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David James Elliott

David James Elliott

Birthday: 1960-09-21 | Place of Birth: Milton, Ontario, Canada

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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
I Love Us

as    David Dallas

2021
Lansky

as    Frank Rivers

2019
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

as    Alfred O'Connor

2018
Affairs of State

as    Senator John Boland Baines

2018
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

as    Sgt. Larry Pinkerton

2017
Battle Scars

as    Frank Stephens

2016
Camera Store

as    Karly Regan

2015
Trumbo

as    John Wayne

2013
Exploding Sun

as    Don Wincroft

2012
Rufus

as    Hugh Wade

2012
Dragon's Rage

as    Sarragoth

2011
Truth be Told

as    Mark Crane

2010
Terror Trap

as    Don

2010
Confined

as    Michael Peyton

2009
Impact

as    Alex Kittner

2009
The Storm

as    General Wilson Braxton

2009
Gooby

as    Jack Dandridge

2008
The Rainbow Tribe

as    Morgan Roberts

2005
Close to Home

as    James Conlon

2003
Code 11-14

as    Det. Kurt Novack

2001
The Shrink Is In

as    Michael

1998
Clockwatchers

as    Mr. MacNamee

1995
Degree of Guilt

as    Chris Paget

1995
JAG

as    Harmon Rabb

1991
Her Wicked Ways

as    Andrew

1991
Fly by Night

as    Mack Sheppard