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Danny Strong

Danny Strong

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 06, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Manhattan Beach, California, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Jul 23, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 ad ... aptation 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

Filmography

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

as Perspective Manipulator

Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups

2015

as Danny Strong

The Butler

The Butler

2013

as Freedom Bus Journalist

Weather Girl

Weather Girl

2009

as Kurt

Bad Guys

Bad Guys

2008

as Ashley

Sydney White

Sydney White

2007

as Gurkin

Veritas, Prince of Truth

Veritas, Prince of Truth

2007

as Raymond Wilkins

Life Is Short

Life Is Short

2006

as Mike

New Suit

New Suit

2003

as Greg

Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

2003

as Young Jockey

The Prophecy II

The Prophecy II

1998

as Julian

Pleasantville

Pleasantville

1998

as Juke Box Boy

Dangerous Minds

Dangerous Minds

1995

as Student

Rebel in the Rye

Rebel in the Rye

2017

Screenplay

The Butler

The Butler

2013

Writer

Making a Scene

Making a Scene

2013

Writer

Game Change

Game Change

2012

Writer

Recount

Recount

2008

Writer

Rebel in the Rye

Rebel in the Rye

2017

Director

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021

Executive Producer

The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies

2019

Producer

Rebel in the Rye

Rebel in the Rye

2017

Producer

Game Change

Game Change

2012

Co-Executive Producer

Recount

Recount

2008

Co-Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Jonathan Levinson

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Mar 10, 1997

Gilmore Girls

as Doyle

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Oct 05, 2000

Billions

as Todd Krakow

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 17, 2016

The Right Stuff

as Shorty Powers

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 09, 2020

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

as Noogie

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 11, 1993

Mad Men

as Danny Siegel

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 19, 2007

Justified

as Albert Fekus

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 16, 2010

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Doyle

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 25, 2016

How I Met Your Mother

as Trey Platt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

Seinfeld

as Vincent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1989

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

as Aaron Lebowitz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2017

Union Square

as Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1997

Grey's Anatomy

as Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Hey Arnold!

as Teen #1 / Teen #2 (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1996

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Aramis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1996

Leverage

as Dennis Retzing

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 07, 2008

Over the Top

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 21, 1997

Boy Meets World

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1993

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2003

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