David Harbour
American actor celebrated for his Tony-nominated stage work, his iconic role in Stranger Things, and his Marvel Cinematic Universe appearances as Red Guardian.
David Harbour - Personal Information
- Name: David Harbour
- Date of Birth: April 10, 1975
- Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Executive Producer
Biography
David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He has received nominations for a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
David began his career acting in Shakespearean theatre productions. After his professional debut on Broadway in the 1999 revival of The Rainmaker, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in a production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He made his television debut on Law & Order in 1999 and had supporting roles in films such as Brokeback Mountain (2005), Revolutionary Road (2008) and Black Mass (2015).
Harbour gained global recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. 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 media franchise, beginning with the film Black Widow (2021).
Selected Filmography
A selection of David Harbour's most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- Avengers: Secret Wars (2027) as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
- Avengers: Doomsday (2026) as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
- Violent Night 2 (2026) as Santa
- DTF St. Louis (TV - 2026) as Floyd Smernitch
- GOAT (2026) as Archie Everhardt (voice)
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026) as Self (uncredited)
- Marvel Zombies (TV - 2025) as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (voice)
- Thunderbolts* (2025) as Alexei Shostakov
- A Working Man (2025) as Gunny Lefferty
- Night of the Zoopocalypse (2025) as Dan (voice)
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