Devin Harjes obit

Devin Harjes, ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘Daredevil’ and ‘Gotham’ Actor, Dies at 41

Harjes was known for his credits in several TV shows, also including 'Orange Is the New Black,' 'Blue Bloods' and 'FBI.' 

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Devin Lee Harjes, an actor known for his work on several shows such as Manifest, Boardwalk Empire and Daredevil, has died. He was 41.

Harjes died on Tuesday at Mount Sinai West hospital in New York City from an illness after he was diagnosed with cancer in February, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Harjes was known for his work on television appearing as Jack Dempsey in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. And in the comic book world, by playing Oscar, a nurse who worked at Rikers Island, in Marvel’s Daredevil and Clyde, a guard who works at a bank, in DC’s Gotham. His additional acting credits include Orange Is the New Black, Blue Bloods, FBI, Elementary, Rebel in the Rye, Boyz of Summer, The Forest Is Red, When the Shadow Falls and Surprise Surprise, Mr. Conovy.

Born on July 29, 1983, in Lubbock, Texas, Harjes had a love for animals and grew up around horses. But after he discovered his love for acting, he studied that in college and moved to New York City to pursue his professional career where he began by working on student films, off-Broadway shows and Independent films. Harjes’ most recent work was appearing as Pete Baylor in nine episodes of NBC’s Manifest season three.

He is survived by his parents, Randy and Rosanne Harjes; his sister and her husband, Trish Harjes and Justin Kelley; his nephews, Tristin and Sawyer Kelley; his nieces, Rory and Charly Kelley; his ex-wife and Gotham actress, Shiva Shobitha; and his cat, Maude.

Actor

Daryl Edwards, Matt Long, Luna Blaise, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Holly Taylor, Melissa Roxburgh, Parveen Kaur, and Ty Doran in Manifest (2018)

Manifest

7.0

TV Series

Pete Baylor

2020–2021

9 episodes

 

Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)

FBI

7.1

TV Series

Tim Shaunessy

2019

1 episode

 

Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)

Elementary

7.9

TV Series

Nick Agnes

2018

1 episode

 

Kevin Spacey and Nicholas Hoult in Rebel in the Rye (2017)

Rebel in the Rye

6.7

Catcher Fan

2017

 

Charlie Cox in Daredevil (2015)

Daredevil

8.6

TV Series

Oscar

2015

1 episode

 

Gotham (2014)

Gotham

7.8

TV Series

Clyde

2014

1 episode

 

Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Orange Is the New Black

8.0

TV Series

Arlen

2013

1 episode

 

When the Shadow Falls (2012)

When the Shadow Falls

Short

James Elliot Conrad

2012

 

Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)

Blue Bloods

7.7

TV Series

Sam Padell

2012

1 episode

 

Boyz of Summer (2012)

Boyz of Summer

8.4

Drew

2012

 

The Forest Is Red (2012)

The Forest Is Red

8.7

Nathan

2012

 

Surprise Surprise, Mr. Conovy (2011)

Surprise Surprise, Mr. Conovy

Short

2011

 

Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Boardwalk Empire

8.6

TV Series

Jack Dempsey

2011

2 episodes

 

The Big Picture

Short

Kaz

2010

 

Blue-Eyed Mary

Short

Jimmy

2009

 

The Day I Lost My Mind

Short

Daniel

2009

 

The Sixth Round

Short

Yuri

2009

 

Self

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What is Reality?

8.1

Video

EinsteinHeisenberg

2017