Acting
David Harbour
Born April 10, 1975 · 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
5.9 TMDB
Suicide Squad
Dexter Tolliver
8.5 TMDB
Stranger Things
Jim Hopper
7.1 TMDB
Black Widow
Alexei
8.0 TMDB
The Simpsons
Fred Kranepool (voice)
7.3 TMDB
The Equalizer
Masters
6.6 TMDB
War of the Worlds
Dock Worker
6.3 TMDB
Quantum of Solace
Gregg Beam
7.7
Brokeback Mountain
Randall Malone
7.3 TMDB
Extraction
Gaspar
8.0 TMDB
What If...?
Alexei Shostakov (voice), Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice)
8.0 TMDB
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Terry Jessup
7.0 TMDB
Revolutionary Road
Shep Campbell
7.3 TMDB
Thunderbolts*
Alexei Shostakov
5.6 TMDB
Hellboy
Hellboy / Anung Un Rama
7.4 TMDB
End of Watch
Van Hauser
6.5 TMDB
Black Mass
John Morris
7.7 TMDB
Gran Turismo
Jack Salter
5.6 TMDB
The Green Hornet
Frank Scanlon
6.3 TMDB
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Ray
7.2 TMDB
Violent Night
Santa
Filmography
- 2027Avengers: Secret WarsAlexei ShostakovMovie
- 2027John RamboMajor TrautmanMovie
- 2026Avengers: DoomsdayAlexei ShostakovMovie
- 2026Violent Night 2Santa ClausMovie
- 2026Evil GeniusMovie
- 2026Stranger Things: Tales from '85ThanksSeries
- 2026DTF St. LouisFloyd Smernitch, Executive ProducerSeries
- 2026GOATArchie Everhardt (voice)Movie
- 2026One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5Self (uncredited)Movie
- 2025Marvel ZombiesAlexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice)Series
- 2025Thunderbolts*Alexei ShostakovMovie
- 2025Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First ShadowSelf - 'Stranger Things' Jim HopperMovie
- 2025A Working ManGunny LeffertyMovie
- 2025Night of the ZoopocalypseDan (voice)Movie
- 2024Creature CommandosFrankenstein (voice)Series
- 2023Gran TurismoJack SalterMovie
- 2023We Have a GhostErnestMovie
- 2022Violent NightSantaMovie
- 2021AnimalSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
- 2021Q-ForceBuck (voice)Series
- 2021What If...?Alexei Shostakov (voice), Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice)Series
- 2021Black WidowAlexeiMovie
- 2021No Sudden MoveMatt WertzMovie
- 2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelfSeries
- 2020ExtractionGasparMovie
- 2019Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy RebornSelfMovie
- 2019Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, FrankensteinDavid Harbour III / David Harbour Jr. / Frankenstein, Executive ProducerMovie
- 2019HellboyHellboy / Anung Un RamaMovie
- 2018Human AffairsRonnieMovie
- 2017Beyond Stranger ThingsSelfSeries
- 2017SleeplessDoug DennisonMovie
- 2016Crisis in Six ScenesVicSeries
- 2016Suicide SquadDexter TolliverMovie
- 2016Stranger ThingsJim HopperSeries
- 2016Animals.Hawk (voice)Series
- 2015Black MassJohn MorrisMovie
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelfSeries
- 2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - GuestSeries
- 2015Hot OnesSelfSeries
- 2014State of AffairsDavid PatrickSeries
- 2014The EqualizerMastersMovie
- 2014A Walk Among the TombstonesRayMovie
- 2014ManhattanReed AkleySeries
- 2014X/YToddMovie
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf, Self - GuestSeries
- 2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelfSeries
- 2014RakeDavid PotterSeries
- 2013ParklandGordon ShanklinMovie
- 2013Drunk HistoryVietnam Memorial HeadSeries
- 2013SnitchJay PriceMovie
- 2013Knife FightStephen GreenMovie
- 2013BansheeRobert DaltonSeries
- 2012ElementaryDr. Mason BaldwinSeries
- 2012End of WatchVan HauserMovie
- 2012Between UsJoelMovie
- 2012The NewsroomElliot HirschSeries
- 2012BlueCooperSeries
- 2012Thin IceBob EganMovie
- 2011IsolationDr. SloanMovie
- 2011W.E.ErnestMovie
- 2011The Green HornetFrank ScanlonMovie
- 2010Every DayBrianMovie
- 2009Royal PainsDan SamuelsSeries
- 2009State of PlayPointCorp InsiderMovie
- 2009Lie to MeFrank AmbroseSeries
- 2008Revolutionary RoadShep CampbellMovie
- 2008Quantum of SolaceGregg BeamMovie
- 2007AwakeDraculaMovie
- 2007Midnight SonMulliganMovie
- 2006The Wedding WeekendDavidMovie
- 2006El hormigueroSelf - GuestSeries
- 2006The UnitGary WeberSeries
- 2006The Book of DanielSeries
- 2005Brokeback MountainRandall MaloneMovie
- 2005ConfessAgent Jim McAllisterMovie
- 2005War of the WorldsDock WorkerMovie
- 2004KinseyRobert KinseyMovie
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
- 2002HackChristopher ClarkSeries
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentPaul Devildis, Wesley John KandersonSeries
- 2001The Invention of LoveMoses John JacksonMovie
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTerry JessupSeries
- 1994ExtraSelf - GuestSeries
- 1990Law & OrderMike, Jay CarlinSeries
- 1989The SimpsonsFred Kranepool (voice)Series
- 1984Jeopardy!Self - Clue PresenterSeries
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
- 1949The Emmy AwardsSelfSeries
- —The TrashersJimmy GalanteMovie
- —A Head Full of GhostsJohnMovie
- —Little OneMovie
- —Untitled Lily Allen DocumentarySelfMovie
- —The Family DisappearsMovie
- —Untitled Jack Thorne Spy ThrillerMatt Wolfe, Executive ProducerSeries