Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington (born 19 October 1976) is an American actor.

From 2008 - 2013, he played Detective Joey Quinn in the Showtime series DEXTER.

Appearances

• He joined the show in its third season and became a main cast member. He appeared in 72 episodes.

Season Three

• "Our Father"
• "Finding Freebo"
• "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
• "All in the Family"
• "Turning Biminese"
• "Sí Se Puedo"
• "Easy as Pie"
• "The Damage a Man Can Do"
• "About Last Night"
• "Go Your Own Way"
• "I Had a Dream"
• "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?"

Season Four

• "Living the Dream"
• "Remains to Be Seen"
• "Blinded by the Light"
• "Dex Takes a Holiday"
• "Dirty Harry"
• "If I Had a Hammer"
• "Slack Tide"
• "Road Kill"
• "Hungry Man"
• "Lost Boys"
• "Hello, Dexter Morgan"
• "The Getaway"

Season Five

• "My Bad"
• "Hello, Bandit"
• "Practically Perfect"
• "Beauty and the Beast"
• "First Blood"
• "Everything Is Illumenated"
• "Circle Us"
• "Take It!"
• "Teenage Wasteland"
• "In the Beginning"
• "Hop a Freighter"
• "The Big One"

Season Six

• "Those Kinds of Things"
• "Once Upon a Time"
• "Smokey and the Bandit"
• "A Horse of a Different Color"
• "The Angel of Death"
• "Just Let Go"
• "Nebraska"
• "Sin of Omission"
• "Get Gellar"
• "Ricochet Rabbit"
• "Talk to the Hand"
• "This is the Way the World Ends"

Season Seven

• "Are You... ?
• "Sunshine and Frosty Swirl"
• "Buck the System"
• "Run"
• "Swim Deep"
• "Do the Wrong Thing"
• "Chemistry?
• "Argentina"
• "Helter Skelter"
• "The Dark... Whatever"
• "Do You See What I See?"
• "Surprise, Motherfucker!"

Season Eight

• "A Beautiful Day"
• "Every Silver Lining..."
• "What's Eating Dexter Morgan?"
• "Scar Tissue"
• "This Little Piggy"
• "A Little Reflection"
• "Dress Code"
• "Are We There Yet?"
• "Make Your Own Kind of Music"
• "Goodbye Miami"
• "Monkey in a Box"
• "Remember the Monsters?"

Career

Film

His film credits include roles in The Neon Demon (2016); The Dark Knight Rises (2012); Not Since You (2009); Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009); Timer (2009); Exit Speed (2008); Stories USA (2007); Taphephobia (2006); Bottoms Up (2006 Video); Three Way (2004); Wrong Turn (2003); Love Object (2003); Ghost Ship (2002); We Were Soldiers (2002); Riding in Cars with Boys (2001); The Hole (2001); My First Mister (2001); Massholes (2000); Boiler Room (2000, uncredited); Drop Back Ten (2000); and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999).

TV Movies

His TV movies include roles in Fort Pit (2007).

Shorts

His shorts include Blind Serenade (2008); and Life Makes Sense If You're Famous (2002).

Television

His TV credits include roles on Manhunt; Elementary; Sneaky Pete; Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Shooter; Limitless; The Astronaut Wives Club; Those Who Kill; Gossip Girl; Justified; Family of Secrets; Rescue Me; Sons & Daughters; Kidnapped; Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Saturday Night Live (uncredited); Dragnet; and Taken (miniseries).

Personal Life

He was born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in the Bronx, New York. He attended Manhattan college briefly, worked as a laborer, landscaper, a cold caller at a brokerage firm, and finally a bartender in Manhattan, where a co-worker invited him to attend an acting class.

Trivia

• Desmond has a black rose tattoo on his right arm, and another with the name of his grandmother, Maureen.
• He appeared on Limitless (2015) with co-star Jennifer Carpenter, who he worked with on Dexter.

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