Devin Harjes: “Boardwalk Empire” actor dies of cancer

The US actor Devin Harjes, who became known primarily through his appearances in “Boardwalk Empire” and “Daredevil”, died in New York on Tuesday. The actor was only 41 years old. , Harjes died in Mount Sinai West Hospital after a short fight against cancer. According to the report, he only received the diagnosis in February this year.

Born on July 29, 1983 in Lubbock, Texas, Harjes grew up in a rural environment, but dared to go to New York City early on to take a career as an actor. There he started his career modestly with student films, off-broadway productions and independent films.

Harjes finally found his breakthrough role in the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire”, where he embodied the boxer Jack Dempsey. Two episodes of the celebrated series were enough to open doors to other prestigious projects: in Marvel’s “Daredevil” he played Oscar, a nurse on Rikers Island, while he was seen in DCS “Gotham” as a banker Clyde.

Harjes had further appearances in “Orange Is The New Black”, “Blue Bloods”, “FBI” and “Elementary”. Most recently, he was seen as Pete Baylor in nine episodes of the third season of NBCS “Manifest”. Harjes leaves his parents Randy and Rosanne, his sister Trish and their husband Justin Kelley as well as four nephews and nieces. His ex-wife and “Gotham” colleague Shiva Kalaiselvan also mourns the loss of the person who died much too early.