Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington is a skilled American actor.

Early Accomplishments

His acting career fully kicked off in 1999 when he played the Aulon character in the historical film The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. The following year, he got to act alongside Vin Diesel and Ben Affleck in the crime drama Boiler Room. By 2002, he branched into television series appearing on 3 episodes of the science-fiction miniseries Taken.

Best Known For

For close to 2 decades Desmond has attained much fame and recognition for acting as Detective Joseph Quinn in the crime series Dexter. This role has earned him four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Currently, he plays the Michael character on the procedural drama series titled Elementary.

Sexual Orientation

Desmond is straight. In the late 90's, Desmond dated the model Amber Valletta. 

After they called it quits, he moved on to the businesswoman Jennifer Meyer and later on he dated the actress Eve Mauro from 2010-2012. 

His last known girlfriend is the popular actress Amanda Seyfried.

Family

Desmond has successfully kept his family members out of the public eye and none of them is known.

Religion

Desmond has maintained privacy regarding his religious inclinations therefore; it is difficult to determine what religion he has been exposed to.

Worth To Know

In the early years of his career, he used bartending to pay for his acting classes.

Though the reason is unknown, Desmond was expelled from college.

He played a role of Jack Bass in TV series Gossip Girl.