
David James Elliott
Acting
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.
Born: September 21, 1960 · Milton, Ontario, Canada
Filmography (62)

Revival
2025

The Chicken Sisters
2024

Collide
2022

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021

I Love Us
2021

Heart of Champions
2021

Heels
2021

Lansky
2021

Spinning Out
2020

The Obituary of Tunde Johnson
2019

The Kominsky Method
2018

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
2018

Affairs of State
2018

Impulse
2018

Camera Store
2016

Trumbo
2015

Secrets and Lies
2015

Dawn Patrol
2014

Scorpion
2014

Mom
2013

Exploding Sun
2013

Rufus
2012

GCB
2012

Terror Trap
2010

Confined
2010

Scoundrels
2010

Dad's Home
2010

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

The Storm
2009

Knights of Bloodsteel
2009

Gooby
2009

Impact
2009

The Rainbow Tribe
2008

Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict
2008

The Guard
2008

Mad Men
2007

The Megan Mullally Show
2006

The Man Who Lost Himself
2005

Close to Home
2005

Medium
2005

Code 11-14
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

The Shrink Is In
2001

Bette
2000

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000

The View
1997

Clockwatchers
1997

MADtv
1995

JAG
1995

The Untouchables
1993

Melrose Place
1992

Dark Justice
1991

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

Seinfeld
1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The Big Town
1987

Street Legal
1987

Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985

The Hitchhiker
1983

Knots Landing
1979

Golden Globe Awards
1944
