Film and television actor Desmond Harrington, known for movies like Ghost Ship (2002), Wrong Turn (2003), and TiMER (2009), was born in Savannah, Georgia but was raised in Bronx, New York, where his mother was originally from. As a child, he used to watch films repeatedly until he could memorize their lines. After graduating from a Jesuit-run high school in New York, Desmond enrolled at Manhattan College. But it only took him six weeks to realize that what he really wanted was to be an actor. He then dropped out of college and attended acting training courses
… More under John Strasberg. While honing his craft and auditioning for minor parts in film and on television, Harrington took on odd jobs to support himself.Wich is your favorite character?, that Desmond had played before.
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I love Desmond Harrington so much. He is an amzazing actor. He is so hot!!! I really enjoy his movies especially wrong turn. He and eliza dushku have amaziong chemistry. He is the kind of actor that put into any situation can thrive. Desmond is not all that hard to look at either. He is really good especially in the horror movies. I will always love him and cherish his acting.
I believe the first movie I saw Mr. Harrington in was "Riding in Cars With Boys". He played a teenager rebel rouser very well.
In "Wrong Turn" he nailed the part of a (salesman?) down pat. As I watched his character in this film, I had no idea it was Mr. Harrington at first. It was that feeling of "I've seen that actor somewhere before" but couldn't place the face until after much deliberation. When I figured out it was the military boy in "Riding in Cars With Boys" I was really floored.
To make an audience believe one is a teenager and then turn around and be a very convincing adult; as in "Wrong Turn", truely impresses me.
Then...here we go again with "Ghost Ship". Same feeling - knew the face but couldn't place it till later -AGAIN. Very impressive work in that film - because not only is he a pilot (kinda whimpy) at that, he morphs into the blazing-eyed "Ferriman" at the end; suave, tough, and evil. Also looked completely different. An Aside please: Why did he keep massaging his shoulder in this film. It looked like he was trying to hold a remote mic. or something. I would be very grateful for the answer. Anyway his work in this film was top notch.
The last movie I have seen Mr. Harrington in is "The Hole". He dupped me again with the "I've seen the face". I figured it out pretty fast however from his movies I had already seen. But a dark headed, somewhat conceited high schooler, was close to being beyond my comprahension as to how he pulled it off. But, he did with great aplomb! Kudos to him.
Granted, I am no critic in any sense of the word, but I believe he possesses an incredible range of charatcterization that many actors could only hope for.
I hope Mr. Harrington can read this as he would know that there are those of us females, and males, in the viewing public that really pick up on and enjoy his talent, and are not just clamoring for a poster. I say: Watch out for this guy!
So what to tell the world?
Maybe I'm childish but I fell in love with his beautiful eyes the first time I saw him.
Now I'm dreaming all the time. I'm a big dreamer, I always knew it but what I'm doing now is beyond belief. I would have never thought I could be that foolish. And I wish I would have never seen him so I could have a calm and boring life. But yet I wish we were immortal so I had a lot of time and a little chance to meet him just once in my life...
I feel I'm going to die soon.
But till then I keep on daydreaming:)
Desmond is one of the finest newcomers of this new age in movies and television; I really enjoy his performance as an adult decadent Jesse Keys in Taken, but I didnīt liked so much his interpretation in Ghost Ship, maybe because I found the script of the movie terrible but It could have much potential to be a decent gore movie.
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