Desmond Harrington

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Desmond Harrington : biography

October 19, 1976 –

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.

Life and career

Harrington was born in Savannah, Georgia. His 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.

In January 2012, it was reported that Harrington will return to Gossip Girl in the "last third of the season". In the same month, he made a guest appearance on the Season three premiere of Justified, playing Fletcher ‘The Ice Pick’ Nix. He also played a small role in The Dark Knight Rises, as a Police Officer who tries to stop John Blake from leaving Gotham, via the Bridge. His character gives the command to blow up a section of the bridge when Blake refuses to comply and go back.

Filmography

Film
Year Title 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
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Police Officer
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– Dexter Det. Joseph Quinn 72 episodesNominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009, 2010)
2009–2012 Gossip Girl Jack Bass 11 episodes
2012 Justified Fletcher ‘The Ice Pick’ Nix Episode: "The Gunfighter"