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Born | 1983/1984(age 38–39) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Desmin Borges (born 1983/1984) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing Edgar Quintero on the FX/FXX comedy-drama You're the Worst . [2] [3]
Borges grew up in Chicago and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater at DePaul University. As of 2016 [update] , Borges was living in New York City. [4] His father is from Puerto Rico and his mother is of Italian and Greek ancestry. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Cherry | Joey | |
2011 | Mr. Popper’s Penguins | Daryl | |
Tower Heist | Modell's Sneaker Salesman | ||
2012 | Compliance | Officer Morris | |
2013 | The House That Jack Built | Manny | |
2014 | The Mend | Benin | |
Gabriel | Rudy | ||
2015 | Open Tables | Jon Evans | |
2016 | Carrie Pilby | Douglas | |
2017 | DriverX | Tom | |
2018 | Private Life | Sam | |
2022 | Shotgun Wedding | Ricky |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Luis Cordova/Diego Ramirez | Episode: “Blood Brothers” |
2011–2013 | The Good Wife | Tommy Diehaus/Mark D’Amico | Episodes: “Getting Off” (2011), “Everything Is Ending” (2013) |
2012 | Switched at Birth | Tamale Guy | Episode: “Starry Night” |
Castle | Pablo Barnes | Episode: “Til Death Do Us Part” | |
A Gifted Man | Eduardo Sanchez | Episode: “In Case of Complications” | |
2013 | Next Caller | Derek | 4 episodes (unaired) |
Murder in Manhattan | Orlando | TV movie | |
2014 | Unforgettable | Troy | Episode: “The Combination” |
2014–2019 | You’re the Worst | Edgar Quintero | Main cast, 62 episodes |
2014 | The Mysteries of Laura | Eddie Fainlen | Episode: “The Mystery of the Biker Bar” |
2016 | Preacher | Carlos | 2 episodes |
Divorce | Officer Walker | Episode: “Pilot” | |
2017 | Bull | Reed Kenworthy | Episode: "Make Me" |
The Guest Book | Episode: “Story 3” | ||
2018 | Madam Secretary | Miguel Briseño | Episode: "The Fourth Estate" |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Dan | Recurring role |
2020 | Utopia | Wilson Wilson | 8 episodes |
2022 | The Time Traveler's Wife | Gomez | 6 episodes |
Welcome to Flatch | Jimmy Jameson | 6 episodes |
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