David Harbour Joins ‘John Rambo’ as Major Trautman

Apr 17, 2026 3:35pm PT David Harbour Joins ‘John Rambo’ as Major Trautman

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“Stranger Things” star David Harbour is the latest addition to the cast of “John Rambo,” the origin story of the franchise. Harbour will play Rambo’s commanding officer Major Trautman in the film directed by Jalmari Helander (“Sisu”), Variety has confirmed.

Noah Centineo stars as John Rambo, the one-man fighting force. The “John Rambo” story takes place before 1982’s “First Blood,” the Sylvester Stallone movie that started the popular Rambo franchise. The John Rambo character was a Vietnam veteran and Special Forces soldier who is the last surviving member of his unit. Though traumatized by his Vietnam experience, he developed military skills that he used to fight corrupt police and drug cartels.

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