David James Elliott

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-09-21 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Milton, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As David James Elliot , David William Smith , David Elliott , David Elliot, David Smith

David James Elliott

Biography

David James Elliott is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. on the television series "JAG". Subsequently moving to Los Angeles, he took the stage name David James Elliott, having found an actor was already named David Smith. He appeared in the film Police Academy 3: Back in Training in 1986, and subsequently in the television series Street Legal, Knots Landing as Bill Nolan, and in 1993's The Untouchables as Agent Paul Robbins. The following year, Elliott landed a recurring role on the hit series Melrose Place, playing Terry Parsons, and a guest appearance in an episode of Seinfeld as "Carl" the antiabortion furniture mover. In 1995, Elliott landed the role he would hold for 10 years, the role of naval aviator-turned JAG lawyer Harmon Rabb, Jr. in the NBC/CBS television drama JAG. His tenure on JAG ended in 2005 with the series finale. In 1996, Elliott starred in the made-for-cable movie Holiday Affair with Cynthia Gibb. This is a remake of the 1949 classic Holiday Affair which starred Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. In 2005, Elliott starred in a Canadian television movie The Man Who Lost Himself, which was based on the true story of Terry Evanshen, a Canadian football player who was in a car accident and lost his memory due to severe head injuries. Nanci Chambers also appeared in this movie as a doctor. In October 2006, Elliott joined the cast of legal drama Close to Home (2005–2007) as Chief Deputy Prosecutor James Conlon. During 2008, he had a recurring role in the Canadian series The Guard. He starred in Sci Fi Channel's four-hour miniseries, Knights of Bloodsteel (2009). Elliott was cast as an Internet millionaire in Terror Trap, directed by Dan Garcia. Elliott also starred in Dad's Home (2010), a widowed advertising executive who loses his job and becomes a stay-at-home dad for his two children. On March 19, 2010, Elliott replaced Neal McDonough as the male lead in the television series Scoundrels. In 2010, Elliott was cast as FBI Agent Russ Josephson on CSI: NY, a recurring role as Detective Jo Danville's (Sela Ward) ex-husband, a role which he first portrayed in January 2011. In 2012, Elliott also co-starred as Ripp Cockburn, the husband of Kristin Chenoweth's character Carlene, on ABC's comedy-drama series GCB. In 2014, Elliott appeared in Mad Men (season 7) as Dave Wooster. In 2015, Elliott guest starred in the TV drama Scorpion. In 2015, Elliott played actor John Wayne in the film Trumbo. On March 29, 2019, CBS announced Elliott would be reprising his JAG role of Harmon Rabb, Jr. for a multi-episode arc in the tenth season of NCIS: Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article David James Elliott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

Revival

as Wayne Cypress

2022
Collide

as P.I.

2021
I Love Us

as David Dallas

2021
Heart of Champions

as Singleton

2021
Lansky

as Frank Rivers

2021
Heels

as Tom Spade

2020
Spinning Out

as James Davis

2019
2018
2018
Affairs of State

as Senator John Boland Baines

2018
2018
Impulse

as Bill Boone

2017
Battle Scars

as Frank Stephens

2016
Camera Store

as Karly Regan

2015
Trumbo

as John Wayne

2015
2014
Scorpion

as Bruce

2013
Exploding Sun

as Don Wincroft

2013
Mom

as Joe

2013
Exploding Sun

as Don Wincroft

2012
Rufus

as Hugh Wade

2012
Dragon's Rage

as Sarragoth

2012
GCB

as Ripp Cockburn

2011
Truth be Told

as Mark Crane

2010
2010
Confined

as Michael Peyton

2010
Dad's Home

as Ben Westman

2010
Scoundrels

as Wolfgang 'Wolf' West

2009
Gooby

as Jack Dandridge

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as Harmon Rabb Jr.

2009
The Storm

as General Wilson Braxton

2009
Knights of Bloodsteel

as John Serragoth

2009
Impact

as Alex Kittner

2008
The Rainbow Tribe

as Morgan Roberts

2008
The Guard

as David Renwald

2007
Mad Men

as Dave Wooster

2006
The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

2005
The Man Who Lost Himself

as Terry Evanshen

2005
Close to Home

as James Conlon

2005
Medium

as Johnny Dunham

2003
Code 11-14

as Det. Kurt Novack

2001
The Shrink Is In

as Michael

2000
2000
1997
Clockwatchers

as Mr. MacNamee

1997
The View

as Self

1996
Holiday Affair

as Steve Mason

1995
Degree of Guilt

as Chris Paget

1995
MADtv

as Children's Book Author

1995
JAG

as Harmon Rabb

1993
The Untouchables

as Paul Robbins

1992
Melrose Place

as Terry Parsons

1991
Her Wicked Ways

as Andrew

1991
Fly by Night

as Mack Sheppard

1989
Termini Station

as Delaney

1989
Seinfeld

as Carl

1987
The Big Town

as Cool Guy (as David Elliott)

1987
Street Legal

as Nick Del Gado

1986
1986
The Climb

as Otto Kempter

1983
1979
Knots Landing

as Bill Nolan

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Director

1995
JAG

as Director