Devan Chandler Long

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Devan Chandler Long
Born (1983-08-31) August 31, 1983 (age 40)
Education University of Oregon
OccupationActor
Years active2011-present
Known for Ghosts
Spouse
Jesse Golden
(m. 2020)
Children1
Relatives Rien Long (brother)

Devan Chandler Long (born August 31, 1983) is an American actor. [1] [2] [3] He is known for playing Hart from the show Bosch and Flex Mentallo from the show Doom Patrol . He is also known for appearing in the 2022 movie Ambulance . He currently plays Thorfinn in the CBS show Ghosts . [4]

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Early life and education

He was born in Los Angeles, California to David and Lori Cunningham. [5] He grew up in the small town of Anacortes, Washington and went to Anacortes High School.[ citation needed ]

When he was younger, Long dreamed of playing for the NFL. [6] In high school during his senior year, he got All-Northwest acclaim for playing wingback and inside linebacker. This was after he got honorable mention for defensive end honors in 1999. [5]

College football

He ended up going to University of Oregon to play collegiate football where he played the defensive end position. During his time there, he was two time All-Conference honorable mention standout. Even though he had a litany of back and hamstring injuries by his senior year, he was fourth on the quarterbacks sack list (19.5) and seventh for all-time tackles for loss (32) at the school. [5] While attending the university, he majored in political science. He attended the school and played football until his graduation in 2005. He got into training camp for the Carolina Panthers, but his injuries ended his NFL aspirations. [6]

Career change to acting

After his NFL dreams ended, an agent he met through his brother, encouraged him to do a commercial which he was able to book. After moving to Venice, California, he was able to meet an agent through a friend which helped him book more commercials. He took acting and improv classes to gain experience and build his confidence. [6]

Career

Devan's acting career started with his role on NCIS: Los Angeles . [7] He went on to perform in other TV shows such as Shameless, Sons of Anarchy , Scorpion , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D , and Teen Wolf . He went on to play more prominent roles in shows such as Bosch where he played as Hart and Doom Patrol where he played as Flex Mentallo. [8]

He has also appeared in movies like The Deal, Baker's Man, and Dirt. He got a prominent role as Mel Gibson in Michael Bay's movie Ambulance .

Personal life

He has a brother named Rien Long who got a football scholarship to play for Washington State University and ended up playing for the Tennessee Titans. [6] He lives in Venice, California with his wife, Jesse Golden, whom he married in 2020, and their son. [1] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016The DealTommy
2017Baker's ManGeorge
Ex-Mas PartyZachShort
2018DirtBulger
2022 Ambulance Mel Gibson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles HenchmanEpisode: "The Debt"
2012 Shameless Nick SaakashviliEpisode: "Father's Day"
2013MaronWorkerEpisode: "Dead Possum"
Sam & Cat John Zakappa
2014RakeSolomanEpisode: "A Close Shave"
#AwkwardMorningsEpisode: "Boyfriend"
The Bridge Border GuardEpisode: "Yankee"
MatadorZupanEpisode: "Quid Go Pro"
Bad Judge Byron CashEpisode: "Knife to a Gunflight"
Sons of Anarchy White GuardEpisode: "What a Piece of Work Is Man"
Scorpion MaxEpisode: "Talismans"
2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TatEpisode: "A Wanted (Inhu)Man"
2016 The Last Ship RenfroEpisode: "Legacy"
General Hospital Gary
IceAthertonEpisode: "Hyenas"
2017 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Gym WorkerEpisode: "Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare"
Traning Day BlakeEpisode: "Apocalypse Now"
Teen Wolf AbelEpisode: "Face-to-Faceless"
S.W.A.T FennickEpisode: "Pilot"
Runaways Kincaid
2019 Now Apocalypse Otto West
The Magicians The ForemostEpisode: "All That Hard, Glossy Armor"
Bosch Hart
NCIS Terry KemperEpisode: "Someone Else's Shoes"
2019–2020 The Rookie Ripper
Doom Patrol Flex Mentallo
2021–present Ghosts ThorfinnMain Character

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