Overview

• Devin Lee Harjes died on May 27, 2025, in New York City at age 41 following a brief illness after a February cancer diagnosis.
• He earned acclaim for portraying Jack Dempsey in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Oscar in Marvel’s Daredevil and Pete Baylor in NBC’s Manifest.
• Born in Lubbock, Texas, he studied acting in college before moving to New York to perform in student films, off-Broadway productions and independent movies.
• Harjes won best actor at the Tolentino International Film Festival for his performance in the drama The Forest Is Red.
• He is survived by his parents Randy and Rosanne Harjes, sister Trish Harjes and her husband Justin Kelley, his nieces and nephews, ex-wife Shiva Shobitha and his cat, Maude.