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. 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 the future Juliana Dever on May 27, 2006. Juliana played Jenny Ryan, Ryan’s wife, 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.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
External Links
Actor Seamus Dever – Wikipedia
