Desmond Harrington

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Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington in 2010
Born October 19, 1976 (1976-10-19) (age 35)
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

Film
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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