Danny Strong
Born: 1974-06-06 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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 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.
Filmography
2024
- Mafia Spies ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Dopesick ... (Writer)
- Dean Martin: King of Cool ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- The Right Stuff as Shorty Powers
2019
- Proven Innocent ... (Writer)
- The Best of Enemies ... (Producer)
2017
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Aaron Lebowitz
- Rebel in the Rye ... (Director)
2016
- Billions as Todd Krakow
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Doyle
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Perspective Manipulator
2015
- Empire ... (Writer)
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 ... (Screenplay)
- Knight of Cups as Danny Strong
2014
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 ... (Screenplay)
2013
- The Butler as Freedom Bus Journalist
2012
- Game Change ... (Writer)
2010
- Justified as Albert Fekus
2009
- Weather Girl as Kurt
- Robbin' in da Hood
2007
- Mad Men as Danny Siegel
- Sydney White as Gurkin
- Veritas, Prince of Truth as Raymond Wilkins
2006
- Outside Sales as Toby
- Life Is Short as Mike
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Paul
- How I Met Your Mother as Trey Platt
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Nip/Tuck as Bart
- Seabiscuit as Young Jockey
- New Suit as Greg
2001
- Asylum Days as Yann's Assistant
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Doyle
- Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth as Boner
- Perpetrators of the Crime as Phil
1998
- Pleasantville as Juke Box Boy
- The Prophecy II as Julian
1997
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Jonathan Levinson
- Over the Top
- Union Square as Bill
1996
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Aramis
- Hey Arnold! as Teen #1 / Teen #2 (voice)
1995
- Dangerous Minds as Student
1993
- Boy Meets World as Arthur
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Noogie
1989
- Seinfeld as Vincent