Background
Harrington was born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in the Bronx, New New York
Harrington was born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in the Bronx, New New York
He is known for movies such as The Hole (2001), Ghost Ship (2002), and Wrong Turn(2003). He joined the cast of the Showtime series Dexter in its third season, as Detroit Joseph "Joey" Quinn and appeared in a few episodes of Gossip Girl.
His first role was Aulon in Luc Besson"s The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999).
He soon afterward nabbed prominent roles in films such as The Hole (2001), Ghost Ship (2002), and Wrong Turn (2003). Harrington also appeared in the Steven Spielberg sci-fi drama Taken, in which he played Jesse Keys, an abductee of aliens.
In 2007, he guest-starred in Law and Order: Criminal Intent as a serial killer. In September 2008, he joined the cast of the Showtime television 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 three 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.
He also played a small role in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as a police officer and the leading role in Nicolas Winding Refn thriller film The Neon Demon (for which filming began in March 2015).