David James Elliott stars as Lt. Cdr. Harmon Rabb, Jr., a brave, sexy and outstanding Navy lawyer. He plays a gentleman as well as an officer in the Navy's Judge Advocate General (JAG) corps. Prior to his role on "JAG," perhaps best known to television audiences for his recurring role as Terry Parsons, a charming, alcoholic, sex addict who has an affair with Courtney Thorne-Smith's character on the popular night time soap opera, "Melrose Place."

But if you ask, he credits his one-time appearance as Carl the moving guy on "Seinfeld" for more exposure than all his other experiences combined.

Born in Toronto, Canada, Elliott had an early interest in music rather than acting. At 19, he was enjoying his chosen path of singing in a rock band when he read "King Lear" in a theater history class and was encouraged by his teacher to try acting. After a lengthy interview process, he was accepted into the prestigious Ryerson Polytechnic Institute (a Canadian arts college comparable to Julliard) in 1983. Prior to his graduation, he was accepted to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada, where he won the Jean Chalmers Award for Most Promising Actor. Soon after, he starred in the Canadian Broadcasting Company series "Street Legal" from 1985-88. In 1990, he moved to Los Angeles and was signed to a development deal with Disney Studios. His resume quickly expanded when he guest-starred on such series as "Doogie Hauser, M.D.," "China Beach," "The Hitchhiker" and "Dark Justice." In 1992, he landed a recurring role as a pro-baseball player opposite Nicolette Sheridan on "Knots Landing," and later that year, he starred in Paramount's syndicated series "The Untouchables." Elliott also portrayed the alcoholic husband of Dottie West in the made for TV drama, "Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story." In addition, he starred in the NBC mini-series "Degree of Guilt," and the yuletide-themed TV movie remake of "A Holiday Affair." 

He recently starred in the film 'Clockwatchers' which is a Sundance Film Festival favorite. Co-starring with everyone's beloved man in uniform is Parker Posey, Toni Collette and Lisa Judrow. Elliott is happily married and has a young daughter.

In his free time, he enjoys spending time and playing with his daughter. He's also been known to play golf, go fishing, run, write, or watch old movies. He has also been spotted competing in marathons.