Better Off The Cast #1

Ted Crisp / Jay Harrigton

Jay Harrington (born November 15, 1971) is an American actor.

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Harrington studied theater at Syracuse University before he began acting professionally on stage and screen.

Harrington resides in Los Angeles and is an avid sports fan who plays in the NBA Entertainment League and dons the skates for a local amateur-ice hockey team.

Harrington has been featured in a lead role or in an ensemble in a number of television series in the last few years: as Dr. Simon O'Keefe on the transient WB drama Summerland; as FBI Special Agent Paul Ryan on FOX's short-lived The Inside, opposite Peter Coyote and Rachel Nichols; and as 'Steve' on another short-lived television show, NBC's version of Coupling.

Additionally, Harrington recently appeared in a recurring role on the cable police drama The Division. His other television credits include guest-starring roles on A.U.S.A., The Shield, Time of Your Life and Private Practice.

In 2006, he began appearing as Dr. Ron McCready on the high-profile series Desperate Housewives.

Harrington will also appear in the new comedy series Better Off Ted which will be a mid-season replacement on ABC during the 2008-9 season.

Harrington has also appeared in several feature films such as Whatever It Takes and Anywhere but Here, as well as the independent features, Catalina Trust and A Little Inside, and Partner(s). He has performed on stage starring as Jack in Boy’s Life, and appeared in the off-Broadway productions Barefoot in the Park and Tony and Tina's Wedding.

Better Off Ted - Presentation

Better Off Ted is an upcoming American situation comedy that will premiere on the ABC network on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 8:30 P.M.^[1] Emmy-nominated Victor Fresco created and will executive produce the series. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television.

Plot :

"Better Off Ted" is a satirical office comedy about Ted Crisp, an R&D superstar and single dad. He heads up the research and development department at Veridian Dynamics, a large multinational corporation that values profits over morals. No project is too far-fetched for them: Grow meat in a test tube? They do that. Turn an innocent pumpkin into a killing gourd for the military? You betcha. But, when they decide to cryonically freeze one of Ted's employees just "to see if it's possible," Ted begins to question the company's extremely easy-to-question practices.

He turns to his self-centered boss, Veronica, his genius scientists, Lem and Phil, the cute new tester, Linda, and his 8-year-old daughter, Rose, to help him do the right thing.