Apr 2, 2026 2:40pm PT

‘DTF St. Louis’ Proves David Harbour Is More Than a Genre Star — And It Could Make Him an Emmy Contender

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David Harbour has been killing it lately.

The 50-year-old’s imposing physical presence has long made him a natural fit for superhero and genre roles across film and television. From the titular half-demon in the 2019 reboot of “Hellboy” to the Russian super-soldier Red Guardian in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and, of course, the gruff police chief Jim Hopper in the Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things” — Harbour has built a career on characters defined by their size, strength and grit. Now, after closing the door on the supernatural world in the fifth and final season of Netflix’s sci-fi blockbuster this past holiday season, Harbour is delivering the finest performance of his career in the HBO Max crime dramedy “DTF St. Louis,” and the Emmys should take notice.

'DTF St. Louis' Proves David Harbour Is More Than a Genre Star — And It Could Make Him an Emmy Contender