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David James Elliott

Known for acting · Born 21 September 1960 · 66 · Milton, Ontario, Canada

80 credits

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.

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Known for

JAG

1995

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

2018

Street Legal

1987

Trumbo

2015

Impulse

2018

Spinning Out

2020

Terror Trap

2010

Close to Home

2005

Lansky

2021

The Untouchables

1993

Affairs of State

2018

Exploding Sun

2013

Acting (79)

2025RevivalWayne Cypress · 10 episodesSeries
2025After AllWalter SharpeFilm
2024The Chicken SistersClayton Briggs · 5 episodesSeries
2022CollideP.I.Film
2021HeelsTom SpadeSeries
2021LanskyFrank RiversFilm
2021Zoey's Extraordinary ChristmasJackFilm
2021Heart of ChampionsSingletonFilm
2021I Love UsDavid DallasFilm
2020Spinning OutJames Davis · 10 episodesSeries
2019The Obituary of Tunde JohnsonAlfred O'ConnorFilm
2018Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVeySgt. Larry PinkertonFilm
2018The Kominsky MethodWilliamSeries
2018ImpulseBill Boone · 11 episodesSeries
2018Affairs of StateSenator John Boland BainesFilm
2017Battle ScarsFrank StephensFilm
2016Camera StoreKarly ReganFilm
2015TrumboJohn WayneFilm
2015Secrets and LiesMajor Bryant · 7 episodesSeries
2014ScorpionBruceSeries
2014Dawn PatrolJimFilm
2013MomJoeSeries
2013Exploding SunDon WincroftFilm
2013Exploding SunDon Wincroft · 2 episodesSeries
2012GCBRipp Cockburn · 10 episodesSeries
2012RufusHugh WadeFilm
2012Dragon's RageSarragothFilm
2011Truth Be ToldMark CraneFilm
2010Terror TrapDonFilm
2010ConfinedMichael PeytonFilm
2010ScoundrelsWolfgang 'Wolf' West · 8 episodesSeries
2010Dad's HomeBen WestmanFilm
2009NCIS: Los AngelesHarmon Rabb Jr. · 3 episodesSeries
2009ImpactAlex Kittner · 2 episodesSeries
2009GoobyJack DandridgeFilm
2009The StormGeneral Wilson Braxton · 2 episodesSeries
2009Knights of BloodsteelJohn Serragoth · 2 episodesSeries
2009Knights of BloodsteelJohn SerragothFilm
2008The Rainbow TribeMorgan RobertsFilm
2008Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex AddictRick HudsonFilm
2008The GuardDavid RenwaldSeries
2007Mad MenDave Wooster · 2 episodesSeries
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2005MediumJohnny DunhamSeries
2005Close to HomeJames Conlon · 22 episodesSeries
2005The Man Who Lost HimselfTerry EvanshenFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!SelfSeries
2003Code 11-14Det. Kurt NovackFilm
2001The Shrink Is InMichaelFilm
2001Dodson's JourneyFilm
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandRomac (voice)Series
2000BetteSeries
1997The ViewSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1997ClockwatchersMr. MacNameeFilm
1996Holiday AffairSteve MasonFilm
1995JAGHarmon Rabb · 227 episodesSeries
1995MADtvChildren's Book AuthorSeries
1995Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West StoryByron MetcalfFilm
1995Degree of GuiltChris Paget · 2 episodesSeries
1993The UntouchablesPaul Robbins · 25 episodesSeries
1992Melrose PlaceTerry Parsons · 5 episodesSeries
1991Dark JusticeSeries
1991Her Wicked WaysAndrewFilm
1991Fly by NightMack Sheppard · 13 episodesSeries
1991The Hidden RoomRonSeries
1989SeinfeldCarlSeries
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.Rick O'NeillSeries
1989Termini StationDelaneyFilm
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - GuestSeries
1988China BeachMr. Green (uncredited)Series
1987The Big TownCool GuyFilm
1987Street LegalNick Del Gado · 130 episodesSeries
1986Police Academy 3: Back in TrainingCadet Baxter #2Film
1986The ClimbOtto KempterFilm
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTedSeries
1983The HitchhikerJasonSeries
1979Knots LandingBill Nolan · 3 episodesSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - PresenterSeries
—Harvest MoonFilm

Directing (1)

1995JAGDirectorSeries