Devan was raised in the small Island town of Anacortes, Washington where he grew up entertaining his peers in the classroom and on the field of athletics. His talents earned him a full ride scholarship to play football at the University of Oregon where he would go on to garner school records in the stat books and become known for his humorous interviews and locker room antics. Given his boisterous personality and proclivity for story telling it wasn't long until Devan found his truth in Acting.
