Dopesick

Danny Strong started his career as an actor in numerous classic films and TV shows, then transitioned into screenwriting, exploding onto the scene with his 2007 script “Recount” which became an award-winning HBO Film. Since then, he has become a prolific film and TV writer/director/producer.

Strong is the creator and showrunner of the upcoming Hulu series “Dopesick,” starring Michael Keaton and based on the bestselling book by Beth Macy. He was co-creator and executive producer of the hit FOX drama “Empire,” of which he wrote and directed numerous episodes. The show won Best Drama at the NAACP Image Awards, was named TV Program of the Year by the AFI Awards, Outstanding New Program by the Television Critics Association, and was nominated for two Golden Globes, six Primetime Emmys, and two Critics Choice Awards. He was the Executive Producer of the FOX legal drama “Proven Innocent” starring Rachelle Lefevere and Kelsey Grammer.

On the feature side, Strong wrote the screenplay for “The Butler,” which starred Forrest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey. It was the sleeper hit of 2013, grossing over $100M at the US box-office. He also co-wrote the mega-hit Lionsgate franchise films “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay:” (Part I and II). In 2017, Strong made his feature directorial debut of his screenplay “Rebel in the Rye,” starring Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Hope Davis, and Sarah Paulson. The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed by IFC Films.

Strong began his writing career by writing and producing the HBO films “Recount” and “Game Change” about the 2000 and 2008 elections. Jay Roach directed both of the highly acclaimed films. Strong’s debut script “Recount” was voted #1 on the Hollywood Blacklist and the film featured an all-star cast and garnered 11 Emmy nominations (including a Best Writing nomination and a win for Best TV Movie), five Golden Globe Nominations, and Strong received the Writer’s Guild Award for his screenplay. His follow-up project “Game Change,” starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson, was also a critical success and swept the 2012-13 award season. Strong won Emmys for Outstanding Writing and Best Movie/Miniseries, a Writers Guild Award, a Golden Globe, the Producers Guild Award, a Peabody and the Pen Award for the film.

In addition to his thriving career as a screenwriter and director, Strong is also an actor with extensive credits in film, television and theater. He is best known for the five seasons he played Jonathan on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and the four seasons he played Doyle on “Gilmore Girls” also appearing in the highly acclaimed “Gilmore Girls Revival” on Netflix. His other credits include such iconic projects as “Pleasantville,” “Seinfeld,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and many more. Most recently, he has been seen on seasons 4 and 6 of “Mad Men” as Danny Siegal, the last two seasons of “Justified,” on HBO’s “Girls,” and is currently recurring on Showtime’s “Billions” as Todd Krakow. On stage, he has appeared in over 50 plays and musicals in regional and LA theaters.