William deVry (born 20 April 1968) is a Canadian film, television theatre, and voice actor. He is best known for his roles in American daytime soap operas, as

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on '' Port Charles'', as

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on ''

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'', as

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on ''

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'', and as Julian Jerome on ''

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''. He is also known for roles in the '' Earth: Final Conflict'', ''

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'', '' InSecurity'', and '' Nikita''.

Early life

His birth name is William deVry Simard. He moved to Florida with his mother at the age of 19. His grandfather,

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, founded the DeForest Training School, named after

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, Herman's colleague and friend, now known as DeVry University. DeVry comes from a long lineage of athletes and entrepreneurs. His father lettered in several sports in college and his maternal grandmother held 26 world records in track and field.

Career

DeVry appeared in a number of Canadian television series of the 1990s, including recurring roles on '' Earth: Final Conflict'', as Joshua Doors, and on ''

'', as Aldwin. In 2002, he began his career on American daytime soap operas. His first soap role was on ABC's '' Port Charles'' in 2002. He later joined the cast of ''

'', as

, and in 2004 was nominated for a

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. From 2006 to 2008, he starred on ''

'' as Storm Logan. DeVry starred in the Canadian comedy series ''InSecurity'' in 2011. He had a recurring roles on CW's '' Nikita'' and ''

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'', Netflix's ''

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'', and guest-starred on ''

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'' and '' NCIS''. In 2013, deVry joined the ABC

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''. Using the alias Derek Wells, deVry is introduced as a

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and new boss to Kelly Sullivan's Connie Falconeri. It's later revealed that Derek is in fact mob boss Julian Jerome. DeVry has been involved in a central storyline since his debut and is also well connected to other characters with the reveal that Julian is the father of Sam Morgan (

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) and

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(

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), one-time lover of Alexis Davis (

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) and brother of

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(

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). deVry made his on-screen debut on 30 July. In November 2020, he announced his departure from the role.

Personal life

DeVry is in a relationship with ''Port Charles'' actress

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Devry, William 1968 births 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Anglophone Quebec people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian male soap opera actors Living people Male actors from Montreal