About
Danny Strong
Overview
Daniel William Strong (born June 6, 1974) is an American actor, film and television writer, director, and producer. As an actor, he is best known for his roles as Jonathan Levinson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doyle McMaster in Gilmore Girls.
He also wrote the screenplays for Recount, the HBO adaptation Game Change, Lee Daniels' The Butler, and co-wrote the two-part finale of The Hunger Games film trilogy, Mockingjay – Part 1 and Mockingjay – Part 2. Strong also is a co-creator, executive producer, director, and writer for the Fox series Empire and created, wrote and directed the award-winning Hulu miniseries Dopesick.
He has won two Emmy Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards, a Producers Guild of America Award, and a NAACP Image Award.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Actor | Perspective Manipulator | 63 Fair |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Actor | Danny Strong | 57 Average |
| 2013 | The Butler | Actor | Freedom Bus Journalist | 71 Good |
| 2009 | Weather Girl | Actor | Kurt | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Robbin' in da Hood | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2008 | Bad Guys | Actor | Ashley | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Sydney White | Actor | Gurkin | 62 Fair |
| 2007 | Veritas, Prince of Truth | Actor | Raymond Wilkins | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Life Is Short | Actor | Mike | 58 Average |
| 2003 | New Suit | Actor | Greg | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth | Actor | Boner | 54 Average |
| 2000 | Perpetrators of the Crime | Actor | Phil | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Actor | Juke Box Boy | 69 Fair |
| 1998 | The Prophecy II | Actor | Julian | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds | Actor | Student | 66 Fair |
Directing |
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| 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | Directing | Director | 61 Fair |
Writing |
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| 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | Writing | Screenplay | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Writing | Screenplay | 68 Fair |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | Writing | Screenplay | 67 Fair |
| 2013 | Making a Scene | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Butler | Writing | Writer | 71 Good |
| 2012 | Game Change | Writing | Writer | 62 Fair |
| 2008 | Recount | Writing | Writer | 61 Fair |
| The Lost Symbol | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2024 | Mafia Spies | Production | Executive Producer | 69 Fair |
| 2021 | Dean Martin: King of Cool | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Dopesick | Production | Executive Producer | 78 Good |
| 2020 | The Right Stuff | Production | Executive Producer | 71 Good |
| 2019 | The Best of Enemies | Production | Producer | 65 Fair |
| 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | Production | Producer | 61 Fair |
| 2012 | Game Change | Production | Co-Executive Producer | 62 Fair |
| 2008 | Recount | Production | Co-Producer | 61 Fair |
| Sweet Thunder | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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