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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 |
| Spouse | |
Devon Graye Fleming is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for portraying teenage Dexter in the TV series Dexter , as well as the second Trickster in The Flash . He also wrote the 2019 horror film I See You .
Graye was born in Mountain View, California. He was homeschooled by his parents, while moving around California. Although Graye is American, he lived in the United Kingdom for all four years of high school before moving back to Pleasanton when he was 16. He studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. [1]
Graye began his career on the stage, leading as Stanley in a stage adaption of Louis Sachar's Holes . The show played at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from September to October 2005. [2] He then moved to Los Angeles at 18 in hopes to begin his acting career. After just three months, he was cast in his first role with ABC's A House Divided alongside Dylan McDermott. Just a few months later he would be cast in the hit American crime drama Dexter , portraying the younger version of the titular character. [1] He would appear in multiple episodes from 2006 to 2009.
Graye played Luke in the 2008 Nickelodeon television movie Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, a companion film to the sitcom Drake & Josh. [3]
In 2010, he starred longside John Cena, Patricia Clarkson, and Danny Glover in WWE Studios' film Legendary. The film opened to largely negative reviews. [4] He would also have a supporting role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Avalon High, an adaption of Meg Cabot's Arthurian fantasy novel. [5] The following year, Graye lead Brett Simmon's horror film Husk [6] and the drama film Exodus Fall. [7]
In 2012, Graye had a guest role on the second season of Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story . His character, Jed Potter, was a demon possessed teen facing off against Jessica Lange. [8]
He would appear in the 2014 remake of 13: Game of Death, alongside Mark Webber, Tom Bower, and Ron Perlman. [9] He also had a role in Tom Dolby's Last Weekend . [10]
In 2015, he was cast as the second Trickster, a copycat to Mark Hamill's character, in The CW's series The Flash. [11] He was also cast in the LGBTQ+ drama Retake , replacing Luke Pasqualino. [12] The film, where Graye portrays a young male prostitute, was released in 2016. [13]
Graye wrote a thriller screenplay titled Allison Adams, which was featured on the 2016 Black List for most popular unproduced screenplays. [14] The following year, his script for I See You was picked up and set to be directed by Adam Randall, with Helen Hunt set to lead the film. [15] It premiered in 2019 at SXSW to generally postive reviews. [16]
In 2020, it was announced that Graye's spec Switchboard would be produced by Matt Reeves, Steven Schneider, and Armaan Zorace. The film centers on a young female switchboard operator who finds herself communicating with and possibly targeted by an active serial killer. [17] [18]
The psychological thriller The Madness Inside Me was released in 2021, with Graye portraying a murderer being stalked by his victim's spouse. It received mixed reviews. [19] [20]
Graye had a supporting role in the 2022 psychological horror film Hypochondriac, directed by Addison Heimann. He acted alongside Zach Villa and Madeline Zima. [21] [22] He also had an appearance in Jordan Peele's Western science fiction horror film Nope , as paparazzo Ryder Muybridge. [23] [24]
Graye had a brief role in the second season of Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer , before being upgraded to a recurring character in 2024 for the third season. [25] [26]
A sequel for the hit 2015 science fiction psychological thriller Circle was announced in June 2024, with Graye writing the script. [27]
Graye is gay and began dating actor Jordan Gavaris in September 2013. [28] They married in 2018. [29]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Her Best Move | Boy No. 1 | |
| Scar | Paul | ||
| 2009 | Call of the Wild | Ozz Heep | |
| Lure | Tyler Page | ||
| 2010 | Legendary | Cal Chetley | |
| 2011 | Exodus Fall | Dana Minor | |
| Husk | Scott | ||
| 2012 | The Discoverers | Jack | |
| One Bad Thing | Guy | Short film | |
| Eden | Adam | ||
| 2013 | Last Weekend | Luke Caswell | |
| Khumba | Zebra # 2 | Voice role | |
| 2014 | 13 Sins | Michael | Aka "Angry Little God" |
| Dissonance | Carson | Short film | |
| Eden | Adam | Short film | |
| 2015 | I Am Michael | Cory | |
| 2016 | Search Engines | Bert | |
| Retake | Adam | ||
| 2017 | I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Christian | |
| 2017 | Sightless | Dectective Bryce | Short film |
| 2018 | The 100th Victim | Earl Fuller | Short film |
| 2019 | The Teleios Act | Paul | Short film |
| 2020 | I Blame Society | Taylor | |
| 2021 | The Madness Inside Me | Francis Tate | |
| 2022 | Hypochondriac | Luke | |
| Drawn Into the Night | Tyler | ||
| Nope | Ryder Muybridge |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A House Divided | Daniel Sampson | Television film |
| 2006–09 | Dexter | Teenage Dexter | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Spencer Gordon | Episode: Internet Bride |
| 2008 | Wisegal | Nino Narrator | Television film; voice role |
| Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | Luke | Television film | |
| 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 |
| Avalon High | Marco Campbell | Television film | |
| 2011 | Red Faction: Origins | Leo | Television film |
| The Protector | Sam Campbell | Episode: Pilot | |
| Alphas | Matthew Hurley | Episode: Anger Management | |
| 2012 | Body of Proof | Jack Gordon | Episode: Mind Games |
| American Horror Story | Jed Potter | Episode: Tricks and Treats | |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Ryan Keller | Episode: Risk Assessment |
| Longmire | Dacus Whitish | Episode: Carcasses | |
| 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 |
| 2019 | L.A. Confidental | Bobby Inge | Television film |
| 2021 | PEN15 | Roger | Episode: Luminaria |
| 2023-24 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Julian La Cosse | 9 episodes |
| 2024 | Grey's Anatomy | Brandy Hauser | Episode: I Carry Your Heart |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Titanfall 2 | Titan Pilot | |
| 2019 | Days Gone | Additional voices |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Exeter | Ben | Podcast drama; 6 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2019 | I See You | |
| 2021 | The Girlfriend Experience | Staff writer; 4 episodes |
| 2025 | Circles | |
| TBA | Switchboard |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Holes | Stanley | Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco | [30] [1] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominate work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gen Art Film Festival | GenArtist Emerging Actor Award | The Discoverers | Won | [31] |
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)fellow actor Devon Graye ("Dexter"), whose "Allison Adams" screenplay is on the Black List compilation of promising unfilmed scripts
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