Danny Strong

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1974-06-06 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Danny Strong

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.

Known For

Actor

2020
The Right Stuff

as Shorty Powers

2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

as Aaron Lebowitz

2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

as Perspective Manipulator

2016
Billions

as Todd Krakow

2015
Knight of Cups

as Danny Strong

2013
The Butler

as Freedom Bus Journalist

2010
Justified

as Albert Fekus

2009
Weather Girl

as Kurt

2008
Bad Guys

as Ashley

2008
Leverage

as Dennis Retzing

2007
Sydney White

as Gurkin

2007
Veritas, Prince of Truth

as Raymond Wilkins

2007
Mad Men

as Danny Siegel

2006
2005
How I Met Your Mother

as Trey Platt

2005
2003
New Suit

as Greg

2000
Gilmore Girls

as Doyle

1998
Pleasantville

as Juke Box Boy

1998
The Prophecy II

as Julian

1997
Union Square

as Bill

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Jonathan Levinson

1996
Hey Arnold!

as Teen #1 / Teen #2 (voice)

1996
1995
Dangerous Minds

as Student

1989
Seinfeld

as Vincent

Writer

2021
Dopesick

as Writer

2019
Proven Innocent

as Writer

2017
Rebel in the Rye

as Screenplay

2015
Empire

as Writer

2013
The Butler

as Writer

2013
Making a Scene

as Writer

2012
Game Change

as Writer

2008
Recount

as Writer

Producer

Becoming Houdini

as Producer

Sweet Thunder

as Producer

2024
Mafia Spies

as Executive Producer

2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool

as Executive Producer

2021
Dopesick

as Executive Producer

2020
The Right Stuff

as Executive Producer

2019
2017
Rebel in the Rye

as Producer

2012
Game Change

as Co-Executive Producer

2008
Recount

as Co-Producer

Director

2021
Dopesick

as Director

2019
Proven Innocent

as Director

2017
Rebel in the Rye

as Director

2015
Empire

as Director

Creator

2021
Dopesick

as Creator

2015
Empire

as Creator