David Harbour American Actor Born 1975 in White Plains

David Harbour is an American actor born on 10 April 1975 in White Plains. He is known for playing Jim Hopper in Stranger Things (2016).

Early life

He attended Byram Hills High School and Dartmouth College.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Hack, from 2002. His 2000s credits include Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Quantum of Solace (2008). During the 2010s, he worked on The Equalizer (2014) and Suicide Squad (2016, as Dexter Tolliver). Work from the 2020s includes Extraction (2020, as Gaspar) and Thunderbolts* (2025, as Alexei Shostakov).

In total, 34 films and 6 TV series are listed from 2002 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (13), followed by drama (11) and crime (7). The list ends, for now, with Evil Genius (2026). Of his six titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Suicide Squad (2016) has the highest, at $747 million.

Olga Kurylenko appears in three of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Ben Affleck (two titles) and Viola Davis (two titles). David Ayer directed two of his titles on record, among them A Working Man (2025).

Recognition

He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in 2026 for DTF St. Louis. His nominations include the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2005. Altogether, 1 win and 2 nominations are listed.

Personal life

He has been married to Lily Allen since 2020.