(Born Jan. 26, 1949) David Strathairn is an Academy Award-nominated American film and television actor. Some of his notable roles include his portrayals of the title character in Harrison's Flowers (2000), the wisecracking blind techie in Sneakers (1992), Joe St. George in Dolores Claiborne (1995), Theseus in the 1999 version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and corrupt baseball player Eddie Cicotte in 1988's Eight Men Out.