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
Cast Credits
The Right Stuff
Character: Shorty Powers
TV • 2020
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Character: Aaron Lebowitz
TV • 2017
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Character: Doyle
TV • 2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Character: Perspective Manipulator
MOVIE • 2016
Billions
Character: Todd Krakow
TV • 2016
Knight of Cups
Character: Danny Strong
MOVIE • 2015
The Butler
Character: Freedom Bus Journalist
MOVIE • 2013
Justified
Character: Albert Fekus
TV • 2010
Weather Girl
Character: Kurt
MOVIE • 2009
Robbin' in da Hood
Character:
MOVIE • 2009
Leverage
Character: Dennis Retzing
TV • 2008
Bad Guys
Character: Ashley
MOVIE • 2008
Sydney White
Character: Gurkin
MOVIE • 2007
Mad Men
Character: Danny Siegel
TV • 2007
Veritas, Prince of Truth
Character: Raymond Wilkins
MOVIE • 2007
Life Is Short
Character: Mike
MOVIE • 2006
Outside Sales
Character: Toby
MOVIE • 2006
How I Met Your Mother
Character: Trey Platt
TV • 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Character: Paul
TV • 2005
Seabiscuit
Character: Young Jockey
MOVIE • 2003
Crew
Crew Credits
Mafia Spies
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2024
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2021
Dopesick
Role: Writer
TV • 2021
Dopesick
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2021
Dopesick
Role: Director
TV • 2021
Dopesick
Role: Creator
TV • 2021
The Right Stuff
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2020
The Best of Enemies
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2019
Proven Innocent
Role: Writer
TV • 2019
Proven Innocent
Role: Director
TV • 2019
Rebel in the Rye
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
Rebel in the Rye
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2017
Rebel in the Rye
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2017
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2015
Empire
Role: Writer
TV • 2015
Empire
Role: Director
TV • 2015
Empire
Role: Creator
TV • 2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2014
The Butler
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2013
Game Change
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2012