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Acting

David James Elliott

Career: Active from 1987 to 2025, busiest in 2009 and 2010 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 21
top three billing

Average score: 55/100

Highest rated: Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

David James Elliott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.5, average 2.6
Absurdist Humor
1.2, average 2.0
Physical Comedy
1.5, average 2.4
Class & Capitalism
2.6, average 3.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Coming-of-Age 4
Global Catastrophe 3
Psychological Drama 3
Biographical Drama 3
Moral Ambiguity 3
Psychological Thriller 3
Character Study 3
Sci-Fi Disaster 2
Race Against Time 2
Complex Characters 2
Procedural Case-of-the-Week 2
Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

10 titles · average score 58

Revival

76

TV show · as Wayne Cypress

After All

66

as Walter Sharpe

The Chicken Sisters

53

TV show · as Clayton Briggs

Collide

39

as P.I.

Lansky

59

as Frank Rivers

Heels

81

TV show · as Tom Spade

Heart of Champions

46

as Singleton

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

72

as Jack

I Love Us

26

as David Dallas

Spinning Out

66

TV show · as James Davis

2010s

22 titles · average score 56

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

76

as Sgt. Larry Pinkerton

Affairs of State

53

as Senator John Boland Baines

Camera Store

45

as Karly Regan

Trumbo

70

as John Wayne

Scorpion

63

TV show · as Bruce

Exploding Sun

59

TV show · as Don Wincroft

Exploding Sun

32

as Don Wincroft

GCB

57

TV show · as Ripp Cockburn

Truth Be Told

44

as Mark Crane

Terror Trap

36

as Don

Confined

68

as Michael Peyton

Scoundrels

52

TV show · as Wolfgang 'Wolf' West

2000s

16 titles · average score 53

Impact

57

TV show · as Alex Kittner

Gooby

25

as Jack Dandridge

The Storm

32

TV show · as General Wilson Braxton

NCIS: Los Angeles

62

TV show · as Harmon Rabb Jr.

Knights of Bloodsteel

32

TV show · as John Serragoth

The Rainbow Tribe

65

as Morgan Roberts

Mad Men

88

TV show · as Dave Wooster

Close to Home

60

TV show · as James Conlon

The Man Who Lost Himself

56

as Terry Evanshen

Medium

69

TV show · as Johnny Dunham

Code 11-14

53

as Det. Kurt Novack

The Shrink Is In

48

as Michael

1990s

12 titles · average score 66

Clockwatchers

69

as Mr. MacNamee

Holiday Affair

61

as Steve Mason

JAG

66

TV show · as Harmon Rabb

Degree of Guilt

65

TV show · as Chris Paget

Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story

59

as Byron Metcalf

MADtv

74

TV show · as Children's Book Author

The Untouchables

75

TV show · as Paul Robbins

Melrose Place

53

TV show · as Terry Parsons

Fly by Night

TV show · as Mack Sheppard

Her Wicked Ways

as Andrew

Dark Justice

71

TV show

The Hidden Room

TV show · as Ron

1980s

10 titles · average score 63

Seinfeld

87

TV show · as Carl

Doogie Howser, M.D.

43

TV show · as Rick O'Neill

Termini Station

as Delaney

China Beach

77

TV show · as Mr. Green (uncredited)

Street Legal

72

TV show · as Nick Del Gado

The Big Town

43

as Cool Guy

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

43

as Cadet Baxter #2

The Climb

as Otto Kempter

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

74

TV show · as Ted

The Hitchhiker

64

TV show · as Jason

1970s

1 title · average score 77

Knots Landing

77

TV show · as Bill Nolan