Devan Chandler Long

Devan Chandler Long (born August 31, 1983) is an American actor. 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.

Early life and education
He was born in Los Angeles, California to David and Lori Cunningham. He grew up in the small town of Anacortes, Washington and went to Anacortes High School.

When he was younger, Long dreamed of playing for the NFL. 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.

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 quarterback sack list (19.5) and seventh for all-time tackles for loss (32) at the school. 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.

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 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.

Career
Long's acting career started with his role on NCIS: Los Angeles. 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.

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. Devan lives in Venice, California with his wife, Jesse Golden, whom he married in 2020, and their son.