Acting · Manhattan Beach, California, USA · Born June 6, 1974
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.
TVThe Right Stuff
2020
as Shorty Powers
TVThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Aaron Lebowitz
TVGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Doyle
MoviePopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
as Perspective Manipulator
TVBillions
2016
as Todd Krakow
MovieKnight of Cups
2015
as Danny Strong
MovieThe Butler
2013
as Freedom Bus Journalist
TVJustified
2010
as Albert Fekus
MovieWeather Girl
2009
as Kurt
MovieRobbin' in da Hood
2009
TVLeverage
2008
as Dennis Retzing
MovieBad Guys
2008
as Ashley
MovieSydney White
2007
as Gurkin
TVMad Men
2007
as Danny Siegel
MovieVeritas, Prince of Truth
2007
as Raymond Wilkins
Life Is Short
2006
as Mike
MovieOutside Sales
2006
as Toby
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as Trey Platt
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Paul
MovieSeabiscuit
2003
as Young Jockey
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Bart
MovieNew Suit
2003
as Greg
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
MovieAsylum Days
2001
as Yann's Assistant
MovieShriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
2000
as Boner
TVGilmore Girls
2000
as Doyle
MoviePerpetrators of the Crime
2000
as Phil
MoviePleasantville
1998
as Juke Box Boy
MovieThe Prophecy II
1998
as Julian
TVOver the Top
1997
TVUnion Square
1997
as Bill
TVBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Jonathan Levinson
TVHey Arnold!
1996
as Teen #1 / Teen #2 (voice)
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Aramis
MovieDangerous Minds
1995
as Student
TVBoy Meets World
1993
as Arthur
TVSaved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Noogie
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Vincent
MovieLosing Lois Lane
as Robin the Boy Wonder
