Desmond Harrington

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

Harrington's first role was Aulon in Luc Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999).

He has appeared in the films The Hole (2001), Ghost Ship (2002) and Wrong Turn (2003).

He 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.

Harrington was born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx, New York City.

He attended the Catholic St. Margaret's School and Fordham Preparatory School in The Bronx.

He later attended Manhattan College, but dropped out after six weeks.

He then had prominent roles in films such as The Hole (2001), Ghost Ship (2002), and Wrong Turn (2003).

He also appeared in the Steven Spielberg sci-fi drama Taken as 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 3 of the show.

In January 2012, it was reported that Harrington would return to Gossip Girl in the "last third of the season".

In the same month, he made a guest appearance in the season three premiere of Justified, playing Fletcher "The Ice Pick" Nix.

, his last film role was in the 2016 thriller The Neon Demon.

In 2018, he joined the cast of Elementary as Michael, a serial killer and fellow member of Narcotics Anonymous with Sherlock Holmes.