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

The Right Stuff 2020 ★ 7.2
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2017 ★ 8.1
Billions 2016 ★ 7.8
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 2016 ★ 7.3
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2016 ★ 6.6
Knight of Cups 2015 ★ 5.7
The Butler 2013 ★ 7.3
Justified 2010 ★ 8.0
Leverage 2008 ★ 7.6
Mad Men 2007 ★ 8.1
Sydney White 2007 ★ 6.5
Grey's Anatomy 2005 ★ 8.2
How I Met Your Mother 2005 ★ 8.1
Nip/Tuck 2003 ★ 7.2
Seabiscuit 2003 ★ 7.1
Gilmore Girls 2000 ★ 7.9
Pleasantville 1998 ★ 7.3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997 ★ 8.1
Hey Arnold! 1996 ★ 8.0
3rd Rock from the Sun 1996 ★ 7.5
Dangerous Minds 1995 ★ 7.0
Boy Meets World 1993 ★ 8.3
Saved by the Bell: The New Class 1993 ★ 5.9
Seinfeld 1989 ★ 8.3