David Russell Strathairn (/strəˈθɛərn/; born January 26, 1949) is
an American actor. He is the recipient of several 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, a Critics'
Choice Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four SAG Awards.Strathairn
came to prominence in the 1980s and the 1990s performing in the films
of fellow Williams College graduate John Sayles, including Return of
the Secaucus 7 (his screen debut), The Brother from Another Planet,
Matewan, City of Hope, Eight Men Out, and Limbo. Strathairn was
nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying
journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). He is
also recognized for his role as CIA Deputy Director Noah Vosen in the
2007 film The Bourne Ultimatum, a role he reprised in 2012's The
Bourne Legacy. He played a prominent role as Dr. Lee Rosen on the Syfy
series Alphas from 2011 to 2012 and played Secretary of State William
H. Seward in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012). He won an Emmy and was
nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the TV film Temple
Grandin (2010).Strathairn was born in San Francisco, California, the
second of three children of Thomas Scott Strathairn, Jr., a physician,
and Mary Frances (née Frazier), a nurse. He is of Scottish descent
through his paternal grandfather, Thomas Scott Strathairn, a native of
Crieff, and of Native Hawaiian ancestry through his paternal
grandmother, Josephine Lei Victoria Alana. Strathairn attended Redwood
High School in Larkspur, California, and graduated from Williams
College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1970. At Williams, he met
fellow actor Gordon Clapp and director John Sayles, with whom he has
collaborated on a number of projects.
an American actor. He is the recipient of several 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, a Critics'
Choice Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four SAG Awards.Strathairn
came to prominence in the 1980s and the 1990s performing in the films
of fellow Williams College graduate John Sayles, including Return of
the Secaucus 7 (his screen debut), The Brother from Another Planet,
Matewan, City of Hope, Eight Men Out, and Limbo. Strathairn was
nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying
journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). He is
also recognized for his role as CIA Deputy Director Noah Vosen in the
2007 film The Bourne Ultimatum, a role he reprised in 2012's The
Bourne Legacy. He played a prominent role as Dr. Lee Rosen on the Syfy
series Alphas from 2011 to 2012 and played Secretary of State William
H. Seward in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012). He won an Emmy and was
nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the TV film Temple
Grandin (2010).Strathairn was born in San Francisco, California, the
second of three children of Thomas Scott Strathairn, Jr., a physician,
and Mary Frances (née Frazier), a nurse. He is of Scottish descent
through his paternal grandfather, Thomas Scott Strathairn, a native of
Crieff, and of Native Hawaiian ancestry through his paternal
grandmother, Josephine Lei Victoria Alana. Strathairn attended Redwood
High School in Larkspur, California, and graduated from Williams
College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1970. At Williams, he met
fellow actor Gordon Clapp and director John Sayles, with whom he has
collaborated on a number of projects.
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