David Harbour Says Season 4 of Stranger Things Is His 'Favorite' for His Character Jim Hopper

David Harbour in Stranger Things.Photo: Netflix David Harbouris opening up about season 4 ofStranger Things. While chatting with PEOPLE about his role as an ambassador forWar Child’sfirst-ever virtual Rise Together gala, the 45-year-old actor also spoke candidly about the upcoming season of the popularNetflixseries, describing how the fourth iteration of the show is his “favorite” for his character, Jim Hopper. Detailing that the show’s creators, The Duffer Brothers (Matt and Ross Duffer), are “very responsive to the fan response” but also “a step ahead with the script,” Harbour told PEOPLE exclusively that audiences will “see a lot of your favorite characters doing the thing that you love them for … but you’ll also see them twist it and turn it into other colors and other flavors.

David Harbour Says Taylor Swift Wrote 'Handwritten Letter' to His Stepdaughter — and Left Her 'Speechless'

David Harbour’s stepdaughter was “The Lucky One” when they attendedTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour. In a new interview with reporterJosh Horowitz’sHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, theStranger Thingsstar recalled taking one of his stepdaughters to Minneapolis for Swift’s concert earlier this summer — where the Grammy winner wrote her a “handwritten letter” and waved to her from the stage. Harbour, 48, was reminiscing about taking stepdaughters Ethel, 11, and Marnie, 10 (whom his wife,Lily Allen, shares with ex-husband Sam Cooper) to ascreening ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.

David Harbour Says Watching the 'Stranger Things' Kids Grow up Is a 'Mixed Blessing'

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David Harbour Says Wife Lily Allen Has 'Mixed Feelings' About His 60 Lb. Weight Loss

Lily Allen and David Harbour.Photo: Stephen Lovekin/WWD/Shutterstock David Harbourhad gained weight for a role when he first met his wife,Lily Allen. TheStranger Thingsstar, 46,had gained weightfor the Netflix show, and then put on more weight — and added a scraggly beard — for his role in Marvel’sBlack Widow. “I was like, ‘Let’s use the weight.’ So I started eating even more. I got up to 280 lbs., and I loved it,” HarbourtoldThe New York Times.

David Harbour Spends Time with Wife Lily Allen's Daughter Marnie During NBA Game in N.Y.C.

David Harbour with stepdaughter Marnie.Photo: Michael Simon/Shutterstock David Harbouris loving life as a stepdad! Seen sitting courtside with Marnie — to whom he is a stepfather through his marriage toLily Allenalong with the singer’s other daughterEthel Mary, 11 — Harbour, 47, was captured with one arm wrapped closely around the preteen. For the nighttime outing, Harbour wore a dark-colored polo shirt with black pants, while Marnie sported a black-and-white striped long-sleeve shirt and black pants, which she accessorized with a pair of Converse sneakers.