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Having lost his fancy Mecha Man suit and relegated to the role of a desk jockey assigning other heroes to duty, he’s stripped down to his bare form.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Before this fifth season put him closer to the center of the action, Roddy had undoubtedly been a misfit among misfits at Slough House, a desk jockey who would hold court at his computer, issuing snide japes at anyone within earshot.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
In The Amateur, Malek is Charlie Heller, a CIA desk jockey lending his analytical abilities to agents in the field.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Inside every desk jockey is an artist who’s tearing at the walls, dying to get out.
—Air Mail, 14 June 2025
Watch on Amazon Jack Ryan There's no shortage of screen adaptations of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan books, but John Krasinski's turn as the CIA desk jockey turned field agent gets far more room to breathe than its predecessors.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Reynolds plays against type as a white-collar desk jockey in this drama starring Helen Mirren as real-life Jewish refugee Maria Altmann, who fought to reclaim her family’s Gustav Klimt portrait after it was stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 July 2024
Directed by Neill Blomkamp, the film charts his path from desk jockey to podium-finishing driver.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 Aug. 2023
Daniel Pearce makes of Polonius a hilariously pedantic desk jockey and bad idea bear.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 June 2023
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Before this fifth season put him closer to the center of the action, Roddy had undoubtedly been a misfit among misfits at Slough House, a desk jockey who would hold court at his computer, issuing snide japes at anyone within earshot.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
In The Amateur, Malek is Charlie Heller, a CIA desk jockey lending his analytical abilities to agents in the field.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Inside every desk jockey is an artist who’s tearing at the walls, dying to get out.
—Air Mail, 14 June 2025
Watch on Amazon Jack Ryan There's no shortage of screen adaptations of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan books, but John Krasinski's turn as the CIA desk jockey turned field agent gets far more room to breathe than its predecessors.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Reynolds plays against type as a white-collar desk jockey in this drama starring Helen Mirren as real-life Jewish refugee Maria Altmann, who fought to reclaim her family’s Gustav Klimt portrait after it was stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 July 2024
Directed by Neill Blomkamp, the film charts his path from desk jockey to podium-finishing driver.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 Aug. 2023
Daniel Pearce makes of Polonius a hilariously pedantic desk jockey and bad idea bear.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 June 2023
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“Desk jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desk%20jockey. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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