Desmond Harrington

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Desmond Harrington
Desmond Harrington.jpg
Harrington in 2008
Born (1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 (age 44)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Desmond Harrington (born October 19, 1976) is an American actor. He has appeared in The Hole (2001), Ghost Ship (2002), and Wrong Turn (2003), Desmond joined the cast of the Showtime series Dexter in its third season, as Det. Joseph "Joey" Quinn, and is also known for portraying Jack Bass, the uncle of Chuck Bass on 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 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 the Nicolas Winding Refn 2016 thriller film The Neon Demon.[5]

In 2018, he joined the cast of Elementary as Michael, a serial killer and fellow member of Narcotics Anonymous with Sherlock Holmes.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Aulon
2000 Boiler Room JT Marlin Trainee uncredited
2000 Massholes Bing
2000 Drop Back Ten Spanks Voley
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Bobby
2001 The Hole Mike Steel
2001 My First Mister Randy Harris, Jr.
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
2004 3-Way Ralph Hagen
2006 Taphephobia Mike Hollister
2006 Bottoms 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 Nelson
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Police Officer on bridge
2016 The Neon Demon Jack McCarther

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Taken Jesse Keys – Adult 3 episodes
2003–04 Dragnet Det. Jimmy McCarron / Det. Dexter McCarron 10 episodes
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Tim Rainey Episode: "Vacancy"
2006 Kidnapped Kenneth Cantrell Episode: "Special Delivery"
2006–07 Sons & Daughters Wylie Blake 9 episodes
2007 Rescue Me Troy Vollie 7 episodes
2008–13 Dexter Det. Joseph Quinn 72 episodes
2009–12 Gossip Girl Jack Bass 11 episodes
2012 Justified Fletcher 'The Ice Pick' Nix Episode: "The Gunfighter"
2014 Those Who Kill Det. Nico Bronte 3 episodes
2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Alan Shepard 10 episodes
2015 Limitless agent Casey Rooks 3 episodes
2016–17 Shooter Lon Scott 3 episodes
2017–18 Sneaky Pete Joe 7 episodes
2017 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Officer Maldack Episode: "Moo Moo"
2018 Elementary Michael Rowan Regular, Season 6
2020 Manhunt: Deadly Games FBI Head Louis Freeh

Awards[]

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2005 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best actor Love Object Nominated
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Dexter Nominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Dexter Nominated
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Dexter Nominated
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Dexter Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Desmond Harrington Back as Jack Bass". DesmondHarrington.net. Archived from the original on 2009-11-09.
  2. ^ "Gossip Girl brings back 'Jack'". TVLine.com.
  3. ^ Bierly, Mandi (January 18, 2012). "'Justified': EP Graham Yost dissects season 3 premiere in first of our weekly postmortems". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "Full cast of The Dark Knight Rises". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Refn's 'NEON DEMON' Begins Production in L.A." Fangoria. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-30.

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