Acting
Ken Strunk
EN cinema · 19 credits
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
Filmography
Alarum
as Edmond
Shirley
as Congressman McCormack
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Colorado Judge George Lohr
Gotti
as Joseph 'Piney' Armone (uncredited)
Reprisal
as Frank
The Strangers: Prey at Night
as Uncle Marv
Runaway Romance
as Abraham Troyer
Claire in Motion
as Chief Doyle
A Kind of Murder
as Mr. Philpott
Hidden Figures
as Jim Webb
Carol
as Ritz Bartender
Love Finds You In Sugarcreek
as Eli Troyler
Promised Land
as Gerry Richards
Take Shelter
as Doctor Shannan
Secretariat
as Dr. Manuel Gilman
Simpatico
as Charlie
Renegade Force
as Prosecuting Attorney
Hoosiers
as Referee - Dugger Game