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 six to Bullhead City, Arizona, where he grew up. 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.
Personal life
A lifetime member of the Actors Studio, Dever married Juliana Dever on May 27, 2006. Juliana played Kevin Ryan's wife Jenny on Castle. He is a cousin of Broadway actress Jeanne Arnold and Canadian singer-songwriter Feist.
Dever and his wife are vegetarians. Both are also supporters of Best Friends Animal Society.
Dever also starred in a celebrity episode of the American version of The Chase, in Season 3 (2014), where he scored 11 questions in the preliminaries and led a team with Dean Cain to defeat the Chaser, Mark Labbett.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2001Shooting LAColin2002Monkey LoveAaron MilesCredited as Séamus Dever2002Outside the LawRick Michell2006HollywoodlandPhillip2008Affairs in OrderCyrus2008The Essence of DeppDylan2009Ready or NotMarc2014SequesteredObamaShort film2015The Extraordinary FarewellH. Henry Locke2023 Invitation to a Murder Lawrence Kane2023 A Great Divide Tom Drake
Television Year Title Role Notes1999Pensacola: Wings of GoldLewis1 episode: "Behind Enemy Lines"2001She's No AngelCricketTV movie2001UndressedRandy1 episode: "Episode #4.1"2001Crossing JordanTom Murch1 episode: "Believers"2003Without a TraceRonald Phelps1 episode: "Moving On"2004Cold CaseHank Dempsey1 episode: "The House"2005Mystery Woman: SnapshotBillyTV movie2005JAGCaden Duran1 episode: "San Diego"2005CharmedMitchell Haines1 episode: "Freaky Phoebe"2005McBride: The Doctor Is Out...Really OutAllanTV movie2005ThresholdAgent Detoro2 episodes: "Trees Made of Glass: Part 2", "Blood of the Children"2005CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationAdam Gilford1 episode: "Bite Me"2006CSI: NYCharles Cooper1 episode: "Live or Let Die"2006NCISGraham Thomas1 episode: "Singled Out"2007Close to HomeJustin Matthews1 episode: "Making Amends"2007CSI: MiamiPaul Billings1 episode: "Kill Switch"2008General HospitalDr. Ian Devlin45 episodes2008Mad MenChuck1 episode: "For Those Who Think Young"2008Army WivesDr. Chris Ferlinghetti7 episodes2008Ghost WhispererRich Henderson1 episode: "Save Our Souls"2008CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDrew Rich1 episode: "Young Man with a Horn"2009Drop Dead DivaTyler Mack1 episode: "The Dress"2009–2016CastleDetective Kevin RyanMain cast173 episodesNominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Bromance 2010Dark BlueNick Perry2 episodes: "Dead Flowers", "Personal Effects"2012Chelsea LatelyKevin Ryan in Castle1 episode: "Episode 6.187 (Himself playing his Castle character)"2014The ChaseHimself1 episode: "Starry Eyed: Celebrity Episode"2018LegionDon Eichman1 episode: "Chapter 14"2018Take TwoTodd Garlin1 episode: "Death Becomes Him"2018–2019TitansTrigonRecurring3 episodes2019MacgyverCIA Officer Griggs1 Episode Mac+Fallout+Jack2019The RookieChaz BachmanEpisode: "The Bet"2020 NCIS: Los Angeles Alexi GonchgarovEpisode: "Russia, Russia, Russia"2023True LiesReed KesslerEpisode: "Honest Manipulations"2023NCIS: Hawai'iScottEpisode: "Nightwatch Two"2024TrackerMax MillerEpisode: "Man's Best Friend"2024-NCISGabriel LaRocheRecurring 3 episodes
Video games Year Title Role2002Soldier of Fortune II: Double HelixAdditional voices2018Far Cry 5John Seed2024Call of Duty: Black Ops 6Felix Neumann
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