Desmond Harrington - filmography and personal life

Today, Desmond Harrington is a famous and popular actor in Hollywood who became famous for his roles in such films as "Yama" and "Turn Not There", in such popular TV series as "Gossip Girl" and "Dexter". And today many fans are interested in the biographical data and the personal life of the actor.

General information and childhood

Desmond Harrington was born in Georgia, in the city of Savana. The date of his birth is October 19, 1976. When the boy was three years old, his family moved to the Bronx. It is worth noting that the young guy received a religious education - he studied at the Catholic High School. After graduation, he enrolled in Manhattan College, but dropped him six weeks later for an acting career.

In fact, love for the theatrical art manifested itself in childhood. Parents recall that he spent a lot of time watching TV, memorizing the role by heart.

First Career Steps

After Desmond Harrington left college, he set out to become an actor. Nevertheless, he had no money for the prestigious school of acting. Therefore, he managed to get acquainted with many other professions. He worked as a stockbroker and even as a landscape designer. And in the future he combined the work of the builder with the evening change of the bartender.

Such part-time work helped the guy to pay for his studies on the acting courses of John Strasberg. And quite quickly this investment paid off - in 1999 he received his first role. Desmond Harrington played Jean d'Olon in the popular historical film "Jeanne d'Arc". And in spite of the fact that his character was not leading, this work was enough to get better offers in the future.

Desmond Harrington: filmography

Already in 2001, the actor was offered a role that was a turning point in his career. In the psychological thriller "Yama" he played Mike Stip. The story of four teenagers who staged a party in a bunker became quite popular, and the actor's character won the hearts of tens of thousands of girls. By the way, the same year Desmond Harrington appeared again on the screens in the film "My First Man".

Another rather successful picture appeared in 2002 - in the mystical film "Ghost Ship" the actor played a pilot of naval aviation, and in combination the emissary of the underworld, Jack Ferryman. In the same year, he participated in the filming of the military drama "We were soldiers".

In 2003, Desmond Harrington received two main roles at once. In the horror film "Turn Not There," he played a medical student, Chris Flynn, who enters the house of mutant cannibals. He also won the role of Kenneth Wilson in the thriller "The Object of Love" - the role of the usual clerk, who turns into a murderer, earned positive reviews from critics.

In 2006, the actor played Rusty in the romantic comedy "Stylish Things". And in 2008 he got the main role of Sam Cutter in the thriller "Quick exit". Naturally, Desmond appeared from time to time in other films, in particular, he starred in such films as "Timer", "From school years", "The Dark Knight: The Renaissance of the Legend".

The "Dexter" series and a new career rise

In 2008, the first episodes of the series "Justice Dexter" began appearing on the screens. The history of the sociopath, quenching his thirst for cruelty, punishing murderers and criminals, caused a scandal even before his release. Nevertheless, the project was incredibly popular.

Here Desmond Harrington played Detective Jimmy McCarron. This role became decisive in his career, as he lifted his popularity to a whole new level.

Series with the actor

In fact, "Dexter" was not the first series of the Demon. For the first time he participated in filming in 2002. Over the course of three episodes, he played Jesse Kees in the series "Stolen" about people who were captured by alien creatures.

In 2006, the actor got a small episodic role of Tim Rainey in the popular series "Law and order. Criminal intent. " In the same year, he starred for the project "Stolen", playing Kenneth Cantrell.

From 2006 to 2007, Desmond Harrington worked in the famous American series "Sons and Daughters". He appears in the role of Wiley Blake in nine episodes. As an invited star, the actor participates in the project "Save Me", which was released in 2007. In this story about a family trying to survive the consequences of the tragedy of September 11, he played Troy.

While still working on the series "Dexter", the actor begins to appear in the new extremely popular teenage TV series "Gossip Girl". Here he played Jack Bass, the rich uncle of one of the main characters. The role of the sarcastic Lovelace and deceiver was performed by the actor perfectly - he appeared in different seasons of the project for eleven episodes.

And in 2012 he played Fletcher Nix in one of the series of the criminal drama series Justice. Actor and to this day continues to actively participate in some projects. In addition, in his spare time from filming, he works in the modeling business. For example, the most famous advertising campaign of Desmond is "GAP Jeans".

Harrington Desmond: personal life

Undoubtedly, a beautiful and talented actor has a lot of fans all over the world. And certainly the young man does not suffer from lack of attention from the opposite sex. From time to time in the press there are articles with screaming headlines "Desmond Harrington and his wife / girl ...". In fact, Desmond had many novels. For example, in 2012 she met with young actress Amanda Seyfried. And recently in the press there are rumors that the actor has secretly married, and the identity of his wife is still a mystery. Harrington himself refuses to comment on this.

By the way, in 2012 the actor lost a lot of weight, and in various yellow editions, information began to appear that Desmond Harrington was ill. Among the fans there were rumors that he had cancer or even he was hooked on drugs. In several interviews Desmond said that he changed the diet and lifestyle, as he cares about his health - that is what weight loss is connected with. The actor denies having a serious illness, as well as a potential addiction to drugs.