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Devon Graye | |
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 Graye at the Canadian Film Centre event in L.A. Photos in March 2015 | |
| Born | Devon Graye Fleming |
| Alma mater | American Conservatory Theater |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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Devon Graye Fleming is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying teenage Dexter in the TV series Dexter , as well as the second Trickster in The Flash . In 2019, he wrote the horror film I See You .
Graye was born in Mountain View, California. He studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Although Graye is American, he lived in the United Kingdom for all four years of high school. Graye wrote a thriller screenplay titled Allison Adams, which was featured on the 2016 Black List for most popular unproduced screenplays. [1]
Graye who is gay began dating actor Jordan Gavaris in September 2013 [2] and they married in 2018.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A House Divided | Daniel Sampson | TV movie |
| 2007 | Her Best Move | Boy No. 1 | |
| Scar | Paul | ||
| 2008 | Wisegal | Narrator | TV movie |
| Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | Luke Johansson | ||
| 2009 | Call of the Wild | Ozz Heep | |
| Lure | Tyler Page | ||
| Exodus Fall | Dana Minor | ||
| 2010 | Legendary | Cal Chetley | |
| Avalon High | Marco | TV movie | |
| 2011 | Red Faction: Origins | Leo | |
| Husk | Scott | ||
| 2012 | The Discoverers | Jack | |
| One Bad Thing | Guy | Short film | |
| Eden | Adam | ||
| 2013 | Last Weekend | Luke Caswell | |
| Khumba | Zebra # 2 | Voiced only | |
| 2014 | 13 Sins | Michael | |
| 2015 | I Am Michael | Cory | |
| 2016 | Search Engines | Bert | |
| Retake | Adam | ||
| 2017 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Christian | |
| 2019 | I See You | N/A | Screenwriter |
| 2021 | The Madness Inside Me | Francis Tate | |
| 2022 | Nope | Ryder Muybridge |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–09 | Dexter | Teenage Dexter | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Spencer Gordon | Episode: Internet Bride |
| 2008 | Bones | Robbie Timmons | Episode: The Finger in the Nest |
| Novel Adventures | Miles | 2 episodes | |
| CSI: Miami | Noah Campbell | Episode: Wrecking Crew | |
| Leverage | Michael Clark | Episode: The Bank Shot Job | |
| 2009 | Saving Grace | Luke Keeler | Episode: Do You Believe in Second Chances? |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Craig Mason | Episode: Ghost Town | |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Josh Chapman | Episode: Nothing Personal |
| 2011 | The Protector | Sam Campbell | Episode: Pilot |
| Alphas | Matthew Hurley | Episode: Anger Management | |
| 2012 | Body of Proof | Jack Gordon | Episode: Mind Games |
| American Horror Story: Asylum | Jed | Episode: Tricks and Treats | |
| 2014 | The Night Shift | Pvt. Wilson | Episode: Coming Home |
| 2015 | The Mentalist | Ethan Bittaker | Episode: The Whites of His Eyes |
| 2015-18 | The Flash | Axel Walker / The Trickster | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | S.W.A.T. | Pete | Episode: The Tiffany Experience |
| 2021 | PEN15 | Roger | Episode: Luminaria |
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fellow actor Devon Graye ("Dexter"), whose "Allison Adams" screenplay is on the Black List compilation of promising unfilmed scripts
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