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David Harbour

Acting · Born 1975-04-10 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He gained global recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. His starring film roles include the title character in Hellboy (2019), Santa Claus in Violent Night (2022), and a former racer in the sports film Gran Turismo (2023). Harbour has played Red Guardian in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the films Black Widow (2021), Thunderbolts* (2025), Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). Harbour also voiced Eric Frankenstein in the animated television series Creature Commandos (2024–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Harbour, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2027Avengers: Secret WarsAlexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
2027John RamboMajor Trautman
2026Avengers: DoomsdayAlexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
2026Violent Night 2Santa Claus
2026Stranger Things: Tales from '85Thanks
2026DTF St. LouisFloyd Smernitch
2026GOATArchie Everhardt (voice)
2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5Self (uncredited)
2025Marvel ZombiesAlexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice)
2025Thunderbolts*Alexei Shostakov
2025A Working ManGunny Lefferty
2025Night of the ZoopocalypseDan (voice)
2024Creature CommandosFrankenstein (voice)
2023Gran TurismoJack Salter
2023We Have a GhostErnest
2022Violent NightSanta
2021AnimalSelf - Narrator (voice)
2021Q-ForceBuck (voice)
2021What If...?Alexei Shostakov (voice)
2021Black WidowAlexei
2021No Sudden MoveMatt Wertz
2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelf
2020ExtractionGaspar
2019Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy RebornSelf
2019Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, FrankensteinDavid Harbour III / David Harbour Jr. / Frankenstein
2019HellboyHellboy / Anung Un Rama
2018Human AffairsRonnie
2017Beyond Stranger ThingsSelf
2017SleeplessDoug Dennison
2016Crisis in Six ScenesVic
2016Suicide SquadDexter Tolliver
2016Stranger ThingsJim Hopper
2016Animals.Hawk (voice)
2015Black MassJohn Morris
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2015Hot OnesSelf
2014State of AffairsDavid Patrick
2014The EqualizerMasters
2014A Walk Among the TombstonesRay
2014ManhattanReed Akley
2014X/YTodd
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf
2014RakeDavid Potter
2013ParklandGordon Shanklin
2013Drunk HistoryVietnam Memorial Head
2013SnitchJay Price
2013Knife FightStephen Green
2013BansheeRobert Dalton
2012ElementaryDr. Mason Baldwin
2012End of WatchVan Hauser
2012Between UsJoel
2012The NewsroomElliot Hirsch
2012BlueCooper
2012Thin IceBob Egan
2011IsolationDr. Sloan
2011W.E.Ernest
2011The Green HornetFrank Scanlon
2010Every DayBrian
2009Royal PainsDan Samuels
2009State of PlayPointCorp Insider
2009Lie to MeFrank Ambrose
2008Revolutionary RoadShep Campbell
2008Quantum of SolaceGregg Beam
2007AwakeDracula
2007Midnight SonMulligan
2006The Wedding WeekendDavid
2006El hormigueroSelf - Guest
2006The UnitGary Weber
2006The Book of Daniel
2005Brokeback MountainRandall Malone
2005ConfessAgent Jim McAllister
2005War of the WorldsDock Worker
2004KinseyRobert Kinsey
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002HackChristopher Clark
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentPaul Devildis
2001The Invention of LoveMoses John Jackson
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTerry Jessup
1994ExtraSelf - Guest
1990Law & OrderMike
1989The SimpsonsFred Kranepool (voice)
1984Jeopardy!Self - Clue Presenter
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
—The TrashersJimmy Galante
—Evil Genius
—A Head Full of GhostsJohn
—Little One
—Untitled Jack Thorne Spy ThrillerMatt Wolfe

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