David Harbour Says 'Stranger Things' ' Endgame — Including Hopper's Fate — Is 'Quite Moving'

Photo: Courtesy of NetflixDavid Harbour"needed to know" what happens to his character, Jim Hopper.TheStranger Thingsstar has known if his character lives or dies for “years,” he toldVariety. He’s just one of a few people who knows the series endgame — and Harbour, 47, claims it’s because he’s persistent.“I think that I needed to know as we were shooting early on, because I needed to know where he ends up and for what reason he ends up there,” Harbour told the outlet.

David Harbour Says He Feels 'Protective' Over 'Stranger Things' Costar Millie Bobby Brown

Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty During an episode of theThat Scene with Dan Patrickpodcast, the actor opened up about the relationship he has built with Brown, 17, since the series first began back in 2016. “Millie and I have always had sort of a special relationship because I knew her when she was so young. I knew her before any of this big fame hit,” he said. Harbour, 46, plays Jim Hopper, the Hawkins, Indiana police chief as well as the adoptive father to Brown’s Eleven.

David Harbour Says He Is 'Thrilled' to Return toStranger Things: 'I'm Ready to Work' (Exclusive)

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.

David Harbour Says Marriage to Lily Allen Is 'So Great': 'We Grow Closer and Closer' (Exclusive)

Lily Allen and David Harbour.Photo:Karwai Tang/WireImage Karwai Tang/WireImage David HarbourandLily Allenare happily in love! While attending theBoxLunchHoliday Gala honoring the nonprofitFeeding Americain Hollywood earlier this week, the actor, 48, spoke exclusively with PEOPLE about his marriage to Allen, 38, which he said is going “so great.” “We have these two kids, and it’s so great,” Harbour added, referring to his stepchildren, Allen’s daughtersEthel, 11 andMarnie, 10. “We get to raise them and stuff, and as our marriage continues, we grow closer and closer.

David Harbour Says Paul Wesley Told Him Netflix Was Trying to 'Bury' 'Stranger Things' Before Its Premiere

Photo: Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty; Craig Barritt/Getty BeforeStranger Thingsbecame a worldwide phenomenon, actorPaul WesleytoldDavid Harbourthat Netflix was trying to “bury” the show. While appearing at a panel during New York Comic Con on Saturday, theBlack Widowactor said he was going to “throw Paul Wesley under the bus” with a revelation from one of their past conversations. Before the release of the hit sci-fi series, the pair was working together in an off-Broadway play, and Harbour, 46, remembered telling Wesley he was worried there wasn’t enough publicity surroundingStranger Things.