David Harbour

David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He began his film career in 2004, and went on to star in supporting roles in films such as Quantum of Solace, The Green Hornet, End of Watch, The Equalizer and Black Mass. Harbour portrayed the title character in the 2019 Hellboy reboot, and gained recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in Stranger Things,[2] which earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2018.[3] He has also received Primetime Emmy Award nominations and Golden Globe Award nominations for the role.[4][5]

Not to be confused with Dave Harbour or Dave Barbour.
David Harbour
Harbour at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
David Kenneth Harbour[1]

(1975-04-10) April 10, 1975
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Alma materDartmouth College
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Early life

Harbour was born on April 10, 1975, in White Plains, New York, to parents Kenneth and Nancy (née Riley) Harbour. Both of his parents work in real estate, his mother in residential and his father in commercial.[6] He attended Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York, along with actors Sean Maher and Eyal Podell. Harbour graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1997.[7]

Career
Harbour at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival

Harbour began acting professionally on Broadway in 1999, in the revival of The Rainmaker.[8] He then made his television debut that same year in an episode of Law & Order, playing a waiter. He appeared again in 2002 in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, playing a child murderer. Harbour portrayed the recurring role of MI6 Agent Roger Anderson in the ABC series Pan Am. In 2005, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in a production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

Harbour is also known for his role as CIA Agent Gregg Beam in Quantum of Solace, as Shep Campbell in Revolutionary Road, and as Russell Crowe's source in State of Play. He also received praise for his role as spree killer Paul Devildis in a 2009 episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.[9] Harbour's other film credits include Brokeback Mountain, The Green Hornet, End of Watch, and Between Us. In 2013, he played a small role of a head doctor in the television series Elementary. From 2012 to 2014, he also played the recurring role of Elliot Hirsch in The Newsroom.[10]

In 2014, Harbour played the recurring character of Dr. Reed Akley in the first season of the historical drama series Manhattan.[11] In 2015, Harbour was cast as Chief Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things. For his role in the series, Harbour has received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2017 and 2018) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2018). Harbour has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2017) along with the rest of the cast.

Harbour portrayed the title character in the film reboot Hellboy (2019).[12] He will also co-star as Red Guardian in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Widow (2020).[13][14]

Personal life

Since 2019, Harbour has been in a relationship with singer Lily Allen. They made their red carpet debut during the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Harbour has believed in several religions including Catholicism and Buddhism; however, now he does not believe in the "paranormal" and believes people "create a life with... consciousness." He once believed in ghosts, but now does not.[15]

In his 20's Harbour was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Kinsey Robert Kinsey
2005 Confess FBI Agent McAllister
Brokeback Mountain Randall Malone
War of the Worlds Dock Worker
2006 The Wedding Weekend David
2008 Revolutionary Road Shep Campbell
Quantum of Solace Gregg Beam
2009 State of Play PointCorp Insider
2010 Every Day Brian
2011 The Green Hornet D.A. Frank Scanlon
W.E. Ernest Aldrich Simpson
2012 End of Watch Van Hauser
Between Us Joel
Knife Fight Stephen Green
2013 Snitch Jay Price
Parkland James Gordon Shanklin
2014 X/Y Todd
A Walk Among the Tombstones Ray
The Equalizer Frank Masters
2015 Black Mass John Morris
2016 Suicide Squad Dexter Tolliver
2017 Sleepless Doug Dennison
2019 Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein David Harbour III, David Harbour Jr., Frankenstein
Hellboy Hellboy
2020 Extraction Gaspar
Black Widow Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian Post-production

