Actor David Harbour recently voiced strong criticisms of capitalism, a sentiment he expressed in contrast to his former $7 million Brooklyn brownstone, which was notably decorated with expensive French wallpaper.
Harbour, 51, who stars as Jim Hopper in the Netflix series "Stranger Things," shared his views during a discussion about his HBO show "DTF St. Louis" in August. He spoke with Matt Neglia, owner and editor-in-chief of Next Best Picture, reflecting on his past experiences and their influence on his worldview.
Citing the 1997 film "The Ice Storm," Harbour recalled that the movie, depicting a seemingly perfect but internally fractured upper-class American family in the 1970s, was an early influence on his perception of a "capitalist mindset."
"There is this idea, I feel like, in - I don't know if it's the world or just our culture - but it's just very binary: you're either alone and you're kind of like a weird bachelor or spinster or whatever.... Or you get a family, you get a house, and that's your castle and those are your people and it's like f*** the rest of the world," Harbour explained. He added, "There's a very sort of capitalist, you know, mindset to this ideology, and I think there is something about the communal living in America that we all kind of long for. Not like a commune, but more like the idea of friendship, and common ground, and supporting each other, and taking care of each other, as opposed to these family structures, these nuclear family structures that exist independent of everything else."
These comments emerge a few years after Harbour and his then-wife, singer Lily Allen, gave a tour of their renovated Brooklyn townhouse for Architectural Digest. The home featured a significant amount of wallpaper from the French brand Zuber, with costs for custom rooms potentially exceeding $100,000.
The four-level, five-bedroom, four-bathroom brownstone, which the couple sold in May for $7 million, was initially listed for $8 million after their separation. The tour revealed distinct spaces, including a tiger-print media room and a kitchen inspired by "The Godfather." The interior design was a collaboration with designer Billy Cotton and architect Ben Bischoff.
Harbour and Allen married in Las Vegas in September 2020, with Harbour becoming a stepfather to Allen's two daughters. Reports in February 2025 indicated the couple had separated, a development that was later touched upon in Allen's October 2025 album detailing their relationship's breakdown.
Around the time of Allen's album release, Harbour also sold a one-bedroom New York City condo in Nolita for $2.7 million. He had purchased the property for $2 million in 2017. This condo was also featured in Architectural Digest in 2019.