William deVry
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
William was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After living for three years in West Africa from the ages of three to six, William continued growing up in Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec. Speaking both fluent French and English.
Like every Canadian kid, William built a skating rink in his backyard every winter and played until it was too dark to see his skates. However, growing up, baseball was Wil's first love and he dreamed of playing for the Montreal Expos. He would often run into Donald Sutherland at the Expos games, never imagining one day becoming an actor himself. William still has a signed ball from the 1981 Cincinnati Reds Team that Mr. Sutherland gave him.
During the winter months William stayed in shape for summer sports by playing High School Volleyball. As part of the Junior Team he was asked to accompany the Varsity Team to the Provincial Championships. Being the only Junior Player at the Varsity Tournament, William was asked to play quite a bit. The team went on to win the Provincial Championships that year. During his years at Richelieu Valley High School William's Teams won two Provincial Championships. After High School William continued to play at Champlain College making the starting lineup in his first year. To this day coach Bonenberg has left an indelible mark on William's life. HIs regimented coaching style has applied many lessons William still holds dear to this day.
After completing his first year at Champlain College, William moved to Florida to continue his education.
Within a few years, the burgeoning TV and film industry in Orlando piqued his interest. His first audition was for the Season 2, two-hour season premiere of Steven Spielberg's SeaQuest DSV starring Roy Scheider. William had three callbacks with Director Bryan Spicer, booked the role, and his ongoing thirty-one year career as an actor began
While working on SeaQuest DSV he became friends with Actor/Producer/Director Peter deLuise who suggested Wil take his talents to Vancouver, Canada. And he did. Within six months William was working non-stop. William managed to turn the Guest Star role of Brent Kallus, on Showtime's critically acclaimed comedy "Beggars and Choosers" written by Peter Lefcourt, into a recurring role. To this day, it's one of William's favorite characters he has ever played.
William considers his work with acting coach Larry Moss to be a pivotal and important time in his life and career. William was introduced to Larry by his friend Laurie Holden in Santa Monica CA. in 1999 and maintains his friendship with Larry to this day. Like many actors who worked with Larry, Wil is grateful to Larry for changing the trajectory of his career.
After honing his craft in Vancouver for ten years, William moved to NYC to work on the famed Daytime Drama, All My Children. There, he received an Emmy Nomination during his first year on the show.
William returned to Vancouver to work on Bravo Canada's critically acclaimed drama "Godiva's" starring Eric Karpluk.
Then legendary Bill Bell's international mega-hit "Bold & The Beautiful" came calling. A monster hit enjoyed in over 132 countries around the globe, William worked two years on the show portraying the character Storm Logan, helping the show win it's first Emmy as Best Drama.
Following B&B, William was thrilled to join CBC's comedy Series "InSecurity" in the lead role of Peter McNeil. The show achieved critical success and tremendous ratings in season one and barreled forward into season two. William said that after years of playing "bad guys," the smart and character-driven comedy was a joy to work on.
Following InSecurity, William worked non-stop for years in Primetime roles such as HBO's The Transporter, Castle, NCIS, and recurring roles on Nikita, Beauty and the Beast, and Netflix's Hemlock Grove. Then William returned to daytime and joined the cast of ABC's General Hospital and had an eight-year run as the character of Julian Jerome.
William has been back at work in primetime on NCIS: Los Angeles, Quantum Leap, and roles in several MOWs.
He is now developing his own action adventure series, "Colt & McQueen".
Like every Canadian kid, William built a skating rink in his backyard every winter and played until it was too dark to see his skates. However, growing up, baseball was Wil's first love and he dreamed of playing for the Montreal Expos. He would often run into Donald Sutherland at the Expos games, never imagining one day becoming an actor himself. William still has a signed ball from the 1981 Cincinnati Reds Team that Mr. Sutherland gave him.
During the winter months William stayed in shape for summer sports by playing High School Volleyball. As part of the Junior Team he was asked to accompany the Varsity Team to the Provincial Championships. Being the only Junior Player at the Varsity Tournament, William was asked to play quite a bit. The team went on to win the Provincial Championships that year. During his years at Richelieu Valley High School William's Teams won two Provincial Championships. After High School William continued to play at Champlain College making the starting lineup in his first year. To this day coach Bonenberg has left an indelible mark on William's life. HIs regimented coaching style has applied many lessons William still holds dear to this day.
After completing his first year at Champlain College, William moved to Florida to continue his education.
Within a few years, the burgeoning TV and film industry in Orlando piqued his interest. His first audition was for the Season 2, two-hour season premiere of Steven Spielberg's SeaQuest DSV starring Roy Scheider. William had three callbacks with Director Bryan Spicer, booked the role, and his ongoing thirty-one year career as an actor began
While working on SeaQuest DSV he became friends with Actor/Producer/Director Peter deLuise who suggested Wil take his talents to Vancouver, Canada. And he did. Within six months William was working non-stop. William managed to turn the Guest Star role of Brent Kallus, on Showtime's critically acclaimed comedy "Beggars and Choosers" written by Peter Lefcourt, into a recurring role. To this day, it's one of William's favorite characters he has ever played.
William considers his work with acting coach Larry Moss to be a pivotal and important time in his life and career. William was introduced to Larry by his friend Laurie Holden in Santa Monica CA. in 1999 and maintains his friendship with Larry to this day. Like many actors who worked with Larry, Wil is grateful to Larry for changing the trajectory of his career.
After honing his craft in Vancouver for ten years, William moved to NYC to work on the famed Daytime Drama, All My Children. There, he received an Emmy Nomination during his first year on the show.
William returned to Vancouver to work on Bravo Canada's critically acclaimed drama "Godiva's" starring Eric Karpluk.
Then legendary Bill Bell's international mega-hit "Bold & The Beautiful" came calling. A monster hit enjoyed in over 132 countries around the globe, William worked two years on the show portraying the character Storm Logan, helping the show win it's first Emmy as Best Drama.
Following B&B, William was thrilled to join CBC's comedy Series "InSecurity" in the lead role of Peter McNeil. The show achieved critical success and tremendous ratings in season one and barreled forward into season two. William said that after years of playing "bad guys," the smart and character-driven comedy was a joy to work on.
Following InSecurity, William worked non-stop for years in Primetime roles such as HBO's The Transporter, Castle, NCIS, and recurring roles on Nikita, Beauty and the Beast, and Netflix's Hemlock Grove. Then William returned to daytime and joined the cast of ABC's General Hospital and had an eight-year run as the character of Julian Jerome.
William has been back at work in primetime on NCIS: Los Angeles, Quantum Leap, and roles in several MOWs.
He is now developing his own action adventure series, "Colt & McQueen".
