Danny Strong | |
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![]() Strong in 2013 | |
Born | 1973 or 1974 (age 49–50) |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film, television writer, director, producer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Partner(s) | Caitlin Mehner (2013–present; engaged) |
Danny Strong (born 1973 or 1974[1]) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. As an actor, Strong is best known for his roles as Jonathan Levinson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doyle McMaster in Gilmore Girls and Danny Siegel in Mad Men. He also wrote the screenplays for Recount, the HBO adaptation Game Change, 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.
Strong has won two Emmy Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards, a Producers Guild of America Award, two Peabody Awards and an NAACP Image Award.