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David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He has received nominations for a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. David began his career acting in Shakespearean theatre productions. After his professional debut on Broadway in the 1999 revival of The Rainmaker, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in a production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He made his television debut on Law & Order in 1999 and had supporting roles in films such as Brokeback Mountain (2005), Revolutionary Road (2008) and Black Mass (2015). Harbour gained global recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. His starring film roles include the title character in Hellboy (2019), Santa Claus in Violent Night (2022) and a former racer in the sports film Gran Turismo (2023). Harbour has played Red Guardian in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, beginning with the film Black Widow (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Harbour, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Fountainhead follows Howard Roark, an idealistic and uncompromising architect who refuses to conform to conventional design principles or social expectations. Roark's unwavering commitment to his artistic vision puts him at odds with the architectural establishment, particularly the influential critic Ellsworth Toohey, who represents collectivist mediocrity. As Roark struggles to build his career on his own terms, he becomes entangled with Dominique Francon, a woman of wealth and beauty who is drawn to his integrity despite her own cynicism about the world. Their passionate and complex relationship unfolds against a backdrop of professional rivalry, betrayal, and moral compromise. The novel explores themes of individual achievement versus social conformity, the nature of genius, and the cost of maintaining one's principles in a world that demands compromise. Through Roark's journey from obscurity to vindication, Ayn Rand presents a philosophical argument for rational self-interest and the supremacy of individual will. The story culminates in a dramatic trial that forces society to confront the value of uncompromising excellence and the destructive nature of enforced mediocrity.
