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Full Name:	Desmond Harrington
Birth Name:	Desmond Harrington
Famous As:	Actor, TV actor
Date of Birth:	October 19, 1976
Place of Birth:	Savannah,Georgia
Height:	5' 10
Nationality:	American
Hair Color:	Brunette
Eye Color:	Blue
Education:	Graduated from St. Margarets of Cortona for elementary school Graduated from Fordham Preparatory School, Bronx, NY Attended Manhattan college (expelled)
Claim to Fame:	As Jack Ferriman in movie Ghost Ship (2002)

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• 'Dexter': Adventures of Deb and Dex

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• 'Dexter': An innocent (if obnoxious) man

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• Wrong Turn (BD)

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• Dexter: Slack Tide

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Desmond Harrington
Desmond Harrington in October 2008
Born	October 19, 1976 (1976-10-19) (age 33) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

Desmond Harrington (born October 19, 1976) is an American actor, who gained fame through movies like The Hole, Wrong Turn and Ghost Ship. He joined the cast of the Showtime series Dexter in its third season, which started September 2008.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Early life

Harrington was born in Savannah, Georgia¹ and moved with his family from Savannah to The Bronx at the age of 3, where his mother's side of the family originates. He attended a Catholic school and eventually graduated from Fordham Preparatory School, a Jesuit high school. After high school, he attended Manhattan College, but left after only 6 weeks.^{citation needed} Afterwards, he worked in various other occupations before pursuing acting which included working at a brokerage firm, a deli, in construction, landscaping and as a bartender,^{citation needed} mostly to pay for acting classes with John Strasberg.^{citation needed}

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 appeard 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, and in December 2008 he played a guest role on Gossip Girl playing Jack Bass, the uncle of one of the main characters Chuck Bass.

He resides with his dog Elta in Los Angeles.

Filmography

• Gossip Girl (2009) as Jack Bass
• Dexter, Showtime TV series (2008)
• TiMER (2008)
• Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2008)
• The Hill (2008)
• Exit Speed (2008)
• Taphephobia (2006)
• Bottom's Up (2006)
• 3-Way (2004)
• Wrong Turn (2003)
• Love Object (2003)
• Life Makes Sense If You're Famous (2002)
• Ghost Ship (2002)
• Taken (2002)
• We Were Soldiers (2002)
• Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
• The Hole (2001)
• My First Mister (2001)
• Massholes (2000)
• Boiler Room (2000)
• The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

References

External links

• Desmond Harrington at the Internet Movie Database
• Harrington Daily

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