David James Elliott

Career timeline

1. 1960 · Born

   Born in Milton, Ontario, Canada

2. 1979 · Screen debut

   Knots Landing (TV)

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   Seinfeld (TV)

4. 1995 · Directing debut

   JAG (TV)

5. 2025 · Latest release

   After All (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1970s

10 1980s

13 1990s

17 2000s

22 2010s

10 2020s

• Drama56
• Comedy17
• Crime16
• Action & Adventure10
• Tv Movie9
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy8

Highest-rated title Seinfeld 1989 8.2 Most popular title Seinfeld 1989 8.2

1. — Harvest Moon Upcoming Movie
2. 2025 After All as Walter Sharpe Movie
3. 2025 Revival as Wayne Cypress 6.7 TV
4. 2024 The Chicken Sisters as Clayton Briggs TV
5. 2022 Collide as P.I. 4.8 Movie
6. 2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas as Jack 6.4 Movie
7. 2021 I Love Us as David Dallas Movie
8. 2021 Heart of Champions as Singleton 6.7 Movie
9. 2021 Heels as Tom Spade 7.4 TV
10. 2021 Lansky as Frank Rivers 5.9 Movie
11. 2020 Spinning Out as James Davis 7.9 TV
12. 2019 The Obituary of Tunde Johnson as Alfred O'Connor 5.1 Movie
13. 2018 The Kominsky Method as William 7.5 TV
14. 2018 Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey as Sgt. Larry Pinkerton 8.0 Movie
15. 2018 Affairs of State as Senator John Boland Baines 4.9 Movie
16. 2018 Impulse as Bill Boone 7.6 TV
17. 2017 Battle Scars as Frank Stephens Movie
18. 2016 Camera Store as Karly Regan 5.8 Movie
19. 2015 Trumbo as John Wayne 7.2 Movie
20. 2015 Secrets and Lies as Major Bryant 7.4 TV
21. 2014 Dawn Patrol as Jim 5.0 Movie
22. 2014 Scorpion as Bruce 8.2 TV
23. 2013 Mom as Joe 7.3 TV
24. 2013 Exploding Sun as Don Wincroft TV
25. 2013 Exploding Sun as Don Wincroft 4.6 Movie
26. 2012 Rufus as Hugh Wade 5.5 Movie
27. 2012 Dragon's Rage as Sarragoth Movie
28. 2012 GCB as Ripp Cockburn 6.3 TV
29. 2011 Truth Be Told as Mark Crane Movie
30. 2010 Terror Trap as Don 4.7 Movie
31. 2010 Scoundrels as Wolfgang 'Wolf' West TV
32. 2010 Confined as Michael Peyton 6.5 Movie
33. 2010 Dad's Home as Ben Westman Movie
34. 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles as Harmon Rabb Jr. 7.5 TV
35. 2009 The Storm as General Wilson Braxton 6.2 TV
36. 2009 Knights of Bloodsteel as John Serragoth TV
37. 2009 Gooby as Jack Dandridge 3.1 Movie
38. 2009 Impact as Alex Kittner 5.8 TV
39. 2008 The Rainbow Tribe as Morgan Roberts Movie
40. 2008 Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict as Rick Hudson Movie
41. 2008 The Guard as David Renwald TV
42. 2007 Mad Men as Dave Wooster 8.1 TV
43. 2005 The Man Who Lost Himself as Terry Evanshen Movie
44. 2005 Close to Home as James Conlon 5.9 TV
45. 2005 Medium as Johnny Dunham 7.5 TV
46. 2003 Code 11-14 as Det. Kurt Novack Movie
47. 2001 The Shrink Is In as Michael 4.8 Movie
48. 2001 Dodson's Journey Movie
49. 2000 Bette TV
50. 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Romac (voice) 6.6 TV
51. 1997 The View as Self 4.3 TV
52. 1997 Clockwatchers as Mr. MacNamee 6.2 Movie
53. 1996 Holiday Affair as Steve Mason Movie
54. 1995 Degree of Guilt as Chris Paget TV
55. 1995 MADtv as Children's Book Author 7.1 TV
56. 1995 JAG as Harmon Rabb 7.3 TV
57. 1995 Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story as Byron Metcalf Movie
58. 1993 The Untouchables as Paul Robbins TV
59. 1992 Melrose Place as Terry Parsons 5.9 TV
60. 1991 The Hidden Room as Ron TV
61. 1991 Dark Justice TV
62. 1991 Fly by Night as Mack Sheppard TV
63. 1991 Her Wicked Ways as Andrew Movie
64. 1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. as Rick O'Neill 6.7 TV
65. 1989 Termini Station as Delaney Movie
66. 1989 Seinfeld as Carl 8.2 TV
67. 1988 China Beach as Mr. Green (uncredited) 7.4 TV
68. 1987 The Big Town as Cool Guy 5.6 Movie
69. 1987 Street Legal as Nick Del Gado TV
70. 1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training as Cadet Baxter #2 5.8 Movie
71. 1986 The Climb as Otto Kempter Movie
72. 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ted 7.2 TV
73. 1983 The Hitchhiker as Jason 6.2 TV
74. 1979 Knots Landing as Bill Nolan 6.9 TV

1. 1995 JAG 7.3 TV

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