Danny Strong

About

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

Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005SeinfeldSeries • 1989How I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005Gilmore GirlsSeries • 2000Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries • 1997Mad MenSeries • 2007BillionsSeries • 2016Nip/TuckSeries • 2003Hey Arnold!Series • 19963rd Rock from the SunSeries • 1996EmpireSeries • 2015JustifiedSeries • 2010The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Movie • 2014The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselSeries • 2017Boy Meets WorldSeries • 1993LeverageSeries • 2008Saved by the Bell: The New ClassSeries • 1993The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Movie • 2015DopesickSeries • 2021Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeSeries • 2016The ButlerMovie • 2013The Right StuffSeries • 2020Dangerous MindsMovie • 1995SeabiscuitMovie • 2003