claiborne | Joe St. George |
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1995-03-17 | Losing Isaiah | Charles Lewin |
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1994-09-30 | The River Wild | Tom Hartman |
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1994-06-10 | April One | John McCowan |
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1993-09-10 | A Dangerous Woman | Getso |
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1993-06-30 | The Firm | Ray McDeere |
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1993-05-14 | Lost in Yonkers | Johnny |
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1993-01-02 | The American Clock | Young Arthur Huntington |
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1992-12-11 | Passion Fish | Rennie |
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1992-09-09 | Sneakers | Whistler |
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1992-09-04 | Bob Roberts | Mack Laflin |
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1992-07-01 | A League of Their Own | Ira Lowenstein |
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1992-05-08 | Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even | Keith |
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1992-02-02 | O Pioneers! | Carl Linstrum |
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1991-10-11 | City of Hope | Asteroid |
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1991-06-16 | Without Warning: The James Brady Story | Dr. Arthur Kobrine |
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1990-10-13 | Judgment | Father Frank Aubert |
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1990-09-07 | Memphis Belle | Craig Harriman |
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1990-08-13 | Heat Wave | Bill Thomas |
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1989-09-30 | The Feud | The Stranger |
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1989-05-12 | Day One | J. Robert Oppenheimer |
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1988-09-02 | Eight Men Out | Eddie Cicotte |
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1988-05-20 | Call Me | Sam |
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1988-03-18 | Stars & Bars | Charlie |
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1988-03-18 | Dominick and Eugene | Martin Chernak |
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1987-08-28 | Matewan | Police Chief Sid Hatfield |
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1987-01-28 | Broken Vows | Stuart Chase |
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1986-04-18 | At Close Range | Tony Pine |
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1985-09-13 | When Nature Calls | Weejun |
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1984-09-07 | The Brother from Another Planet | Man In Black |
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1984-04-13 | Iceman | Dr. Singe |
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1983-12-14 | Silkwood | Wesley |
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1983-02-18 | Lovesick | Marvin Zuckerman |
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1983-01-01 | Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Jerry |
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1980-04-11 | Return of the Secaucus Seven | Ron |