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Danny Strong

Danny Strong

Acting1974Manhattan Beach, California, USA

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.

Acting History

Future
Losing Lois Lane
as Robin the Boy Wonder
2023
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TVas Aaron Lebowitz1 eps
2022
Real Time with Bill Maher
TVas Self1 eps
2021
Dopesick
TVWriter7 eps
Dopesick
TVExecutive Producer8 eps
Dopesick
TVDirector2 eps
Dopesick
TVCreator
2020
The Right Stuff
TVas Shorty Powers6 eps
The Right Stuff
TVExecutive Producer8 eps
2017
Billions
TVas Todd Krakow7 eps
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Perspective Manipulator
2015
Knight of Cups
as Danny Strong
Empire
TVDirector
Empire
TVWriter
2014
Justified
TVas Albert Fekus4 eps
2013
The Butler
as Freedom Bus Journalist
2012
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Paul1 eps
Game Change
Co-Executive Producer
2011
How I Met Your Mother
TVas Trey Platt1 eps
2010
Mad Men
TVas Danny Siegel5 eps
2009
Leverage
TVas Dennis Retzing1 eps
2007
Sydney White
as Gurkin
2006
Nip/Tuck
TVas Bart1 eps
2003
New Suit
as Greg
Seabiscuit
as Young Jockey
Gilmore Girls
TVas Doyle21 eps
2001
Asylum Days
as Yann's Assistant
1998
Pleasantville
as Juke Box Boy
1997
Seinfeld
TVas Vincent1 eps
Union Square
TVas Bill
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TVas Jonathan Levinson29 eps
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
TVas Aramis1 eps
Boy Meets World
TVas Arthur1 eps
Hey Arnold!
TVas Teen #1 / Teen #2 (voice)1 eps
1995
Dangerous Minds
as Student
1994

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/6/1974(51 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan Beach, California, USA