David James Elliott

David James Elliott is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for playing the lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. on the television series *JAG*. Originally from Canada, he moved to Los Angeles and adopted the stage name David James Elliott, as there was already an actor named David Smith. He appeared in the 1986 film *Police Academy 3: Back in Training*, and later 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 made a guest appearance in an episode of *Seinfeld* as "Carl," the antiabortion furniture mover.

In 1995, Elliott was cast in the role that would define his career for the next decade: Harmon Rabb, Jr., a naval aviator turned JAG lawyer, in the NBC/CBS television drama *JAG*. He remained in the role until the series finale in 2005. In 1996, he starred in the made-for-cable movie *Holiday Affair* with Cynthia Gibb, a remake of the 1949 classic of the same name starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. In 2005, Elliott appeared in the Canadian television movie *The Man Who Lost Himself*, based on the true story of Terry Evanshen, a Canadian football player who suffered memory loss due to a car accident. Nanci Chambers also appeared in the film as a doctor. In October 2006, Elliott joined the cast of the legal drama *Close to Home* (2005–2007) as Chief Deputy Prosecutor James Conlon. In 2008, he had a recurring role in the Canadian series *The Guard*. He starred in the 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. He also appeared in *Dad's Home* (2010) as 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, he was cast as FBI Agent Russ Josephson on *CSI: NY*, a recurring role as Detective Jo Danville's (Sela Ward) ex-husband, a character he first portrayed in January 2011. In 2012, he co-starred as Ripp Cockburn, the husband of Kristin Chenoweth's character Carlene, on ABC's comedy-drama series *GCB*. In 2014, he appeared in *Mad Men* (season 7) as Dave Wooster. In 2015, he guest starred in the TV drama *Scorpion* and played actor John Wayne in the film *Trumbo*.

On March 29, 2019, CBS announced that Elliott would be reprising his *JAG* role of Harmon Rabb, Jr. for a multi-episode arc in the tenth season of *NCIS: Los Angeles*.