Devan Chandler Long

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]

Devan Chandler Long
Born	(1983-08-31) August 31, 1983 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	University of Oregon
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Ghosts
Spouse	Jesse Golden ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	1
Relatives	Rien Long (brother)

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.^[6]

When he was younger, Long dreamed of playing in the National Football League.^[7] 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]

He ended up going to University of Oregon to play collegiate football where he played defensive end. 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 quarterback 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.^[7]

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 met an agent through a friend, who helped him book more commercials. He took acting and improv classes to gain experience and build his confidence.^[7]

Career

Long's acting career started with his role on NCIS: Los Angeles.^[8] 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 Bosch as Hart, and Doom Patrol as Flex Mentallo.^[9]

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

Personal life

Long 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.^[7] Devan lives in Venice, California, with wife Jesse Golden whom he married in 2020, and their son.^[1][10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	The Deal	Tommy
2017	Baker's Man	George
	Ex-Mas Party	Zach	Short
2018	Dirt	Bulger
2022	Ambulance	Mel Gibson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	NCIS: Los Angeles	Henchman	Episode: "The Debt"
2012	Shameless	Nick Saakashvili	Episode: "Father's Day"
2013	Maron	Worker	Episode: "Dead Possum"
	Sam & Cat	John Zakappa
2014	Rake	Soloman	Episode: "A Close Shave"
	#AwkwardMornings		Episode: "Boyfriend"
	The Bridge	Border Guard	Episode: "Yankee"
	Matador	Zupan	Episode: "Quid Go Pro"
	Bad Judge	Byron Cash	Episode: "Knife to a Gunflight"
	Sons of Anarchy	White Guard	Episode: "What a Piece of Work Is Man"
	Scorpion	Max	Episode: "Talismans"
2015	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Tat	Episode: "A Wanted (Inhu)Man"
2016	The Last Ship	Renfro	Episode: "Legacy"
	General Hospital	Gary
	Ice	Atherton	Episode: "Hyenas"
2017	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Gym Worker	Episode: "Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare"
	Training Day	Blake	Episode: "Apocalypse Now"
	Teen Wolf	Abel	Episode: "Face-to-Faceless"
	S.W.A.T	Fennick	Episode: "Pilot"
	Runaways	Kincaid
2019	Now Apocalypse	Otto West
	The Magicians	The Foremost	Episode: "All That Hard, Glossy Armor"
	Bosch	Hart
	NCIS	Terry Kemper	Episode: "Someone Else's Shoes"
2019–2020	The Rookie	Ripper	Episodes: "Breaking Point" & "Control"
	Doom Patrol	Flex Mentallo
2021–present	Ghosts	Thorfinn	Main Character