Television
David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Law & Order Mike Episode: "Patsy"
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Terry Jessup Episode: "Dolls"
2003 Hack Christopher Clark Episode: "Presumed Guilty"
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Wesley John Kenderson Episode: "Silver Lining"
2007 The Unit Gary Weber Episode: "Five Brothers"
2008 Law & Order Jay Carlin Episode: "Submission"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Paul Devildis Episode: "Family Values"
Lie to Me Frank Ambrose Episode: "The Better Half"
Royal Pains Dan Samuels Episode: "It's Like Jamais Vu All Over Again"
2011–2012 Pan Am Roger Anderson 6 episodes
2012 Midnight Sun Ethan Davies Unsold NBC TV pilot
2012–2014 The Newsroom Elliot Hirsch 10 episodes
2013 Elementary Dr. Mason Baldwin Episode: "Lesser Evils"
2014 Rake David Potter 11 episodes
Manhattan Dr. Reed Akley 10 episodes
2014–2015 State of Affairs David Patrick 13 episodes
2015–2016 Banshee Robert Dalton 2 episodes
2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Vic Episode: "#1.2"
2016–present Stranger Things Jim Hopper Main role
2018 Drunk History Vietnam Memorial Head Episode: "Underdogs"
Animals Hawk (voice) Episode: "Roachella"
2019 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "David Harbour/Camila Cabello"
TBA The Simpsons Undercover Mr. Burns Voice; Episode: "Undercover Burns"

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Rainmaker Noah Curry
2001 The Invention of Love Moses John Jackson
2005 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Nick
2006–2007 The Coast of Utopia: Part 1 – Voyage Nicholas Stankevich
2006–2007 The Coast of Utopia: Part 2 – Shipwreck George Herwegh
2007 The Coast of Utopia: Part 3 – Salvage Doctor at the Seashore
2010–2011 The Merchant of Venice Bassanio
2012–2013 Glengarry Glen Ross John Williamson

Internet
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2015 Blue Cooper[17]

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2005 Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Nominated [18]
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Stranger Things Won [19]
2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best TV Supporting Actor Nominated [20]
2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [21]
2018 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won [22]
2018 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [23]
2018 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [24]
2020 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actor Hellboy Nominated [25]

References
  1. "Stranger Things' Winona Ryder & David Harbour Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions". WIRED. YouTube. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. "David Harbour loves Hopper on 'Stranger Things.' So why does he want him dead?". Los Angeles Times. January 1, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. "'Stranger Things' David Harbour Wins Critics' Choice Award". TV Shows. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  4. "David Harbour". Television Academy. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. "David Harbour". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  6. Blank, Matthew (December 14, 2010). "PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Merchant of Venice's David Harbour". Playbill. Brightspot. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  7. "Valley News - Film Notes: 'Stranger Things' Actor David Harbour Returns to Dartmouth". Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  8. "David Harbour". Playbill. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  9. Fretts, Bruce (July 13, 2009). "Cheers & Jeers". TV Guide. p. 8.
  10. Panos, Maggie (November 2, 2017). "The Newsroom". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  11. "David Harbour on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". NBC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  12. Perry, Spencer (May 8, 2017). "Neil Marshall to Direct Hellboy Reboot Starring David Harbour!". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  13. Kit, Borys (May 8, 2017). "'Stranger Things' Star David Harbour Joins Scarlett Johansson in Marvel's 'Black Widow'. (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  14. Coggan, Devan (July 20, 2019). "Black Widow hits Comic-Con with first details of Scarlett Johansson film". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  15. [e create a life with our consciousness "Split Consciousness in People of Our World"] Check |url= value (help). On Life. Northwestern University Press. pp. 77–79. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  16. "Stranger Things star David Harbour reveals he has bipolar disorder and describes acting as 'a lifeline' for his mental wellbeing". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  17. Blue: Season 1, Episode 1, Part 1. June 11, 2012 – via YouTube.
  18. Jones, Kenneth (June 5, 2005). "Just the Facts: List of 2005 Tony Award Winners and Nominees". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  19. "Relive the 23rd Annual SAG Awards". TNT Presents: The Screen Actor Guild Awards. A TimeWarner Company. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  20. "Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!". Fangoria. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  21. Littleton, Cynthia (September 10, 2017). "Creative Arts Emmy Winners: 'Stranger Things,' 'Westworld,' 'Big Little Lies' Win Big — Complete List". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  22. Kilday, Gregg (December 6, 2017). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape of Water' Leads With 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  23. "Golden Globes: 'Shape of Water,' 'Big Little Lies' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  24. Piester, Lauren (July 12, 2018). "David Harbour's Puppy Pooped In Celebration of His Emmy Nom". E! Online. E! News. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  25. "RAZZ NEWZ - The Razzies!". razzies.com.
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