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Danny Strong
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born June 6, 1974 (50 years)
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.
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
| 2020 | The Right Stuff (TV Series) · as Shorty Powers |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV Series) · as Aaron Lebowitz |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (TV Series) · as Doyle |
| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping · as Perspective Manipulator |
| 2016 | Love (TV Series) · as Director |
| 2016 | Billions (TV Series) · as Todd Krakow |
| 2013 | The Butler · as Freedom Bus Journalist |
| 2012 | Girls (TV Series) · as Pal |
| 2010 | Justified (TV Series) · as Albert Fekus |
| 2009 | Weather Girl · as Kurt |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Leverage (TV Series) · as Dennis Retzing |
| 2008 | Bad Guys · as Ashley |
| 2007 | Sydney White · as Gurkin |
| 2007 | Mad Men (TV Series) · as Danny Siegel |
| 2006 | Veritas, Prince of Truth · as Raymond Wilkins |
| 2006 | Outside Sales · as Toby |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Trey Platt |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Paul |
| 2003 | Danger Rangers (TV Series) · as Mickey |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit · as Young Jockey |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | L.A. Dragnet (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2002 | New Suit · as Greg |
| 2001 | Asylum Days · as Yann's Assistant |
| 2001 | Maybe It's Me (TV Series) · as Mini-Jerry |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls (TV Series) · as Doyle |
| 1999 | Perpetrators of the Crime · as Phil |
| 1998 | Pleasantville · as Juke Box Boy |
| 1998 | The Prophecy II · as Julian |
| 1997 | Over the Top (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Union Square (TV Series) · as Bill |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo (TV Series) · as Zandahan |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) · as Jonathan Levinson |
| 1996 | Clueless (TV Series) · as Marshall Gasner |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! (TV Series) · as Teen #1 / Teen #2 (voice) |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) · as Aramis |
| 1995 | Minor Adjustments (TV Series) · as Peter |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds · as Student |
| 1995 | Night Stand (TV Series) · as Tommy Wagner |
| 1993 | Boy Meets World (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class (TV Series) · as Noogie |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Vincent |