David Harbour

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

The Simpsons

Stranger Things

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

All Movies (50)

Avengers: Secret Wars2027 · as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
John Rambo2027 · as Major Trautman
Avengers: Doomsday2026 · as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
Violent Night 22026 · as Santa Claus
GOAT2026 · as Archie Everhardt (voice)
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 52026 · as Self (uncredited)
Thunderbolts*2025 · as Alexei Shostakov
A Working Man2025 · as Gunny Lefferty
Night of the Zoopocalypse2025 · as Dan (voice)
Gran Turismo2023 · as Jack Salter
We Have a Ghost2023 · as Ernest
Violent Night2022 · as Santa
Black Widow2021 · as Alexei
No Sudden Move2021 · as Matt Wertz
Extraction2020 · as Gaspar
Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn2019 · as Self
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein2019 · as David Harbour III / David Harbour Jr. / Frankenstein
Hellboy2019 · as Hellboy / Anung Un Rama
Human Affairs2018 · as Ronnie
Sleepless2017 · as Doug Dennison
Suicide Squad2016 · as Dexter Tolliver
Black Mass2015 · as John Morris
The Equalizer2014 · as Masters
A Walk Among the Tombstones2014 · as Ray
X/Y2014 · as Todd
Parkland2013 · as Gordon Shanklin
Snitch2013 · as Jay Price
Knife Fight2013 · as Stephen Green
End of Watch2012 · as Van Hauser
Between Us2012 · as Joel
Thin Ice2012 · as Bob Egan
Isolation2011 · as Dr. Sloan
W.E.2011 · as Ernest
The Green Hornet2011 · as Frank Scanlon
Every Day2010 · as Brian
State of Play2009 · as PointCorp Insider
Revolutionary Road2008 · as Shep Campbell
Quantum of Solace2008 · as Gregg Beam
Awake2007 · as Dracula
Midnight Son2007 · as Mulligan
The Wedding Weekend2006 · as David
Brokeback Mountain2005 · as Randall Malone
Confess2005 · as Agent Jim McAllister
War of the Worlds2005 · as Dock Worker
Kinsey2004 · as Robert Kinsey
The Invention of Love2001 · as Moses John Jackson
The Trashers— · as Jimmy Galante
Evil Genius—
A Head Full of Ghosts— · as John
Little One—

All TV Shows (42)

DTF St. Louis2026 · as Floyd Smernitch
Marvel Zombies2025 · as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice)
Creature Commandos2024 · as Frankenstein (voice)
Animal2021 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Q-Force2021 · as Buck (voice)
What If...?2021 · as Alexei Shostakov (voice)
What If...?2021 · as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled2021 · as Self
Beyond Stranger Things2017 · as Self
Crisis in Six Scenes2016 · as Vic
Stranger Things2016 · as Jim Hopper
Animals.2016 · as Hawk (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
Hot Ones2015 · as Self
State of Affairs2014 · as David Patrick
Manhattan2014 · as Reed Akley
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
Rake2014 · as David Potter
Drunk History2013 · as Vietnam Memorial Head
Banshee2013 · as Robert Dalton
Elementary2012 · as Dr. Mason Baldwin
The Newsroom2012 · as Elliot Hirsch
Blue2012 · as Cooper
Royal Pains2009 · as Dan Samuels
Lie to Me2009 · as Frank Ambrose
El hormiguero2006 · as Self - Guest
The Unit2006 · as Gary Weber
The Book of Daniel2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
Hack2002 · as Christopher Clark
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Paul Devildis
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Wesley John Kanderson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Terry Jessup
Extra1994 · as Self - Guest
Law & Order1990 · as Mike
Law & Order1990 · as Jay Carlin
The Simpsons1989 · as Fred Kranepool (voice)
Jeopardy!1984 · as Self - Clue Presenter
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host