Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington
Harrington in 2010
Born	(1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Desmond Harrington (born October 19, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for movies such as The Hole (2001), Ghost Ship (2002), and Wrong Turn (2003). He joined the cast of the Showtime series Dexter in its third season, as Det. Joseph "Joey" Quinn and appeared in a few episodes of Gossip Girl.

Life and career

Harrington was born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in the Bronx, New York. His first role was Aulon in Luc Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). He soon afterward nabbed prominent roles in films such as The Hole (2001), Ghost Ship (2002), and Wrong Turn (2003). Harrington also appeared in the Steven Spielberg sci-fi drama Taken, in which he played Jesse Keys, an abductee of aliens.

In 2007, he guest-starred in Law and Order: Criminal Intent as a serial killer.

In September 2008, he joined the cast of the Showtime TV show Dexter as Detective Joseph "Joey" Quinn.

In December 2008, he played a guest role on Gossip Girl playing Jack Bass. He reprised his role through guest appearances in season three of the show.^[1]

In January 2012, it was reported that Harrington would return to Gossip Girl in the "last third of the season".^[2] In the same month, he made a guest appearance in the season three premiere of Justified, playing Fletcher "The Ice Pick" Nix.^[3] He also played a small role in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as a police officer^[4] and had a role in Nicolas Winding Refn 2016 thriller film The Neon Demon.^[5]

Filmography

Harrington in 2013

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

• Desmond Harrington at the Internet Movie Database
• Harrington Daily