Quick Facts
Born:
1975-04-10
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Credits:
90 Total Roles
David Harbour
Acting
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Biography
David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He has received nominations for a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
David began his career acting in Shakespearean theatre productions. After his professional debut on Broadway in the 1999 revival of The Rainmaker, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in a production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He made his television debut on Law & Order in 1999 and had supporting roles in films such as Brokeback Mountain (2005), Revolutionary Road (2008) and Black Mass (2015).
Harbour gained global recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. 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 media franchise, beginning with the film Black Widow (2021).
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David began his career acting in Shakespearean theatre productions. After his professional debut on Broadway in the 1999 revival of The Rainmaker, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in a production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He made his television debut on Law & Order in 1999 and had supporting roles in films such as Brokeback Mountain (2005), Revolutionary Road (2008) and Black Mass (2015).
Harbour gained global recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. 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 media franchise, beginning with the film Black Widow (2021).
Description above from the Wikipedia article David Harbour, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Suicide Squad
Dexter Tolliver
Stranger Things
Jim Hopper
Black Widow
Alexei
The Simpsons
Fred Kranepool (voice)
The Equalizer
Masters
War of the Worlds
Dock Worker
Quantum of Solace
Gregg Beam
Brokeback Mountain
Randall Malone
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Avengers: Secret Wars MOVIE | Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday MOVIE | Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian |
| 2026 | Violent Night 2 MOVIE | Santa Claus |
| 2026 | DTF St. Louis TV | Floyd Smernitch |
| 2026 | GOAT MOVIE | Archie Everhardt (voice) |
| 2026 | One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 MOVIE | Self (uncredited) |
| 2025 | Marvel Zombies TV | Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice) |
| 2025 | Thunderbolts* MOVIE | Alexei Shostakov |
| 2025 | A Working Man MOVIE | Gunny Lefferty |
| 2025 | Night of the Zoopocalypse MOVIE | Dan (voice) |