David James Elliott
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
as Wayne Cypress
as P.I.
as Jack
as David Dallas
as Singleton
as Frank Rivers
as Tom Spade
as James Davis
as Alfred O'Connor
as Sgt. Larry Pinkerton
as Senator John Boland Baines
as William
as Bill Boone
as Frank Stephens
as Karly Regan
as John Wayne
as Jim
as Major Bryant
as Bruce
as Don Wincroft
as Joe
as Don Wincroft
as Hugh Wade
as Sarragoth
as Ripp Cockburn
as Mark Crane
as Don
as Michael Peyton
as Ben Westman
as Wolfgang 'Wolf' West
as Jack Dandridge
as Harmon Rabb Jr.
as General Wilson Braxton
as John Serragoth
as Alex Kittner
as Morgan Roberts
as Rick Hudson
as David Renwald
as Dave Wooster
as Self - Guest
as Terry Evanshen
as James Conlon
as Johnny Dunham
as Det. Kurt Novack
as Michael
as Romac (voice)
as Mr. MacNamee
as Self
as Steve Mason
as Byron Metcalf
as Chris Paget
as Children's Book Author
as Harmon Rabb
as Paul Robbins
as Terry Parsons
as Andrew
as Mack Sheppard
as Delaney
as Carl
as Self - Guest
as Cool Guy (as David Elliott)
as Nick Del Gado
as Cadet Baxter #2
as Otto Kempter
as Jason
as Bill Nolan
as Self - Presenter
Director
as Director