Desmond Harrington - Actor

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DESMOND HARRINGTON never set out to be an actor, but his ability to transform into the characters he plays has allowed him to go effortlessly from one film role to the next.

Harrington's first acting job was as Joan of Arc's Gallic boyfriend in Luc Besson's "The Messenger." He next appeared as a Yuppie Wall Streeter in "Boiler Room" with Vin Diesel and Ben Affleck. For his following film, he had a leading role opposite Thora Birch and Keira Knightley in the British thriller "The Hole." His most recent credits include small roles in Penny Marshall's "Riding in Cars with Boys" starring Drew Barrymore, and Randall Wallace's "We Were Soldiers," the Vietnam epic with a cast led by Mel Gibson.

Harrington has a starring role in "Taken," Steven Spielberg's 10-part UFO series for the Sci-Fi Channel.

Harrington was born on October 19, 1976 in Bronx, New York.

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