Desmond Harrington
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| Desmond Harrington | |
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 Desmond Harrington in 2010 |
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| Born | October 19, 1976 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Height | 5'10" (1.78 m) |
Desmond Harrington (born October 19, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for movies such as The Hole, Wrong Turn and Ghost Ship. He joined the cast of the Showtime series Dexter in its third season as Det. Joseph Quinn.
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[edit] Life and career
Harrington's first role was playing Aulon in Luc Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. He soon after grabbed prominent roles in films such as The Hole, Ghost Ship and Wrong Turn. Harrington also appeared in the Steven Spielberg sci-fi drama Taken, in which he played Jesse Keys, an abductee of aliens.
In September 2008 he joined the Showtime TV show Dexter.
In December 2008, he played a guest role on Gossip Girl playing Jack Bass. He reprised his role through guest appearances in Seasons 3 and of the show.[1]
In January 2012, it was reported that Harrington will return to Gossip Girl in the "last third of the season".[2]
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Aulon | |
| 2000 | Boiler Room | JP Marlin Trainee | uncredited |
| Massholes | Bing | ||
| Drop Back Ten | Spanks Voley | ||
| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Bobby | |
| The Hole | Mike Steel | ||
| My First Mister | Randy | ||
| 2002 | Life Makes Sense If You're Famous | Jay | |
| 2002 | Ghost Ship | Jack Ferriman | |
| 2002 | We Were Soldiers | Sp4 Bill Beck | |
| 2003 | Wrong Turn | Chris Flynn | |
| 2003 | Love Object | Kenneth Winslow | Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema Award for Best Actor |
| 2004 | 3-Way | Ralph Hagen | |
| 2006 | Taphephobia | Mike Hollister | |
| 2006 | Bottom's Up | Rusty #1 | |
| 2007 | Fort Pit | Mike Sokeletski | |
| 2008 | Exit Speed | Sam Cutter | |
| 2009 | TiMER | Dan the Man | |
| 2009 | Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Benny | |
| 2009 | Not Since You | Sam | completed |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Taken | Jesse Keys - Adult | 3 episodes |
| 2003–2004 | Dragnet | Det. Jimmy McCarron / Det. Dexter McCarron | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tim Rainey | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Kidnapped | Kenneth Cantrell | 1 episode |
| 2006–2007 | Sons & Daughters | Wylie Blake | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Rescue Me | Troy | 7 episodes |
| 2008–present | Dexter | Det. Joseph Quinn | 36 episodes Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009, 2010) |
| 2009–present | Gossip Girl | Jack Bass | 8 episodes |
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