David Harbour

David Harbour

Age 51 — born April 10, 1975·New York City, New York, USA

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.

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55Credits25 TV · 30 films
1989–2026Years activefirst to latest
8.4 Highest ratedStranger Things
7.0 Average ratingacross 55 titles

Top TV shows 25best David Harbour shows

  1. 1Stranger Things posterStranger ThingsChief Jim Hopper · 2016–2025 · Drama8.4
  2. 2The Newsroom posterThe NewsroomElliot Hirsch · 10 eps · 20128.1
  3. 3What If...? posterWhat If...?Alexei Shostakov (voice) · 1 ep · 20218.0
  4. 4The Simpsons posterThe SimpsonsFred Kranepool (voice) · 1 ep · 19898.0
  5. 5Banshee posterBansheeRobert Dalton · 2 eps · 20138.0
  6. 6Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitTerry Jessup · 1 ep · 19998.0
  7. 7Lie to Me posterLie to MeFrank Ambrose · 1 ep · 20097.9
  8. 8Hack posterHackChristopher Clark · 1 ep · 20027.9
  9. 9Creature Commandos posterCreature CommandosFrankenstein (voice) · 7 eps · 20247.8
  10. 10Elementary posterElementaryDr. Mason Baldwin · 1 ep · 20127.6
  11. 11Stranger Things: Tales from '85 posterStranger Things: Tales from '85Thanks · 10 eps · 20267.6
  12. 12Law & Order: Criminal Intent posterLaw & Order: Criminal IntentPaul Devildis · 1 ep · 20017.6
  13. 13The Unit posterThe UnitGary Weber · 1 ep · 20067.3
  14. 14Law & Order posterLaw & OrderMike · 1 ep · 19907.3
  15. 15Marvel Zombies posterMarvel ZombiesAlexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice) · 4 eps · 20257.3
  16. 16Rake posterRakeDavid "Harry" Potter · 2014–2014 · Drama7.2
  17. 17Blue posterBlueCooper · 3 eps · 20127.1
  18. 18Manhattan posterManhattanReed Akley · 10 eps · 20147.0
  19. 19The Book of Daniel posterThe Book of Daniel1 ep · 20066.9
  20. 20DTF St. Louis posterDTF St. LouisFloyd Smernitch · 7 eps · 20266.8
  21. 21Royal Pains posterRoyal PainsDan Samuels · 1 ep · 20096.7
  22. 22Q-Force posterQ-ForceBuck (voice) · 10 eps · 20216.7
  23. 23Crisis in Six Scenes posterCrisis in Six ScenesVic · 6 eps · 20166.6
  24. 24Animals. posterAnimals.Hawk (voice) · 1 ep · 20166.3
  25. 25State of Affairs posterState of AffairsDavid Patrick · 13 eps · 20145.7

Top movies 30best David Harbour movies

  1. 1GOAT posterGOATArchie Everhardt (voice) · 20268.1
  2. 2Brokeback Mountain posterBrokeback MountainRandall Malone · 20057.8
  3. 3Gran Turismo posterGran TurismoJack Salter · 20237.7
  4. 4End of Watch posterEnd of WatchVan Hauser · 20127.4
  5. 5Thunderbolts* posterThunderbolts*Alexei Shostakov · 20257.3
  6. 6Extraction posterExtractionGaspar · 20207.3
  7. 7The Equalizer posterThe EqualizerMasters · 20147.3
  8. 8Violent Night posterViolent NightSanta · 20227.2
  9. 9Black Widow posterBlack WidowAlexei · 20217.2
  10. 10Revolutionary Road posterRevolutionary RoadShep Campbell · 20087.0
  11. 11State of Play posterState of PlayPointCorp Insider · 20096.8
  12. 12A Working Man posterA Working ManGunny Lefferty · 20256.7
  13. 13Night of the Zoopocalypse posterNight of the ZoopocalypseDan (voice) · 20256.6
  14. 14Kinsey posterKinseyRobert Kinsey · 20046.6
  15. 15Awake posterAwakeDracula · 20076.6
  16. 16War of the Worlds posterWar of the WorldsDock Worker · 20056.5
  17. 17Black Mass posterBlack MassJohn Morris · 20156.5
  18. 18Thin Ice posterThin IceBob Egan · 20126.5
  19. 19We Have a Ghost posterWe Have a GhostErnest · 20236.5
  20. 20No Sudden Move posterNo Sudden MoveMatt Wertz · 20216.4
  21. 21Quantum of Solace posterQuantum of SolaceGregg Beam · 20086.3
  22. 22A Walk Among the Tombstones posterA Walk Among the TombstonesRay · 20146.3
  23. 23W.E. posterW.E.Ernest · 20116.3
  24. 24Parkland posterParklandGordon Shanklin · 20136.3
  25. 25Snitch posterSnitchJay Price · 20136.1
  26. 26Sleepless posterSleeplessDoug Dennison · 20175.9
  27. 27Suicide Squad posterSuicide SquadDexter Tolliver · 20165.9
  28. 28Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein posterFrankenstein's Monster's Monster, FrankensteinDavid Harbour III / David Harbour Jr. / Frankenstein · 20195.8
  29. 29The Green Hornet posterThe Green HornetFrank Scanlon · 20115.6
  30. 30Hellboy posterHellboyHellboy / Anung Un Rama · 20195.6

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