David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–present), which has earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2018. He has also received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for the role. Early life Harbour was born 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.[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 International 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 science fiction horror 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 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 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 2019 Dhaka Filming 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" 2007 The Unit Gary Weber Episode: "Five Brothers" 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 Jim Hopper Main role; 17 episodes 2018 Drunk History Vietnam Memorial Head Episode: "Underdogs" 2018 Animals. Hawk (voice) Episode: "Roachella" 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 an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor 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). 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