David James Elliott

For me, Elliott is the rare actor who proved that endurance is its own talent. Anchoring JAG as Harmon Rabb Jr. for a full decade, from 1995 to 2005, is no small feat; long-running series reward steadiness and quiet conviction over flash, and he clearly had both. I also find it telling that this Ontario-born performer, christened David William Smith, later moved behind the camera to direct. That hunger to grow rather than coast earns my respect. Carrying a single role faithfully for ten years is a craft most viewers undervalue, and I never do.

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Name (English)

David James Elliott

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・ジェームズ・エリオット

Reading

でゔぃっど・じぇーむず・えりおっと

Born

September 21, 1960 (age 66)

Origin

Milton, Ontario, Canada

Occupation

actor / film actor / film director / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

High school

Milton District High School

University

Toronto Metropolitan University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20James%20Elliott
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q547801

Tags

• Ontario
• actor
• film actor
• film director

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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