Devin Harjes, an American TV actor best known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire,” “Daredevil” and “Gotham,” died on May 27 in New York City. He was 41.
Harjes’ death was announced via an obituary posted on his website.
Harjes played boxing legend Jack Dempsey across two episodes of “Boardwalk Empire” Season 2. He also had a nine-episode arch on the Netflix sci-fi drama “Manifest” where he played Pete Baylor, a member of a drug posse known as the Meth Heads. In “Daredevil,” he played Oscar, a Rikers Island Nurse. In “Gotham,” he played a bank guard named Clyde.
His other TV credits include “Blue Bloods,” “Orange Is the New Black,” “Elementary” and “FBI.”
Born in Lubbock, Texas, in July 1983, Harjes’ first love was for the care of animals, specifically horses. But he would leave that all behind to launch his acting career in the Dallas-Fort Worth theatre community. He then made his way to New York City, where he lent his talents to student films and off-Broadway shows. He soon landed in the world of independent cinema, starring in films like “The Forest is Red,” which won him best actor at Italy’s Tolentino International Film Festival, and “The Boyz of Summer.”
The obituary states that outside of acting, Harjes “was a dedicated student of martial arts and a regular at the gym—he often joked it was safer than getting kicked in the face by a horse.”
Harjes is survived by his parents, Randy and Rosanne Harjes, and his sister Trich Harjes.
