Jay Harrington

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Actor

Birth Date: November 15, 1971

Age: 52 years old

Birth Place: Wellesley, Massachusetts

Jay Harrington has acted on both the stage and on film during his career. He was best known for his starring roles as the eponymous Ted in the satirical cult favorite "Better Off Ted" (ABC 2009-10) and in the single camera legal comedy "Benched" (USA 2014). Harrington was born on November 15, 1971 in the affluent suburb of Wellesley, Massachusetts. He studied theater at Syracuse University, pursuing acting after graduation. His first roles were bit parts in small TV shows in the late 1990s. His first lead film role was in the straight-to-video "Octopus" (2000), a marine horror movie. His big TV break came with a recurring part in "The Division" (Lifetime 2001-04), a crime drama about a group of female cops that also starred Jon Hamm for a time. After that, Harrington landed a large number of recurring and starring roles, though these rarely lasted for more than a year. In 2009 he landed the lead in "Better Off Ted," as the human resources director of a humorously soulless corporation. Though the show was critically acclaimed, its ratings were poor, and it was cancelled after two seasons. In 2014, he landed another leading TV role alongside Eliza Coupe in the legal comedy "Benched," the story of a prosperous attorney forced to become a public defender.

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Access Daily With Mario & Kit

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S.W.A.T.Stream

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2017

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2017

S.W.A.T.: Extras

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2017

Code BlackStream

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Dr. Leo Fields
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2015

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Ron
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2015

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Phil
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2014
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Benched: Extras

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2014

True Love

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Sam
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2012

American ReunionStream

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2012
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SuitsStream

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Mark Meadows
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Love Bites

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A Monster in Paris

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Alec
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2010

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Alec
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2009
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Dr. Wyatt Lockhart
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2007

Burn NoticeStream

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Erik Luna
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2007
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Emily's Reasons Why Not

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Summerland

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2003

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Without a TraceStream

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The ShieldStream

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Tom Ross
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2002
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Octopus

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Roy Turner
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2000

A Little Inside

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1999

Catalina Trust

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Marshall Pike
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1999

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