David James Elliott
Biography
David James Elliott is a Canadian actor who was born David William Smith in Milton, Ontario, and studied at Ryerson University before joining the Stratford Shakespearean Festival. After moving to Los Angeles, he changed his name because another actor was already called David Smith. In 1995 he took the role of Harmon Rabb Jr. on JAG, playing the character for ten years until the show ended in 2005. He later joined the cast of the legal drama Close to Home. His film credits include Terror Trap (2010). In 2015 he portrayed John Wayne in Trumbo. He won a TV Guide Award in 2000 for Favorite Male Actor in a Drama, and later returned to the role of Harmon Rabb Jr. for an arc on NCIS: Los Angeles.
66years old
Turns 67 on September 21in 344 days
- Born Milton
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 35 years1987 to 2022
First and latest
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About the name
Elliott took the stage name David James Elliott after moving to Los Angeles, because an actor was already working under the name David Smith.
A change of course
Elliott was in a band as a teenager and quit Milton District High School during his final year to chase a rock star dream. At 19 he saw that would not happen and went back to finish high school.
Early training
Elliott enrolled at Ryerson University in Toronto once he finished high school, earned his degree there in 1982, and became part of the Young Company at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Ontario.
Big break
In 1995, Elliott took the part of Harmon Rabb Jr., a JAG lawyer who had been a naval aviator, in the NBC/CBS drama JAG. He stayed with the show for 10 years, until its finale in 2005.
David James Elliott movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey2018 Crime, Dramaas Sgt. Larry Pinkerton
IMDb rating 7.220K votes
Most often with
David Cade appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
David Cade's page
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Chris Owens's page
Box office
What David James Elliott's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$10.6 million
5 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$8.2M77.4% of the total
- 2$1.7M16.3% of the total
- 3$538K5.1% of the total
- 4$137K1.3% of the total
- 5$3K0.0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.