Joey Quinn
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Joey Quinn | |
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Dexter character | |
First appearance | "Our Father" (episode 3.01) |
Last appearance | "Remember the Monsters?" (episode 8.12) |
Portrayed by | Desmond Harrington |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Joseph Quinn |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Detective |
Joseph "Joey" Quinn is a fictional character in the Showtime television series Dexter, portrayed by Desmond Harrington.
The character was introduced in season three. He appeared in 72 episodes, making him one of the most frequently appearing characters of the show.[1]
Quinn was a detective who worked in narcotics before being transferred to the homicide division of Miami Metro.[2]
In 2020, Screen Rant listed Quinn as one of the most unlikable characters in Dexter. [3]
The character was not brought back for the spin off Dexter: New Blood. [4]
Appearances
Season three
Quinn first appears in the season opener, "Our Father," in which he is partnered with
Season four
In season four, Quinn bears a grudge against
Season five
In season five, Quinn comes to suspect that Dexter has murdered his wife
Unable to continue, Quinn hires private investigator Stan Liddy (Peter Weller) to investigate Dexter. After a one-night stand with Debra, Quinn repeatedly tries to get her back into bed, eventually succeeding. Their budding romance hits a snag, until Debra discovers that Quinn was suspended by LaGuerta for investigating Dexter. To prove his commitment to Debra and dispel her doubts that his feelings for her are real, Quinn tells Liddy to drop his investigation of Dexter. Liddy delivers to Quinn pictures of Dexter and Lumen Pierce (Julia Stiles) disposing of a body. When Liddy is murdered, Quinn becomes a suspect because of the five phone calls Liddy placed to him directly prior to his death, as well as the blood on Quinn's boot. Dexter, who killed Liddy to protect himself and Lumen, fakes the blood report so Quinn will be eliminated as a suspect. Quinn goes to Dexter's son Harrison's birthday party with Debra, and thanks Dexter for his help.
Season six
At the start of season six, Quinn and Debra have been living together for a few months. Quinn proposes to Debra, but she turns him down because she wants their relationship to stay as it is. As a result, they break up. With Debra's concurrent promotion to Lieutenant, Quinn begins to resent her, believing she values her work more than she does him. He begins drinking heavily and having random one-night stands, once turning up to Debra's housewarming with a girl he flippantly refers to as "chick from the bar," and hitting on Batista's sister Jamie (Aimee Garcia). His womanizing also affects his work when he endangers the investigation of suspected "Doomsday Killer" Professor Gellar (Edward James Olmos) by sleeping with his assistant, an important material witness. Debra calls him into her office to tell him they can never be together. Quinn accepts her decision, albeit regretfully.
Season seven
When Miami Metro detective Mike Anderson (
Season eight
At the beginning of season eight, Quinn is in a relationship with Jamie Batista. However, he still has feelings for Debra, who had quit Miami Metro six months earlier to work as a private detective. In "What's Eating Dexter Morgan?", Debra is arrested for drunk driving, and calls him to bail her out, which arouses Jamie's suspicion and jealousy. When he punches a fellow detective for insulting Debra, Jamie asks him point-blank if he is still in love with Debra; Quinn says no. Later, Debra shows up at Miami Metro, blind drunk, and confesses to killing LaGuerta. Unaware that she is telling the truth, he calls Dexter and tells him that she is not in her right mind, and allows him to take her away. Later, she meets with him to apologize for her behavior, and wishes him happiness with Jamie.
Jamie asks Quinn to move in with her, which he does with some apprehension. In order to prove to her and her brother that he is taking his career seriously, he takes the sergeant's exam. He does well, but Batista ultimately chooses another candidate. Frustrated, Quinn tries to prove himself by investigating murder suspect — and Dexter's new "protege" — Zach Hamilton (Sam Underwood). The investigation puts him back in contact with Debra, and they share a kiss. Days later, he ends his relationship with Jamie, but denies that it has anything to do with Debra. When Debra returns to Miami Metro, however, they acknowledge their feelings for each other and renew their relationship.
In the series' final episode, "
Relationships
Quinn is known to have had very bad relationships with several women. In Season 4, Quinn dates the Trinity Killer's daughter, Christine Hill. However, this relationship ends when Christine is charged with murder for killing Frank Lundy to save her dad. He starts to have a relationship with Debra, and even proposes, but she breaks up with him because she does not want their relationship to change. He numbs the pain of that rejection with a series of one-night-stands, but by season eight is in a relationship with Jamie Batista. He ends this relationship to be with Debra, only to lose her shortly afterwards.
References
- ^ "Desmond Harrington | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Det. Joseph 'Joey' Quinn (Character) - Biography". IMDB. 2016-11-09. Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Motwani, Nishid (2020-04-29). "Dexter: 5 Most Likable Characters (& 5 Fans Can't Stand)". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Tsang, Christopher (2021-11-04). "Dexter: New Blood Won't Mention Quinn From Original Series". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
External links
- Joey Quinn on IMDb