Ken Strunk
Actor
Ken Strunk – American character actor, with no publicly recorded birthplace or birthday. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, active since 1986.
His most notable film roles include a Referee in Hoosiers (1986), Dr. Lippincott in Fresh Horses (1988), Charlie in Simpatico (1999), Dr. Manuel Gilman in Secretariat (2010), Doctor Shannan in Take Shelter (2011, directed by Jeff Nichols), Gerry Richards in Promised Land (2012, directed by Gus Van Sant), the Ritz Bartender in Carol (2015, directed by Todd Haynes), Jim Webb in Hidden Figures (2016), Mr. Philpott in A Kind of Murder (2016), Uncle Marv in The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018), Colorado Judge George Lohr in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), and Congressman McCormack in Shirley (2024). On television he has appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), The West Wing (1999), NCIS (2003), Boston Legal (2005), and Army Wives (2009). He also provided narration for the documentary Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015).
Known for
Hidden Figures
December 10, 2016
Carol
November 20, 2015
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
May 2, 2019
Take Shelter
September 30, 2011
The Strangers: Prey at Night
March 7, 2018
Promised Land
September 23, 2012
Secretariat
August 20, 2010
Gotti
June 14, 2018
Hoosiers
November 14, 1986
Alarum
January 16, 2025
Reprisal
August 31, 2018
A Kind of Murder
December 16, 2016
Acting19
- 2025Alarum as Edmond
- 2024Shirley as Congressman McCormack
- 2019Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile as Colorado Judge George Lohr
- 2018Reprisal as Frank
- 2018Runaway Romance as Abraham Troyer
- 2018Gotti as Joseph 'Piney' Armone (uncredited)
- 2018The Strangers: Prey at Night as Uncle Marv
- 2017Claire in Motion as Chief Doyle
- 2016A Kind of Murder as Mr. Philpott
- 2016Hidden Figures