
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.
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Acting History
2025
After All as Walter Sharpe
2025Revival as Wayne Cypress
2024The Chicken Sisters as Clayton Briggs
2022Collide as P.I.
2021Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas as Jack
2021I Love Us as David Dallas
2021Heart of Champions as Singleton
2021Heels as Tom Spade
2021Lansky as Frank Rivers
2020Spinning Out as James Davis
2019The Obituary of Tunde Johnson as Alfred O'Connor
2018The Kominsky Method as William
2018Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey as Sgt. Larry Pinkerton
2018Affairs of State as Senator John Boland Baines
2018Impulse as Bill Boone
2017Battle Scars as Frank Stephens
2016Camera Store as Karly Regan
2015Trumbo as John Wayne
2015Secrets and Lies as Major Bryant
2014Dawn Patrol as Jim
2014Scorpion as Bruce
2013Mom as Joe
2013Exploding Sun as Don Wincroft
2013Exploding Sun as Don Wincroft
2012Rufus as Hugh Wade
2012Dragon's Rage as Sarragoth
2012GCB as Ripp Cockburn
2011Truth be Told as Mark Crane
2010Terror Trap as Don
2010Confined as Michael Peyton
2010Scoundrels as Wolfgang 'Wolf' West
2010Dad's Home as Ben Westman
2009NCIS: Los Angeles as Harmon Rabb Jr.
2009The Storm as General Wilson Braxton
2009Knights of Bloodsteel as John Serragoth
2009Gooby as Jack Dandridge
2009Impact as Alex Kittner
2008The Rainbow Tribe as Morgan Roberts
2008Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict as Rick Hudson
2008The Guard as David Renwald
2007Mad Men as Dave Wooster
2006The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
2005The Man Who Lost Himself as Terry Evanshen
2005Close to Home as James Conlon
2005Medium as Johnny Dunham
2003Code 11-14 as Det. Kurt Novack
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2001The Shrink Is In as Michael
2001Dodson's Journey
2000Bette
2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Romac (voice)
1997The View as Self
1997Clockwatchers as Mr. MacNamee
1996Holiday Affair as Steve Mason
1995Degree of Guilt as Chris Paget
1995MADtv as Children's Book Author
1995JAG as Harmon Rabb
1995Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story as Byron Metcalf
1993The Untouchables as Paul Robbins
1992Melrose Place as Terry Parsons
1991Dark Justice
1991Fly by Night as Mack Sheppard
1991Her Wicked Ways as Andrew
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989Termini Station as Delaney
1989Seinfeld as Carl
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987The Big Town as Cool Guy
1987Street Legal as Nick Del Gado
1986Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Cadet Baxter #2
1986The Climb as Otto Kempter
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ted
1983The Hitchhiker as Jason
1979Knots Landing as Bill Nolan
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
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