# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jay-harrington
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:31:11.737Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jay-harrington"
name: "Jay Harrington"
slug: "jay-harrington"
description: "James H. Harrington III, professionally known as Jay Harrington, is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as the title character in the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted (2009–2010), and as Sgt. David \"Deacon\" Kay in S.W.A.T. from 2017 to 2025."
tagline: "American actor (born 1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jay_Harrington_discusses_S.W.A.T._Season_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1971-11-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.08122258384038489
  historical:           18.54905866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump