By Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 14:23 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 14:23 BST, 22 April 2019
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David Harbour worried his mental illness would cost him work as an actor.
The 43-year-old star was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in his 20s but didn't speak publicly about his struggles until he found success as Jim Hopper in Stranger Things because he worried about being viewed as unreliable.
While appearing on Marc Maron's WTF podcast he said: 'As an actor, you're worried about getting hired, but now I'm at a place where I can talk about this.
David Harbour said he worried his bipolar diagnosis would stop him from getting acting jobs during an appearnace on WTF with Marc Maron
'Also, I'm in my forties, I may as well be myself, whether I get work