Detective
Harrison "
Harry"
Morgan is a fictional character in the
Showtime television series
Dexter and the novels by
Jeff Lindsay upon which it is based. In the television series he is portrayed by
James Remar. Harry is
Dexter Morgan's adoptive father, now deceased. For the first two seasons of the series he appeared only in flashbacks to Dexter's childhood, having died 10 years prior to the start of the series. From season three onward, the dramatic device of flashbacks was replaced with Harry appearing to Dexter as a "ghost" who comments on and gives advice on all the problems his son faces throughout the series.