David Strathairn

David Strathairn is an American film actor who has been called "one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood" by the All Movie Guide.http://www.allmovie.com/artist/david-strathairn-68638 In 2006, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of journalist Edward R. Murrow in the George Clooney-directed film Good Night, and Good Luck.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019124/bio

In 2010, Strathairn co-starred with Claire Danes in the HBO movie Temple Grandin, playing a science teacher and mentor to the title character.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019124/bio Strathairn won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role, and he has been nominated for a 2011 Golden Globe for the role.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000657/awards

Strathairn was a college classmate of John Sayles, and has appeared in seven of the writer-director's films.http://www.ericenders.com/saylesactors.htm#David%20Strathairn This includes Strathairn's debut role in The Return of Seacaucus Seven. His first award win came for his role in Sayles' City of Hope, where he played a homeless man.http://www.allmovie.com/work/city-of-hope-9763 Strathairn won the 1992 Independent Spirit Award for his role.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000657/awards

In Good Night, and Good Luck, Strathairn portrayed early television journalist Edward R. Murrow in his quest to discredit Sen. Joseph McCarthy.http://www.allmovie.com/work/good-night-and-good-luck-317061 The film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/awards

• 1979: Return of the Seacaucus Seven
• 1983: Silkwood
• 1985: Miami Vice
• 1986: At Close Range
• 1987: Matewan
• 1988: Eight Men Out
• 1988-1991: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
• 1990: Memphis Belle
• 1991: City of Hope
• 1992: A League of Their Own
• 1992: Sneakers
• 1992: Bob Roberts
• 1992: Passion Fish
• 1993: Lost in Yonkers
• 1994: The River Wild
• 1995: Losing Isaiah
• 1995: Dolores Claiborne
• 1997: L.A. Confidential
• 1998: Simon Birch
• 1999: Limbo
• 1999: A Map of the World
• 2004: The Sopranos
• 2005: Good Night, and Good Luck
• 2005: The Notorious Bettie Page
• 2006: We Are Marshall
• 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum
• 2008: The Spiderwick Chronicles
• 2009: The Uninvited
• 2010: Howl
• 2010: Temple Grandinhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000657/

• "Film is our literature, so we should tell stories that are apropos of our culture, in that we can learn something about ourselves." — Interview with Green Cinehttp://www.greencine.com/article?action=view&articleID=244
• "I happen to prefer theater. I like the immediacy of it and the opportunity of portraying the arc of a character from point A to point B every night." — Interview with Creative Loafing
• "It was one of those early '70s sorts of adventures, traveling down to Florida with a friend of mine who'd been accepted in the college. It seems bizarre to call it a college, though. It was more like a seven-week college course, compared to the way the Russian clowns do it, training for six or seven years. Anyway, I figured as long as I was there hanging out with this friend, I might as well throw my hat in the ring. So I did. I took the course, and I got a year-long stint with the circus after graduation." — Interview with Creative Loafing about his early days as a circus clown.