What Is David Strathairn’s Net Worth and Salary?
David Strathairn, an American actor and producer, has a net worth of $6 million. He received an Oscar nomination for his performance as Edward R. Murrow in the 2005 film “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and won a Primetime Emmy for his role in the 2010 HBO movie “Temple Grandin.”
Strathairn has acted in over 130 films and television shows, including “A League of Their Own” (1992), “L.A. Confidential” (1997), “Lincoln” (2012), and “Nomadland” (2020). He has also appeared in TV movies such as “In the Gloaming” (1997) and “Hemingway & Gellhorn” (2012), and series like “The Expanse” (2018–2019) and “The Blacklist” (2015–2016).
In addition to his acting career, Strathairn produced the 2006 film “The Sensation of Sight” and has performed on Broadway in productions like “The Three Sisters” (1997) and “The Heiress” (2012). He played CIA Deputy Director Noah Vosen in “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007) and “The Bourne Legacy” (2012).
Early Life and Education
David Strathairn was born in San Francisco in 1949 to a nurse mother and physician father. He has two siblings and graduated from Redwood High School in California. Strathairn then attended Williams College where he met director John Sayles and actor Gordon Clapp, who would become frequent collaborators. After earning his degree in 1970, Strathairn joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College and spent six months in a traveling circus.
David Strathairn’s Career Highlights
David Strathairn made his film debut in 1979 and appeared in several movies and TV shows, including “Return of the Secaucus 7,” “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd,” “Good Night, and Good Luck,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Lincoln,” and “Godzilla.” He also had recurring roles in “The Sopranos,” “Alphas,” and “The Blacklist,” and played Klaes Ashford in “The Expanse.” In 2020, he starred in “Interrogation” and appeared in “Nomadland,” and in 2021, he played Pete Krumbein in “Nightmare Alley.”
Family and Career Highlights
David Strathairn married nurse Logan Goodman in 1980 and they have two children. Tay, his son, married Grace Gummer, Meryl Streep’s daughter, in 2019, but they divorced a year later. David and Tay have acted together in two films: “Eight Men Out” in 1988 and “Nomadland” in 2020. In 2008, David narrated a video introducing Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention when he accepted the presidential nomination.
David Strathairn’s Awards and Nominations
David Strathairn’s performance in “Good Night, and Good Luck” earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and awards from various organizations, including the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards and Venice Film Festival. He has also received Primetime Emmy nominations for “Temple Grandin” and “Hemingway & Gellhorn,” winning for the former, as well as a Golden Globe nomination and Satellite Award win for “Temple Grandin.” Additionally, Strathairn and his castmates in “Lincoln” won Best Ensemble awards from multiple organizations. He has won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for “City of Hope” and shared the Lisa Blount Memorial Acting Award at the Oxford Film Festival for “Repeater.” He has also received nominations for various other works, including “Nomadland.”
David Strathairn’s Upstate New York Home
In 1990, David Strathairn purchased a property in Clinton Corners, New York for $100,000. The home on the property boasts 3,444 square feet, three bedrooms, and 3.5 bathrooms. In addition to the house, the property spans a little over 12 acres.
