Seamus Dever
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Seamus Dever | |
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.jpg) Seamus Dever at Paley Center for Media September 2013 | |
| Born | Seamus Patrick Dever July 27, 1976 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Website | [1] |
Seamus Patrick Dever (born July 27, 1976) is an American actor known for his role as Detective Kevin Ryan in the ABC series Castle.
Early life
Dever was born in Flint, Michigan, and moved at the age of 6 to Bullhead City, Arizona, where he grew up.[1] He graduated as valedictorian of Mohave High School, completed his undergraduate studies at Northern Arizona University, and holds MFAs in Acting from the Moscow Art Theatre and Carnegie-Mellon University.[2]
Personal life
A lifetime member of the Actors Studio, Dever married the future Juliana Dever on May 27, 2006.[3] Juliana played Jenny Ryan, Ryan's wife, on Castle.[4] He is a cousin of Broadway actress Jeanne Arnold and Canadian singer-songwriter Feist.[5]
Dever and his wife are vegetarians.[6] Both are also supporters of Best Friends Animal Society.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Shooting LA | Colin | |
| 2002 | Monkey Love | Aaron Miles | Credited as Séamus Dever |
| 2002 | Outside the Law | Rick Michell | |
| 2006 | Hollywoodland | Phillip | |
| 2008 | Affairs in Order | Cyrus | |
| 2008 | The Essence of Depp | Dylan | |
| 2009 | Ready or Not | Marc | |
| 2014 | Sequestered | Obama | Short film |
| 2015 | The Extraordinary Farewell | H. Henry Locke |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Lewis | 1 episode: "Behind Enemy Lines" |
| 2001 | She's No Angel | Cricket | TV Movie |
| 2001 | Undressed | Randy | 1 episode: "Episode #4.1" |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Tom Murch | 1 episode: "Believers" |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Ronald Phelps | 1 episode: "Moving On" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Hank Dempsey | 1 episode: "The House" |
| 2005 | Mystery Woman: Snapshot | Billy | TV Movie |
| 2005 | JAG | Caden Duran | 1 episode: "San Diego" |
| 2005 | Charmed | Mitchell Haines | 1 episode: "Freaky Phoebe" |
| 2005 | McBride: The Doctor Is Out...Really Out | Allan | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Threshold | Agent Detoro | 2 episodes: "Trees Made of Glass: Part 2", "Blood of the Children" |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Adam Gilford | 1 episode: "Bite Me" |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Charles Cooper | 1 episode: "Live or Let Die" |
| 2006 | NCIS | Graham Thomas | 1 episode: "Singled Out" |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Justin Matthews | 1 episode: "Making Amends" |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Paul Billings | 1 episode: "Kill Switch" |
| 2008 | General Hospital | Dr. Ian Devlin | 45 episodes |
| 2008 | Mad Men | Chuck | 1 episode: "For Those Who Think Young" |
| 2008 | Army Wives | Dr. Chris Ferlinghetti | 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Rich Henderson | 1 episode: "Save Our Souls" |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Drew Rich | 1 episode: "Young Man with a Horn" |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Tyler Mack | 1 episode: "The Dress" |
| 2009–2016 | Castle | Detective Kevin Ryan | Main cast 173 episodes Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Bromance (shared with Jon Huertas) |
| 2010 | Dark Blue | Nick Perry | 2 episodes: "Dead Flowers", "Personal Effects" |
| 2012 | Chelsea Lately | Kevin Ryan in 'Castle' | 1 episode: "Episode 6.187 (Himself playing his Castle character)" |
| 2014 | The Chase | Himself | 1 episode: "Starry Eyed: Celebrity Episode" |
| 2018 | Legion | Don Eichman | 1 episode: "Chapter 14" |
| 2018 | Take Two | Todd Garlin | 1 episode: "Death becomes him" |
| 2018–present | Titans | Trigon | Recurring |
| 2019 | The Rookie | Chaz Bachman | Episode: "The Bet" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | Additional voices |
| 2018 | Far Cry 5 | John Seed |
References
- ^ "Q&A with Flint-born Seamus Dever, a.k.a Det. Kevin Ryan on ABC's "Castle"". mlive. February 27, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Biography - Seamus Dever | The Official Site". November 11, 2018. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Castle's Seamus Dever Compares His Real Wedding to His TV Wedding".
- ^ Matt Richenthal (January 6, 2012). "Seamus Dever on Castle wedding episode, grappling over donuts". TVFanatic.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ "Seamus Dever's Twitter". October 4, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "An Actor of Character". Vegetarian Times. 38 (396, number 8): 20. September 2012.
External links
- Seamus Dever at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Actors Studio alumni
- Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni
- Living people
- Northern Arizona University alumni
- Actors from Flint, Michigan
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- People from Bullhead City, Arizona