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name: "Desmond Harrington"
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born: "19 October 1976"
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# Desmond Harrington

Actor. Born 19 October 1976 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 October 1976, Savannah, Georgia, USA

## Biography

Desmond Harrington is an American actor. Born on 19 October 1976 in Savannah, Georgia, he was raised in the Bronx, New York. He made his film debut in 1999 as Jean d'Aulon in *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc*.

Harrington's film credits include *The Hole* (2001), *Ghost Ship* (2002), *We Were Soldiers* (2002), *Wrong Turn* (2003), *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012) and *The Neon Demon* (2016). On television he played Joseph 'Joey' Quinn on *Dexter* (2008–2013), Jack Bass on *Gossip Girl* (2009–2012), and roles in *Elementary* (2018) and *Manhunt* (2020). He has received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for ensemble work on *Dexter*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, as Joseph Quinn — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)

## Also known for

- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Officer Maldack
- *The Neon Demon* (2016), Jack
- *Wrong Turn* (2003), Chris Flynn
- *Ghost Ship* (2002), Jack Ferriman
- *We Were Soldiers* (2002), Sp4 Bill Beck
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), Jack Bass
- *Elementary* (2012), Michael Rowan
- *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc* (1999), Aulon

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