Danny Strong

Biography

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

Grey's Anatomy

as Paul

How I Met Your Mother

as Trey Platt

The Butler

as Freedom Bus Journalist

Seinfeld

as Vincent

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Jonathan Levinson

Pleasantville

as Juke Box Boy

Mad Men

as Danny Siegel

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

as Perspective Manipulator

Dangerous Minds

as Student

Gilmore Girls

as Doyle