David Harbour
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David Kenneth Harbour 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) and Thunderbolts* (2025). Harbour also voiced Eric Frankenstein in the animated television series Creature Commandos (2024–present).
David Harbour is an American actor best known for playing Police Chief Jim Hopper in the Netflix series Stranger Things, a role that earned him two Emmy nominations and brought him widespread recognition. He has also appeared in major films including Hellboy, Violent Night, and Marvel movies like Black Widow, as well as voiced characters in animated series.
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New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Avengers: Secret Wars — Alexei Shostakov2027
- John Rambo — Major Trautman2027
- Violent Night 2 — Santa Claus2026
- Avengers: Doomsday — Alexei Shostakov2026
- GOAT — Archie Everhardt (voice)2026
- Evil Genius2026
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 — Self (uncredited)2026
- DTF St. Louis — Floyd Smernitch2026
- Night of the Zoopocalypse — Dan (voice)2025
- Thunderbolts* — Alexei Shostakov2025
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- human
- Given name
- Kenneth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- White Plains
- Spouse
- Lily Allen
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
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- David Harbour by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1975-04-10
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- David Harbour
- name in native language
- David Kenneth Harbour
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
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- 1167678
- medical condition
- bipolar disorder
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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) and Thunderbolts* (2025). Harbour also voiced Eric Frankenstein in the animated television series Creature Commandos (2024–present).
Early life and education
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