Desmond Harrington

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.

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

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.
2002Life Makes Sense If You're FamousJay
2002Ghost ShipJack Ferriman
2002We Were SoldiersSp4. Bill Beck
2003Wrong TurnChris Flynn
2003Love ObjectKenneth Winslow
20043-WayRalph Hagen
2006TaphephobiaMike Hollister
2006Bottom's UpRusty #1
2007Fort PitMike Sokeletski
2008Exit SpeedSam Cutter
2009TiMERDan the Man
2009Life Is Hot in CracktownBenny
2009Not Since YouSam Nelson
2012The Dark Knight RisesPolice Officer on bridge
2016The Neon DemonJack McCarther

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002TakenJesse Keys – Adult3 episodes
2003–04DragnetDet. Jimmy McCarron / Det. Dexter McCarron10 episodes
2006Law & Order: Criminal IntentTim RaineyEpisode: "Vacancy"
2006KidnappedKenneth CantrellEpisode: "Special Delivery"
2006–07Sons & DaughtersWylie Blake9 episodes
2007Rescue MeTroy Vollie7 episodes
2008–13DexterDetective Joseph Quinn72 episodes
2009–12Gossip GirlJack Bass11 episodes
2012JustifiedFletcher 'The Ice Pick' NixEpisode: "The Gunfighter"
2014Those Who KillDetective Nico Bronte3 episodes
2015The Astronaut Wives ClubAlan Shepard10 episodes
2015LimitlessAgent Casey Rooks3 episodes
2016–17ShooterLon Scott3 episodes
2017–18Sneaky PeteJoe7 episodes
2017Brooklyn Nine-NineOfficer MaldackEpisode: "Moo Moo"
2018ElementaryMichael RowanRegular, Season 6
2020Manhunt: Deadly GamesFBI Head Louis Freeh

Awards
Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2005Fangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest actorLove ObjectNominated
2009Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesDexterNominated
2010Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesDexterNominated
2011Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesDexterNominated
2012Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesDexterNominated

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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