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Acting · age 77

David Strathairn

Best rated: L.A. Confidential (8.2)

Films
66
Avg rating
6.62
Peak run
2006’08
Oscar noms
1
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

David Strathairn, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 2006 to 2008, 7.0856781980198519901995200020052010201520202025L.A. Confidential 8.2Twisted 5.3Career avg 6.62

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

David Strathairn's career barcodecoolhot
197966 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.90 vs career 6.62 (+0.28)
  1. WWhere the Crawdads Sing2022 · 7.2+0.6
  2. WA Little Prayer2023 · 7.0+0.4
  3. LThe Luckiest Man in America2024 · 6.2−0.4
  4. WZootopia 22025 · 7.3+0.7
  5. WBy Any Means2026 · 6.8+0.2
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

David by the numbers

Average
6.62
52 rated films
Vote weighted
6.69
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
48y
1979 to 2026
Total votes
4.2M
across every film
Best
8.2
L.A. Confidential
Worst
5.3
Twisted
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026By Any Means posterBy Any MeansSpecial Agent Roy K. Moore6.83,664
2026BabiesMichael·55
2025O Horizon posterO HorizonWarren·97
2025Zootopia 2 posterZootopia 2Milton Lynxley7.3157K
2024The Luckiest Man in AmericaBill6.28,982
2023A Little PrayerBill7.01,826
2022Where the Crawdads Sing posterWhere the Crawdads SingTom Milton7.2162K
2021Nightmare Alley posterNightmare AlleyPete7.0185K
2020Walkaway JoeJoe Haley5.61,638
2020Nomadland posterNomadlandDave7.3223K
2019The Devil Has a NameFred Stern5.51,631
2018An Interview with GodGod5.85,100
2018UFO posterUFOFranklin Ahls6.213,274
2018Fast ColorEllis6.17,594
2017November Criminals posterNovember CriminalsTheo Schacht5.311,698
2015Louder Than Bombs posterLouder Than BombsRichard6.615,517
2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel posterThe Second Best Exotic Marigold HotelTy Burley6.538,033
2015The DebtNathan·875
2014Godzilla posterGodzillaAdmiral William Stenz6.4469K
2012Lincoln posterLincolnWilliam Seward7.3287K
Better together?

David Strathairn's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On David Strathairn

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 2006
    David Strathairn
    Nominated

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