Biography
David Russell Strathairn is an American actor. He was born on 26 January 1949 in San Francisco, California, and studied at Williams College.
Strathairn made his screen debut in John Sayles' Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980) and has appeared in several of the director's subsequent films. He received an Academy Award nomination for his leading role as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). Other notable film credits include L.A. Confidential (1997), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Lincoln (2012), Godzilla (2014) and Nomadland (2020).
On television he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in the HBO film Temple Grandin (2010) and has appeared in series including The Blacklist and The Expanse. He voices Milton Lynxley in the animated feature Zootopia 2 (2025).
