David Harbour
Date Of Birth | April 10, 1975 |
Age | 49 years 5 months 26 days |
Day of Birth | Thursday |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, United States |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Profession | Actor |
Birth Name | David K Harbour |
Personal Information | |
Religion | Christianity |
Languages | English , Italian |
Star Sign | Aries |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Caucasian |
Complexion | White |
Body Features & Measurements | |
Height | 190 CM 6 Feet 3 Inches |
Eye color | Blue |
Hair color | Blonde |
Weight | 77 KG 170 lbs |
Body Type | Athletic |
Family Information | |
Father | John Kenneth Harbour |
Mother | Nancy Riley |
Grandfathers | Richard Floyd Riley (maternal) Victor J. Harbour (paternal) |
Grandmother | Esther Muriel Carr (maternal) |
Education Qualifications | |
Education (High School) | Byram Hills High School (Armonk, New York) |
Education(College) | Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
Alma Mater | Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire) |
Love, Romance, Marriage | |
Girlfriends | Julia Stiles (Ex; 2011-2012) Maria Thayer (Ex; two were engaged at one time) |
Career Information | |
Years Active | 1999 |
Debut (TV) | Law & Order(1999) |
Debut(Broadway) | The Rainmaker(1999) |
Favorites, Hobbies, Likes/ Dislikes | |
Likes | Pamcake Cupcake |
Favorite Beverage | Coffee (Americano) |
Social Networks, Web links | |
Twitter Profile | David Harbour Twitter Profile |
Instagram Profile | David Harbour Instagram Profile |
More Information | |
Teacher | Tony Greco (Acting) |
Friends | Winona Ryder Finn Wolfhard |
Net worth | $4 Million $3 Million (2016) |
Biography
David Harbour is an American stage and movie actor. David is popular for playing Jim Hopper in Netflix Supernatural science fiction horror drama 'Stranger Things'. His role as agent Gregg Beam in British spy film Quantum of Solace is popular as well.
Childhood - Family
David Harbour was born on 10th April 1975 in White Plains, New York to Nancy Riley(mother) & John Kenneth Harbour(father).
Parents
Both the parents of David Harbour work in real estate. His mother works in Residential resal estate while father in the Commercial real estate.
Education
- Byram Hills High School: David attended BHHS- a four year co-ed public secondart school located in in Armonk, New York. Actors Sean Maher & Eyal Podell were his school mates the school.
- Dartmouth College: David attended the Ivy League research university located in Hanover, New Hampshire. He graduated with major in Drama & Italian language in 1997.
- Sigma Phi Epsilon: He was part of the fraternity ΣΦΕ while at the Dartmouth College.
Girlfriend - Dating
David Harbour & Lily Allen
David has been in relationshhip with singer Lily Allen (Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper) since Octover 2019. They appeared together at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
[ David Harbour & Lily Allen ]
David Harbour & Alison Sudol
David and american actress/ singer Alison Sudol had been in relationship from January 2018 to early 2019. They broke up after an year
[ David Harbour & Alison Sudol ]
Interesting Facts
- Ancestry: He is of English, German, Irish & Scottish Ethnicity
- Politics: He has been critical of republican president Donald Trump and his policies.
- Michael Jackson in the dream: Michael Jackson once appeared in his dream, MJ knocked on his door and asked "David Harbour" to teach him dancing.
- Prankster: He often involves himself with challenges and pranks on internet with his fans.
- Loves Poems: He loves poetry.
- Activism - Philanthropy:
- He actively participated in the FreeInternet campaign, a campaign to stop few tech companies take over the internet.
- He volunteers to help raise cancer awareness.
- Odd Jobs: When he was a young man, he delivered pizzas to homes.
- Animal Lover: He likes animals, he is often seen taking selfies with puppies, ducks, birds, squirrels.
- Failed Audition: He auditioned to play Blob in the Wolverine X-men movie but did not get the role.
- Is David Harbour Gay?
- There are rumors that he is gay, however he has had girlfriends in the past and there is no substantial evidence to support claim of his homosexuality.
- David playing David: David has played many characters that had the same first name 'David' as him. In 'The Wedding Weekend' he plays David, in "State of Affairs" he plays David Patrick, in "Rake" he plays "David Potter".
Controversy
A woman named Christin Croft jumped out of David Harbour's apartment in Manhattan and died back in 2015. Later David informed it was a friend struggling from mental illness.
Career
Stranger Things
David apepars in the Netflix horror series as the chief of Hawkins Police Department- Jim Hopper. He is the guardian of the Lead character 'Eleven' played by Millie Bobby Brown.
Jim Hopper's daughter had died of cancer which had lead to his divorce with the wife and eventual Alcohol addiction. 'Eleven' entry into his life brings back responsibiltiy into him.
