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Danny Strong

45 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Danny Strong in one minute

Strongest genre

Thriller

$453M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

$755M

Standout efficiency

7.8x

Dangerous Minds · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$999M

Combined reported budget

$214M

Gross / budget

4.7x

Bankability Index

55 / 100

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