David Harbour interview: ‘I’ve had some issues with, you know, madness’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A narrative has already formed around the idea of him as an “overnight success” in his forties, a late bloomer who hit the big time playing police chief Jim Hopper in Netflix’s Stranger Things. “I’ve had some issues with, you know, madness – or what society deems ‘mental illness’,” Harbour tells me. “This is always an interesting time, to see if the audience can give us that leeway, or if they reject it.” open image in gallery David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown in ‘Stranger Things’ season three He’s always trying to mentor younger castmates Millie Bobby Brown and co, who have come of age under the spotlight. Allen nabbed an Olivier nomination earlier this year for her stage debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story, and while acting together is something they’ve discussed, Harbour insists that it would “have to be pretty specific”.