David James Elliott
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1960-09-21 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Milton, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- David James Elliot · David William Smith · David Elliott · David Elliot · David Smith
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.
Known For
TV Shows (41)
Seinfeld
1989
as Carl
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Harmon Rabb Jr.
JAG
1995
as Harmon Rabb
Mad Men
2007
as Dave Wooster
The View
1997
as Self
Melrose Place
1992
as Terry Parsons
Medium
2005
as Johnny Dunham
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Knots Landing
1979
as Bill Nolan
Mom
2013
as Joe
Scorpion
2014
as Bruce
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Ted
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Romac (voice)
Close to Home
2005
as James Conlon
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Jason
Impulse
2018
as Bill Boone
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Secrets and Lies
2015
as Major Bryant
The Kominsky Method
2018
as William
Dark Justice
1991
Street Legal
1987
as Nick Del Gado
Spinning Out
2020
as James Davis
Heels
2021
as Tom Spade
GCB
2012
as Ripp Cockburn
The Hidden Room
1991
as Ron
The Guard
2008
as David Renwald
The Untouchables
1993
as Paul Robbins
Bette
2000
Revival
2025
as Wayne Cypress
The Chicken Sisters
2024
as Clayton Briggs
Impact
2009
as Alex Kittner
The Storm
2009
as General Wilson Braxton
MADtv
1995
as Children's Book Author
Knights of Bloodsteel
2009
as John Serragoth
Scoundrels
2010
as Wolfgang 'Wolf' West
Fly by Night
1991
as Mack Sheppard
Degree of Guilt
1995
as Chris Paget
Exploding Sun
2013
as Don Wincroft
Movies (36)
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
2018
as Sgt. Larry Pinkerton
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
1986
as Cadet Baxter #2
Affairs of State
2018
as Senator John Boland Baines
Lansky
2021
as Frank Rivers
Clockwatchers
1997
as Mr. MacNamee
Trumbo
2015
as John Wayne
Camera Store
2016
as Karly Regan
Rufus
2012
as Hugh Wade
Heart of Champions
2021
as Singleton
Terror Trap
2010
as Don
After All
2025
as Walter Sharpe
Confined
2010
as Michael Peyton
Harvest Moon
The Big Town
1987
as Cool Guy
Termini Station
1989
as Delaney
Collide
2022
as P.I.
Gooby
2009
as Jack Dandridge
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021
as Jack
The Rainbow Tribe
2008
as Morgan Roberts
The Man Who Lost Himself
2005
as Terry Evanshen
Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict
2008
as Rick Hudson
Exploding Sun
2013
as Don Wincroft
The Shrink Is In
2001
as Michael
Code 11-14
2003
as Det. Kurt Novack
Dawn Patrol
2014
as Jim
Battle Scars
2017
as Frank Stephens
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson
2019
as Alfred O'Connor
I Love Us
2021
as David Dallas
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995
as Byron Metcalf
Her Wicked Ways
1991
as Andrew
Holiday Affair
1996
as Steve Mason
Dodson's Journey
2001
Dad's Home
2010
as Ben Westman
The Climb
1986
as Otto Kempter
Truth be Told
2011
as Mark Crane
Dragon's Rage
2012
as Sarragoth
About David James Elliott
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… With 77 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, David James Elliott has appeared in 36 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018) — as Sgt. Larry Pinkerton
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) — as Cadet Baxter #2
- Affairs of State (2018) — as Senator John Boland Baines
- Lansky (2021) — as Frank Rivers
- Clockwatchers (1997) — as Mr. MacNamee
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