[ David Harbour & Millie Bobby Brown- Stranger Things ]
Filmography
Movies List
Year | Movie | Character | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Extraction | ||
2020 | Black Widow | Alexei Shostakov (Red Guardian) | |
2019 | Hellboy | Hellboy | Lead Role |
2018 | Human Affairs | Ronnie | |
2017 | Sleepless | Dennison | |
2016 | Suicide Squad | Dexter Tolliver | |
2015 | Black Mass | John Morris | |
2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstones | Ray | |
2014 | The Equalizer | Masters | |
2014 | X/Y | Todd | |
2013 | Parkland | Gordon Shanklin | |
2013 | Snitch | Jay Price | |
2012 | Midnight Sun | Ethan Davies | TV Movie |
2012 | Between Us | Joel | |
2012 | End of Watch | Van Hauser | |
2012 | Knife Fight | Stephen Green | |
2011 | Tilda | TV Movie | |
2011 | Isolation | Dr. Sloan | |
2011 | W.E. | Ernest | |
2011 | Thin Ice | Bob Egan | |
2011 | The Green Hornet | Scanlon | |
2010 | Every Day | Brian | |
2009 | State of Play | PointCorp Insider | |
2008 | Revolutionary Road | Shep Campbell | |
2008 | Quantum of Solace | Gregg Beam | |
2007 | Awake | Dracula | |
2006 | The Wedding Weekend | David | |
2005 | Confess | FBI Agent McAllister | |
2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Randall Malone | |
2005 | War of the Worlds | Dock Worker | |
2004 | Kinsey | Robert Kinsey |
TV/ Web Series List
Year | Series | Character | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
2016-2021 | Stranger Things | Jim Hopper | Main role; 33 episodes |
2018 | Animals. | Hawk (voice) | Roachella(Season 3 Episode 10) |
2018 | Drunk History | Vietnam Memorial Head | Underdogs (Season 5 Episode 6) |
2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Vic | Season 1 Episode 2 |
2015-2016 | Banshee | Robert Dalton | We All Pay Eventually( Season 3 Episode 10); Something Out of the Bible (Season 4 Episode 1) |
2014-2015 | State of Affairs | David Patrick | Season 1 Episodes 1-13 |
2012-14 | The Newsroom | Elliot Hirsch | 10 episodes; Season 1-3 |
2014 | Manhattan | Reed Akley | 10 episodes; Season 1 |
2014 | Rake | David Potter | Main Role; 13 episodes; Season 1 Episodes 1-13 |
2012 | Elementary | Dr. Mason Baldwin | Lesser Evils( Season 1 Episode 5) |
2012 | Blue | Cooper | Mom , Jack the Ripper, Paying for S*x(Season 1 Episodes 1,6,7) |
2011-2012 | Pan Am | Roger Anderson | 6 episodes; Season 1 |
2009 | Royal Pains | Dan Samuels | It's Like Jamais Vu All Over Again (Season 1 Episode 9) |
2004-2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Paul Devildis/ Wesley John Kenderson | Silver Lining( Season 4 Episode 8), Family Values(Season 8 Episode 9) |
2009 | Lie to Me | Frank Ambrose | "The Better Half' (Season 1 Episode 10) |
1999-2008 | Law & Order | Jay Carlin / Mike | Patsy(Season 10 Episode 7); Submission (Season 18 Episode 12) |
2007 | The Unit | Gary Weber | Five Brothers (Season 3 Episode 7) |
2006 | The Book of Daniel | Kevin Warwick | Acceptance (Season 1 Episode 3) |
2003 | Hack | Christopher Clark | Presumed Guilty (Season 2 Episode 3 |
2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Terry Jessup | Dolls (Season 4 Episode 7) |
Short Movies List
Year | Movie | Character | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | El Hormiguero: Vacaciones en el Titanic | David Harbour | |
2019 | Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein | David Harbour | He is also the executive producer |
2007 | Midnight Son | Mulligan |
Soundtracks
Year | Track | Movie/ TV | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | You Don't Mess Around with Jim | Stranger Things (Chapter Two: The Mall Rats) | |
Stage/ Theater/ Broadway
David has had quite a popular stage career, he has been awarded for some of his stage performances. His notable stage performances include
Year | Play | Role | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
2012-13 | Glengarry Glen Ross | John Williamson | |
2010-11 | The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio | |
2007 | The Coast of Utopia: 3- Salvage | Seashore Doctor | |
2006-7 | The Coast of Utopia: 2- Shipwreck | George Herwegh | |
2006-7 | The Coast of Utopia: 1- Voyage | Nicholas Stankevich | |
2005 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Nick | Tony Awards Nomination |
2001 | The Invention of Love | Moses John Jackson | |
1999 | The Rainmaker | Noah Curry | |
Hamlet | |||
Between Us | |||
The Two Noble Kinsmen | |||
A Bad Friend | |||
Fifth of July | |||
Stranger | |||
The Time of the Cuckoo |
Awards
Year | Won? | Award | Project | Category | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Hellboy | Worst Actor | ||
2018 | Nomination | Primetime Emmy Awards | Stranger Things | Outstanding Supporting Actor (Drama Series) | |
2018 | Nomination | Golden Globe Awards | Stranger Things | Best Supporting Actor – Series | |
2018 | Nomination | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Stranger Things | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor | |
2018 | Nomination | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Stranger Things | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble | |
2018 | WON | Gold Derby Awards | Stranger Things | Best Drama Supporting Actor | |
2018 | WON | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Stranger Things | Best Supporting Actor- Drama Series | |
2017 | Nomination | Gold Derby Awards | Stranger Things | Best Drama Supporting Actor | |
2017 | Nomination | Primetime Emmy Awards | Stranger Things | Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series | |
2017 | Nomination | Fangoria Chainsaw Award | Stranger Things | Best Supporting Actor- TV | |
2017 | WON | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Stranger Things | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble- Drama Series | |
2005 | Nomination | Tony Awards | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Best Actor (Play) |
News & Updates
- He appeared on Jimmy Fallon show in 2014.
Quotes
- You don't deserve me, internet. You really don't deserve me.
- The very American & inspiring free press doesn't need to be attacked anymore.
- Stop with the greed, Washington. It went out of style in 1984.
- Pure passion does not a lasting marriage make
- In the face of terror our best option is to remain unafraid.
- In the silence you don't know, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.
- Don't give me the freedom to choose my provider, just provide me with healthcare.
- Do not compromise your desire.
- Who doesn't have a troubled past?
- I've been booed on a Broadway stage and never demanded an apology.
- The only good demogorgon is a dead demogorgon