Seamus Dever

### plays Detective Kevin Ryan

Seamus Dever was born on July 27, 1976 in Flint, Michigan and moved to Bullhead City, Arizona at a young age. He was Vice President and Valedictorian of his high school class and went on to study theatre and broadcast journalism at Northern Arizona University where he graduated *summa cum laude*. Accepted into Carnegie-Mellon University and The Moscow Art Theatre, Dever studied theatre in Boston, Pittsburgh, and Moscow, Russia. At 21, he moved to LA and is currently a member of the Los Angeles classical theatre company, Antaeus. Dever is best known for his role in as Dr. Ferlinghetti on *Army Wives* and as Dr. Devlin on *General Hospital.*

He is married to fellow actor (and *Castle* guest-star) Juliana Dever, and they have two rescue dogs. In his spare time, Dever teaches acting with a focus on the ideas of Konstantin Stanislavsky.

During the summer 2015 hiatus, Dever and costar Jon Huertas created a music video for a song they wrote, "Definition of Love", which is among the special features on the *Castle* Season 7 DVDs.

Official site: http://www.seamusdever.com

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/seamusdever

ShayJean site ("Definition of Love"): http://www.shayjean.com/

### Just the facts

* Seamus Dever's wife, Juliana Dever, is the actor who plays Ryan's girlfriend and later wife, Jenny, starting in 2x16.
* Is a member of the Los Angeles classical theatre company, Antaeus, along with co-star Susan Sullivan.
* Cousin of singer Leslie Feist, and Broadway actress Jeanne Arnold.
* Is a vegetarian.

### Other roles

* "Dark Blue" (2010) - Nick Perry
* "Drop Dead Diva" (2009 / S01E09) - Tyler Mack
* Ready or Not (2009) - Marc
* "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2005, 2008 / S603, S09E08) - Adam Gilford / Drew Rich
* "Ghost Whisperer" (2008 / S04E04) - Rich Henderson
* "Army Wives" (2008 S02E04-10) - Dr. Chris Ferlinghetti
* "Mad Men" (2008 / S02E01) - Chuck
* "General Hospital" (2008) - Dr. Ian Devlin
* The Essence of Depp (2008) - Dylan
* Affairs in Order (2008) - Cyrus
* "CSI: Miami" (2007 / S05E23) - Paul Billings
* "Close to Home" (2007) - Justin Matthews
* "NCIS" (2006 / S04E03) - Graham Thomas
* Hollywoodland (2006) - Phillip
* "CSI: NY" (2006 / S02E18) - Charles Cooper
* "Threshold" (2005) - Agent Detoro
* McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out (2005) (TV) - Allen
* "Charmed" (2005) - Mitchell Haines
* "JAG" (2005) - Caden Duran
* Mystery Woman: Snapshot (2005) (TV) - Billy
* "Cold Case" (2004) - Hank Dempsey
* "Without a Trace" (2003) - Ronald Phelps
* Outside the Law (2002) - Rick Michell
* Monkey Love (2002) - Aaron
* "Crossing Jordan" (2001) - Tom Murch
* She's No Angel (2001) (TV) - Cricket
* "Pensacola: Wings of Gold" (1999) Lewis

### Publicity and interviews

11 Oct 11 - Yahoo - How Seamus Dever Gained Many New Fans on 'Castle'

- 09 Oct 11 - TVLine - <a class="external" href="http://m.tvline.com/2011/10/preview-castle-season-4-episode-4-ryan-gun/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Castle Preview: A 'Deeply Emotional' Episode Explores a Cop's 'Worst Nightmare'</a>
- 07 Oct 11 - Stana Katic Fan Newsletter - <a class="external" href="http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f39df4bfec05453635e0669e1&id=6e669e291a" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Interview With Seamus Dever</a>
- 27 Jul 11 - Collider.com - <a class="external" href="http://collider.com/comic-con-castle-nathan-fillion-seamus-dever-jon-huertas-molly-quinn/105862/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Comic Con 2011: CASTLE Interviews With Nathan Fillion, Seamus Dever, Jon Huertas, Molly Quinn and Executive Producer Laurie Zaks</a>
- 6 Jul 11 - Unification France - Interview à Parisde Seamus Dever - <a class="external" href="http://www.unificationfrance.com/spip.php?article15401" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Part one</a>, <a class="external" href="http://www.unificationfrance.com/spip.php?article15416" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Part two</a> (French)
- 15 Nov 10 - NYTimes.com - <a class="external" href="http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/a-castle-commute-minus-the-royal-coach/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">A 'Castle' Commute, Minus the Royal Coach</a>
- 18 Oct 10 - tv.com - <a class="external" href="http://www.tv.com/news/ten-minutes-with-castles-seamus-dever-24309/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Ten Minutes with Castle's Seamus Dever</a>
- 18 Oct 10 - TVAddict.com - <a class="external" href="http://www.thetvaddict.com/2010/10/18/todays-tv-addict-top-5-questions-with-castle-star-seamus-dever/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Today's TV Addict Top 5: Questions With CASTLE Star Seamus Dever</a>
- 18 Oct 10 - Give Me My Remote - <a class="external" href="http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2010/10/18/castles-seamus-dever-teases-a-ryan-centric-episode-3xk-and-a-hookup/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">CASTLE's Seamus Dever Teases a Ryan-Centric Episode, '3XK' and a Hookup</a>
- 26 Jul 10 - theFutonCritic.com - <a class="external" href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant/2010/07/26/live-at-the-san-diego-comic-con-a-few-minutes-with-castle-co-stars-jon-huertas-and-seamus-dever/20100725\_huertasanddever/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">SDCC: Jon Huertas & Seamus Dever</a>
- 21 May 10 - Suit101.com - <a class="external" href="http://www.suite101.com/content/castles-seamus-dever-on-the-finale-and-season-2s-progress-a239707" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">On the Finale and Season 2's Progress</a>
- 15 Feb 10 - ANDMagazine.com - <a class="external" href="http://www.andmagazine.com/content/and\_3694.php" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Seamus Dever: A Throw Back To Cop Shows That Make You Laugh</a>