Actor Devin Harjes, finest identified for showing in “Boardwalk Empire,” “Daredevil” and “Gotham,” has died. He was 41.
Harjes handed away final Tuesday (Might 27) at Mount Sinai West hospital in New York Metropolis from an sickness after he was recognized with most cancers in February, in response to the Hollywood Reporter.
He’s survived by his dad and mom, Randy and Rosanne Harjes, his sister, Trish Harjes, his two nieces, his former spouse, Shiva Shobitha, and extra kinfolk, per his obituary.
Harjes was born in Lubbock, Texas and rode horses as a baby. He studied performing in school and started his profession on the off-Broadway stage and in impartial movie productions.
In 2011, Harjes made his tv performing debut in “Boardwalk Empire.” He performed Jack Dempsey in two episodes of the crime drama sequence.
Harjes went on to painting Clyde, a financial institution guard, in “Gotham” in 2015 and Oscar, a nurse who labored at Rikers Island, in “Daredevil” in 2015.
He additionally appeared in episodes of “Blue Bloods,” “Orange Is the New Black,” “Elementary” and “FBI,” and the movies “Surprise Surprise, Mr. Conovy,” “Rebel in the Reye,” “Boyz of Summer” and “The Forest Is Red.”
For his function in “Boyz of Summer,” Harjes obtained an Honorable Point out for Greatest Supporting Actor on the Lengthy Island Worldwide Movie Expo. Moreover, he earned Greatest Actor on the Tolentino Worldwide Movie Pageant in Italy for his function in “The Forest Is Red.”
Most lately, Harjes performed recurring character Pete Baylor within the nBC sequence “Manifest.”
“Boyz of Summer” director and author Antonio DiFonzo honored Harjes in a Fb publish on Friday.
“Terribly sad news as we lost Devin Harjes, an amazing actor and friend,” DiFonzo wrote. “He was constantly striving to be better and put his heart and soul into everything he did!”
“We will never forget you and your amazing part in The Boyz of Summer and our lives,” DiFonzo added. “Rest in peace, Lion Heart!”
Harjes’ obituary learn: “Outside of acting, Devin 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.”
In lieu of flowers, Harjes’ household requested for donations to be made to TKC Blessings in his identify. All proceeds will assist scholarships for kids pursuing the humanities.
