Seamus Dever is an american actor best known for his role as Detective Kevin Ryan in the ABC series
Castle.
Dever was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in Bullhead City, Arizona. He graduated as valedictorian of Bullhead City 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.
A lifetime member of the Actors Studio,
Dever married Juliana Dever who plays Jenny, Ryan's wife, on
Castle. He is a cousin of Broadway actress Jeanne Arnold and Canadian singer-songwriter Feist.
In Los Angeles
Seamus was seen in various roles in the theater, for which he received good reviews. He played in the L.A. premiere of the stage version of
A Clockwork Orange. On television, he was mainly seen as a guest in various series. Prolonged exposure had
Dever in the soap opera
General Hospital as Dr. Ian Devlin as well as in the television series
Army Wives as Dr. Chris Ferlinghetti.
We met
Seamus Dever during
Comic Con Germany, where we had lots of fun while working with him.