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.’

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.

May 31, 9:25 p.m. This story has been updated with Harjes’ location when he passed.