David Harbour

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**David Kenneth Harbour** (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He plays Jim Hopper in *Stranger Things*, which earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2018. He has also received Primetime Emmy Award nominations and Golden Globe Award nominations for the role.

## 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. 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.

Since January 19th 2020, Harbour has been in a relationship with singer Lily Allen. They made their red carpet debut during the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

## Career

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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*. 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*. 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). He will also co-star as Red Guardian in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film *Black Widow* (2020).

## References

1. ↑ "Stranger Things' Winona Ryder & David Harbour Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions". *WIRED*. YouTube. July 8, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsEO8LALcyo. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
2. ↑ "David Harbour loves Hopper on 'Stranger Things.' So why does he want him dead?". January 1, 2020. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-01-01/david-harbour-loves-hopper-of-stranger-things-so-why-does-he-want-him-dead. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
3. ↑ "'Stranger Things' David Harbour Wins Critics' Choice Award". https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2018/01/12/stranger-things-david-harbour-wins-critics-choice-award/. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
4. ↑ "David Harbour". https://www.emmys.com/bios/david-harbour. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
5. ↑ "David Harbour". https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/david-harbour. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
6. ↑ Blank, Matthew (December 14, 2010). "PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Merchant of Venice's David Harbour". *Playbill*. Brightspot. http://www.playbill.com/article/playbillcoms-cue-a-merchant-of-venices-david-harbour-com-174413.
7. ↑ "Valley News - Film Notes: ‘Stranger Things’ Actor David Harbour Returns to Dartmouth". https://www.vnews.com/From-Hanover-to-Hellboy-in-Countless-Steps-17400998. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
8. ↑ "David Harbour". http://www.playbill.com/person/david-harbour-vault-0000056862. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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10. ↑ Panos, Maggie (November 2, 2017). "The Newsroom". https://www.popsugar.com/node/42002280. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
11. ↑ "David Harbour on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/guests/david-harbour/2067991dca8f8d72e9f9cbf515408223a2e5041b. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
12. ↑ Perry, Spencer (May 8, 2017). "Neil Marshall to Direct Hellboy Reboot Starring David Harbour!". http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/845915-neil-marshall-to-direct-hellboy-reboot-starring-david-harbour. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
13. ↑ Kit, Borys (May 8, 2017). "'Stranger Things' Star David Harbour Joins Scarlett Johansson in Marvel's 'Black Widow'. (Exclusive)". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/david-harbour-joins-scarlett-johansson-black-widow-1198884. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
14. ↑ Coggan, Devan (July 20, 2019). "Black Widow hits Comic-Con with first details of Scarlett Johansson film". https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/20/black-widow-movie-first-look-scarlett-johansson/.
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16. ↑ Jones, Kenneth (June 5, 2005). "Just the Facts: List of 2005 Tony Award Winners and Nominees". *Playbill*. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93359-Just-the-Facts-List-of-2005-Tony-Award-Winners-and-Nominees.
17. ↑ "Relive the 23rd Annual SAG Awards". *TNT Presents: The Screen Actor Guild Awards*. A TimeWarner Company. http://sagawards.tntdrama.com/nominees.
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22. ↑ Piester, Lauren (July 12, 2018). "David Harbour's Puppy Pooped In Celebration of His Emmy Nom", *E! Online*, E! News.
23. ↑ "RAZZ NEWZ - The Razzies!". https://www.razzies.com/razz-newz.html.

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