Danny Strong

Actor

Danny Strong

Born June 6, 1974 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA19 films

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.

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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.

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Filmography

19 films as actor
  1. TBALosing Lois LaneRobin the Boy Wonder
  2. 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingPerspective Manipulator
  3. 2015Knight of CupsDanny Strong
  4. 2013The ButlerFreedom Bus Journalist
  5. 2009Weather GirlKurt
  6. 2009Robbin' in da Hood
  7. 2008Bad GuysAshley
  8. 2007Sydney WhiteGurkin
  9. 2007Veritas, Prince of TruthRaymond Wilkins
  10. 2006Life Is ShortMike
  11. 2006Outside SalesToby
  12. 2003SeabiscuitYoung Jockey
  13. 2003New SuitGreg
  14. 2001Asylum DaysYann's Assistant
  15. 2000Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13thBoner
  16. 2000Perpetrators of the CrimePhil
  17. 1998PleasantvilleJuke Box Boy
  18. 1998The Prophecy IIJulian
  19. 1995Dangerous MindsStudent