Seamus Patrick Dever (born July 27, 1976) is an

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actor known for his role as

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Kevin Ryan in the

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series ''

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''.

Early life

Dever was born in

Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of 8 ...

, and moved at the age of six to

Bullhead City, Arizona Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the em ...

, where he grew up. He graduated as

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Mohave High School Mohave High School is the high school for Bullhead City, Arizona. It is operated by the Colorado River Union High School District. Athletics The Thunderbirds were the Class B state basketball runners-up in the 1972–73 season, won the Class B s ...

, completed his undergraduate studies at

Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was founded in 1899 as the final public university established in the Arizona Territory, 13 years before Arizona was admitted as the 48th state. ...

, and holds MFAs in Acting from the

Moscow Art Theatre The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...

and

Carnegie-Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

Personal life

A lifetime member of the

Actors Studio The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded ...

, Dever married the future

Juliana Dever Juliana Dever (born December 17, 1980) is an American actress and travel blogger. Dever is best known for her recurring role on crime drama ''Castle'' as Jennifer "Jenny" Ryan. In 2016, Dever produced and starred in the VR web series ''Touche ...

on May 27, 2006. Juliana played Jenny Ryan, Ryan's wife, on ''

''. He is a cousin of

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actress Jeanne Arnold and Canadian singer-songwriter Feist. Dever and his wife are

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s. Both are also supporters of

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. 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 Dean George Cain ( Tanaka; born July 31, 1966) is an American actor. From 1993 to 1997, he played Clark Kent / Superman in the TV series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''. Cain was the host of ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' and ...

to defeat the Chaser,

Mark Labbett Mark Andrew Labbett (born 15 August 1965), also known by his professional nickname The Beast, is an English quizzer and television personality. Since 2009 he has been one of the "chasers" on the ITV game show '' The Chase'' as "The Beast" and f ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dever, Seamus 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