David Harbour
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| Born | David Kenneth Harbour (1975-04-10) April 10, 1975 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jim Hopper in the web television series Stranger Things (2016–present), which earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2018. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmys for the role.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
3.3 Theatre
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Harbour was born in White Plains, New York to parents Kenneth 'Ken' Harbour and Nancy Riley Harbour. Both of his parents work in real estate, his mother in residential and his father in commercial.[1] He attended Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York, along with other actors Sean Maher and Eyal Podell. Harbour graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1997. He was a member of Dartmouth's Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.[2]
Career
Harbour at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival
Harbour began acting professionally on Broadway in 1999, in the revival of The Rainmaker. 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.[3] 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.
In 2014, Harbour played the recurring character of Dr. Reed Akley in the first season of the historical drama series Manhattan. He currently plays the lead role of Chief Jim Hopper in the Netflix drama series Stranger Things. For his role as Hopper, Harbour has received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2017) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2017). Harbour won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with his co-stars. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2018).
Harbour will portray the title character in the film reboot Hellboy (2019).[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kinsey | Robert Kinsey | |
| 2005 | Confess | FBI Agent McAllister | |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Randall Malone | |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Dock Worker | |
| 2006 | The Wedding Weekend | David | |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road | Shep Campbell | |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Gregg Beam | |
| 2009 | State of Play | PointCorp Insider | |
| 2010 | Every Day | Brian | |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | D.A. Frank Scanlon | |
| 2011 | W.E. | Ernest Aldrich Simpson | |
| 2012 | End of Watch | Van Hauser | |
| 2012 | Between Us | Joel | |
| 2012 | Knife Fight | Stephen Green | |
| 2013 | Snitch | Jay Price | |
| 2013 | Parkland | James Gordon Shanklin | |
| 2014 | X/Y | Todd | |
| 2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstones | Ray | |
| 2014 | The Equalizer | Frank Masters | |
| 2015 | Black Mass | John Morris | |
| 2016 | Suicide Squad | Dexter Tolliver | |
| 2017 | Sleepless | Doug Dennison | |
| 2019 | Hellboy | Hellboy | Post-production |
Television
| 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" |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel | Kevin Warwick | Episode: "Acceptance" |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Jay Carlin | Episode: "Submission" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Paul Devildis | Episode: "Family Values" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Frank Ambrose | Episode: "The Better Half" |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Dan Samuels | Episode: "It's Like Jamais Vu All Over Again" |
| 2011–12 | Pan Am | Roger Anderson | 6 episodes |
| 2012–14 | The Newsroom | Elliot Hirsch | 10 episodes |
| 2013 | Elementary | Dr. Mason Baldwin | Episode: "Lesser Evils" |
| 2014 | Rake | David Potter | 11 episodes |
| 2014 | Manhattan | Dr. Reed Akley | 10 episodes |
| 2014–15 | State of Affairs | David Patrick | 13 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Banshee | Robert Dalton | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Vic | Episode: "#1.2" |
| 2016–present | Stranger Things | Chief Jim Hopper | 17 episodes |
| 2018 | Drunk History | Vietnam Memorial Head | Episode: "Underdogs" |
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 | |
| 2006–07 | The Coast of Utopia: Part 1 – Voyage | Nicholas Stankevich | |
| 2006–07 | The Coast of Utopia: Part 2 – Shipwreck | George Herwegh | |
| 2007 | The Coast of Utopia: Part 3 – Salvage | Doctor at the Seashore | |
| 2010–11 | The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio | |
| 2012–13 | Glengarry Glen Ross | John Williamson |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Nominated | [5] |
| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Stranger Things | Won | [6] |
Fangoria Chainsaw Award | Best TV Supporting Actor | Nominated | [7] | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | [8] | ||
Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Won | [9] | |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | [10] | ||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | [11] |
References
^ Blank, Matthew (14 December 2010). "PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Merchant of Venice's David Harbour". Playbill. Brightspot. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
^ Philpott, Herbert F. (February 2012). "The History of Sigma Phi Epsilon New Hampshire Alpha Chapter". Dartmouth SigEp. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
^ Fretts, Bruce (July 13, 2009). "Cheers & Jeers". TV Guide. p. 8.
^ Perry, Spencer (May 8, 2017). "Neil Marshall to Direct Hellboy Reboot Starring David Harbour!". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Relive the 23rd Annual SAG Awards". TNT Presents: The Screen Actor Guild Awards. A TimeWarner Company. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
^ "Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!". Fangoria. February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
^ 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.
^ Kilday, Gregg (December 6, 2017). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Shape of Water' Leads With 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^ "Golden Globes: 'Shape of Water,' 'Big Little Lies' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^ Piester, Lauren (July 12, 2018). "David Harbour's Puppy Pooped In Celebration of His Emmy Nom". E! Online. E! News. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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