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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

Dangerous Minds
as Student

The Butler
as Freedom Bus Journalist

Pleasantville
as Juke Box Boy

Knight of Cups
as Danny Strong

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as Perspective Manipulator

Sydney White
as Gurkin

The Prophecy II
as Julian

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
as Boner

Weather Girl
as Kurt
