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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 l
anded 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.
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