David Harbour at the BoxLunch Holiday Gala in Los Angeles.Photo:Steven Simione/Getty
Steven Simione/Getty
David Harbouris ready to return to Hawkins!
While attending theBoxLunchHoliday Gala, an event honoringFeeding America, in Los Angeles earlier this week, the actor, 48, told PEOPLE that he is “thrilled” to start working onStranger Thingsagain now thatSAG-AFTRA’s strike has ended.
Harbour, who portrays Jim Hopper in the belovedNetflixshow, says that he will be back in theStranger Thingssaddle starting on Monday.
“I mean, I don’t know if we’ll be shooting next week, but yeah, as soon as possible,” he told PEOPLE, adding that he heard from showrunners immediately after news of the strike’s conclusion hit social media.
“They literally called me, I think it was 10 minutes after the SAG thing on Twitter,” he explained. “The first AD [assistant director] is like, ‘So, get the flight for you on Monday, right? We’ll be acting in Atlanta.’”
David Harbour in the fourth season of ‘Stranger Things.'.Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
TheGran Turismoactor added that he is excited to begin working on the series’ long-awaited fifth and final season.
“I’m thrilled with that. I’m ready to work,” he said. “I mean, there are other people that maybe aren’t, but I am thrilled.”
Harbour also gave a glimpse into what his life looked like amid the historic strike.
“I mean, you have to ask my wife [Lily Allen], because I’ve been sitting on the couch depressed as hell. It’s been bad,” he told PEOPLE.
He continued, “I mean, it’s like what happened to me in the same way in COVID where you think to yourself like, ‘Oh, now I kind of have all this time,’ and then you just check your Google alerts every five minutes and are just neurotically insecure. So, I did nothing.”
At the BoxLunch charity gala, Harbour — a giving ambassador for the brand — alsochatted with PEOPLE about his relationship with Allen, 38.
“We have these two kids, and it’s so great,” Harbour added, referring to his stepchildren, Allen’s daughtersEthel, 11 andMarnie, 10, with her ex-husbandSam Cooper. “We get to raise them and stuff, and as our marriage continues, we grow closer and closer.”
The cast of ‘Stranger Things’ in May 2022.Roy Rochlin/Getty
Roy Rochlin/Getty
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In October, the 19-year-old actress — who was just 12 years old when the show released in 2016 — toldGlamourthatshe is “ready” to leave Hawkins for good.
“When you’re ready, you’re like, ‘All right, let’s do this. Let’s tackle this last senior year. Let’s get out of here,'" she told the outlet.
source: people.com
