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
Shorty Powers · (6 episodes)
2020
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Aaron Lebowitz · (1 episode)
2017
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Doyle · (2 episodes)
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Perspective Manipulator
2016
Billions
Todd Krakow · (7 episodes)
2016
Knight of Cups
Danny Strong
2015
The Butler
Freedom Bus Journalist
2013
Justified
Albert Fekus · (4 episodes)
2010
Weather Girl
Kurt
2009
Robbin' in da Hood
2009
Leverage
Dennis Retzing · (1 episode)
2008
Bad Guys
Ashley
2008
Sydney White
Gurkin
2007
Mad Men
Danny Siegel · (5 episodes)
2007
Veritas, Prince of Truth
Raymond Wilkins
2007
Life Is Short
Mike
2006
Outside Sales
Toby
2006
How I Met Your Mother
Trey Platt · (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Paul · (1 episode)
2005
Seabiscuit
Young Jockey
2003
Nip/Tuck
Bart · (1 episode)
2003
New Suit
Greg
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Asylum Days
Yann's Assistant
2001
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
Boner
2000
Gilmore Girls
Doyle · (21 episodes)
2000
Perpetrators of the Crime
Phil
2000
Pleasantville
Juke Box Boy
1998
The Prophecy II
Julian
1998
Union Square
Bill · (1 episode)
1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Jonathan Levinson · (29 episodes)
1997
Dangerous Minds
Student
1995
Losing Lois Lane
Robin the Boy Wonder
Over the Top
(2 episodes)
1997
Hey Arnold!
Teen #1 / Teen #2 (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
Aramis · (1 episode)
1996
Boy Meets World
Arthur · (1 episode)
1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Noogie · (5 episodes)
1993
Seinfeld
Vincent · (1 episode)
1989