David Strathairn
Born January 26, 1949 (Age: 77)
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San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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).
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).
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Filmography
Zootopia 2
2025
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as Milton Lynxley (voice)
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Age: 76
The Luckiest Man in America
2025
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as Bill
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Age: 76
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022
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as Tom Milton
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Age: 73
Nightmare Alley
2021
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as Pete
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Age: 72
Nomadland
2021
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as Dave
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Age: 72
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
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as Admiral William Stenz
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Age: 70
Fast Color
2019
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as Ellis
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Age: 70
Darkest Hour
2017
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as President Roosevelt (voice)
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Age: 68
American Pastoral
2016
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as Nathan Zuckerman
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Age: 67
He Does Not Want Peace
2016
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as Richard Englebright
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Age: 67
Louder Than Bombs
2015
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as Richard Weissman
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Age: 66
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
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as Ty Burley
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Age: 66
Godzilla
2014
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as Admiral William Stenz
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Age: 65
Lincoln
2012
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as William Seward
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Age: 63
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
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as John Dos Passos
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Age: 63
The Bourne Legacy
2012
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as Noah Vosen
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Age: 63
The Whistleblower
2010
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as Peter Ward
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Age: 61
The Tempest
2010
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as King Alonso
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Age: 61
Howl
2010
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as Ralph McIntosh
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Age: 61
No Image
Inside Area 51's Secrets
2010
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as Narrator
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Age: 61
No Image
Matadors
2010
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as Roman Lodari
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Age: 60
Cold Souls
2009
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as Dr. Flintstein
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Age: 60
The Uninvited
2009
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as Steven
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Age: 60
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
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as Self
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Age: 59
No Image
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
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as Self
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Age: 59
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
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as Arthur Spiderwick
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Age: 59
My Blueberry Nights
2007
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as Arnie
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Age: 58
Matters of Life and Death
2007
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as Mr. Jennings
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Age: 58
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
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as Noah Vosen
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Age: 58
Fracture
2007
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as Joe Lobruto
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Age: 58
The Supreme Court
2007
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as Narrator
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Age: 58
We Are Marshall
2006
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as President Dedmon
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Age: 57
No Image
The Shovel
2006
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as Paul Mullin
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Age: 57
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
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as Estes Kefauver
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Age: 57
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
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as Edward R. Murrow
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Age: 56
No Image
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
2005
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as Narrator
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Age: 56
Twisted
2004
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as Dr. Melvin Frank
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Age: 55
Paradise
2004
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as Reverend Bobby Paradise
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Age: 54
Blue Car
2003
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as Auster
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Age: 54
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
2002
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as Jack Hoschouer
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Age: 53
Lathe of Heaven
2002
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as Mannie
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Age: 53
Speakeasy
2002
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as Bruce Hickman
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Age: 52
A Good Baby
2000
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as Truman Lester
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Age: 51
The Miracle Worker
2000
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as Captain Keller
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Age: 51
Harrison's Flowers
2000
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as Harrison Lloyd
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Age: 51
Freedom Song
2000
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as Peter Crowley
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Age: 51
Limbo
1999
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as Joe Gastineau
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Age: 50
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
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as Theseus
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Age: 50
Bad Manners
1998
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as Wes Westlund
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Age: 49
The Giraffe
1998
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as Charles Kaminski
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Age: 49
Simon Birch
1998
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as Rev. Russell
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Age: 49
With Friends Like These
1998
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as Armand Minetti
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Age: 49
Evidence of Blood
1998
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as Jackson Kinley
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Age: 49
The Climb
1998
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as Earl Himes
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Age: 49
L.A. Confidential
1997
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as Pierce Patchett
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Age: 48
Song of Hiawatha
1997
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as Marcel
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Age: 48
In the Gloaming
1997
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as Martin
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Age: 48
Mother Night
1996
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as Bernard B. O'Hare
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Age: 47
Beyond the Call
1996
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as Russel Gates
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Age: 47
Home for the Holidays
1995
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as Russell Terziak
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Age: 46
Dolores Claiborne
1995
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as Joe St. George
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Age: 46
Losing Isaiah
1995
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as Charles Lewin
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Age: 46
The River Wild
1994
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as Tom Hartman
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Age: 45
April One
1994
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as John McCowan
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Age: 45
A Dangerous Woman
1993
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as Getso
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Age: 44
The Firm
1993
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as Ray McDeere
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Age: 44
Lost in Yonkers
1993
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as Johnny
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Age: 44
The American Clock
1993
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as Young Arthur Huntington
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Age: 43
Passion Fish
1992
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as Rennie
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Age: 43
Sneakers
1992
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as Whistler
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Age: 43
Bob Roberts
1992
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as Mack Laflin
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Age: 43
A League of Their Own
1992
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as Ira Lowenstein
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Age: 43
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
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as Keith
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Age: 43
O Pioneers!
1992
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as Carl Linstrum
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Age: 43
City of Hope
1991
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as Asteroid
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Age: 42
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
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as Dr. Arthur Kobrine
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Age: 42
Judgment
1990
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as Father Frank Aubert
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Age: 41
Memphis Belle
1990
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as Craig Harriman
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Age: 41
Heat Wave
1990
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as Bill Thomas
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Age: 41
The Feud
1989
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as The Stranger
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Age: 40
Day One
1989
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as J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Age: 40
Eight Men Out
1988
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as Eddie Cicotte
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Age: 39
Call Me
1988
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as Sam
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Age: 39
Stars & Bars
1988
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as Charlie
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Age: 39
Dominick and Eugene
1988
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as Martin Chernak
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Age: 39
Matewan
1987
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as Police Chief Sid Hatfield
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Age: 38
Broken Vows
1987
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as Stuart Chase
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Age: 38
At Close Range
1986
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as Tony Pine
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Age: 37
When Nature Calls
1985
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as Weejun
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Age: 36
Silkwood
1983
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as Wesley
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Age: 34
Lovesick
1983
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as Marvin Zuckerman
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Age: 34
Return of the Secaucus Seven
1980
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as Ron
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Age: 31