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Devon Richards
Actor
Toronto, Ontario , CAN
Screenwriting actor with distinctive deep voice

Been writing for 18 years, acting for 15. Moving towards goal of full-time entertainer with the fulfillment of my own projects, and my participation in those of others.

Lifelong sci-fi fan, but strangely in tune with the scene from the punk revolution onwards - kinda cool-geek if you will. Because of my grim looking face, I mostly get cast in Noir type pieces, or genre pieces that require a sombre or raging tone.That doesn't stop me from going out for the "husband or Dad" in insurance commercials, some of which I actually land.

Done national radio ads, and video game voice overs.  

My scripts can be read by producers from incoorperated companies with imdb listings.  

SONGS
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PHOTOS
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PROFESSIONAL INFO
Credits: "Honour among thieves"  (John - lead)  2008
"A Summer's Lease" see Youtube  (The Devil - lead)  2007
Libro insurance commercials  (husband)  2007
SOCAN national radio ad  (announcer)  2007
TELUS mobility commercials  (umbrella guy)  2005
Other talents: Voice, Commercials
Pre-Production, Screenwriter
Music Talent, Vocalist
Music Talent, Songwriter
Literature, Novelist
Gender: Male
Age Range: 22 - 40 years of age
Accents: American-LA, American-NY, Bronx, Brooklyn, Ebonics, French, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Jive, New Zealand, Russian, Scottish, Spanish, Valley Girl, Welsh, Other
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Height: 6 ft. 1 in.
Weight: 185 lbs.
Physique Athletic & toned
Languages Spoken: Japanese, English
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Official site:
Experience: Over 10 years - Professional
Arrow Booking info: Expand for booking info
COMMENTS
Skylar Entertainment PR      
CommentHi, I've been neglecting nextcat so stopping by to say hi to connections, hope all is well in your world


Mon. Feb. 8, 2010, 5:02 PM
Skylar Entertainment PR
 
     
 
 
Melanie Padron      
CommentNice to meet you and thanks for the add..

Mel


Thu. Jul. 23, 2009, 2:53 AM
Melanie Padron
 
     
 
 
Amy Simoes      
CommentThanks for the add.
Later Gator!

Amy


Fri. Jul. 3, 2009, 3:32 PM
Amy Simoes
 
     
 
 
Rebecca Simms      
CommentThanks for the add :) Best of luck to you in the future.


Mon. Jun. 15, 2009, 4:24 PM
Rebecca Simms
 
     
 
 
Lindy S. Hudis      
CommentNice to meet you.


Fri. Jun. 12, 2009, 3:47 PM
Lindy S. Hudis
 
     
 
 
Jodi Krangle      
CommentGlad to connect with you, Devon. It's always a pleasure to meet other talent in the Toronto area. :) Keep in touch, ok? All the best, -- Jodi


Fri. Jun. 12, 2009, 12:26 PM
Jodi Krangle
 
     
 
 
Devon Richards      
CommentFrom a business perspective, it is a tad ridiculous that CBS doesn't have any Trek shows in development at this point. With a new movie coming, one that could potentially re-invigorate the franchise, it would seem pertanent to get onto the task of selecting another show to develop to capitalize on the new, forth-coming fanbase that will hopefully be generated by next summer's release. If CBS wanted to strike while the iron was hot, they should have something on the boards now, not after the film's release when the development of a new program could set back the airdate of the show by three years after the release of the film.
I had heard that Les Moonves, the head of CBS, actually hates sci-fi and is riding high on three CSI series, plus Survivor and Big Brother ( which his wife is the host of ).
The thing that Paramount did that was way off-base, and put CBS in this position, was let Rick Berman get so much control over Trek in the first place. Once GR had passed on, R Berman did a damned good job with TNG, and DS9 for a while. But he was the only person in charge of 4 series and a series of movies as well. That's utterly ridiculous. You can't have a coorperate structure without a shuffling/exit strategy. Disney suffered the same problem when they realized that Micheal Eisner had no successor and could have left at anytime, leaving the studio is absolute chaos.
I think that Berman was perhaps grooming Brannon Bragga to be his successor but chose poorly because his protoge in all those years didn't really learn much about what Trek was about. When the Enterprise ax fell, Paramount looked angrily in Bragga's direction.
Then Berman committed studio suicide by refusing to back any other Trek properties but a planned cinematic trilogy BASED ON ENTERPRISE!!!! He seriously thought he could get the studio to back a multi-million dollar series of films based on his maligned, cancelled TV series. It has been said that he left, rather than was fired but it doesn't sound like he had much of a choice.
So now were stuck in Trek limbo on TV, mostly because Paramount didn't think ahead. There was no "Hey, you think maybe our tentpole Sci-Fi series should have more than one guy in charge?" meeting. All of the heads of drama development at CBS are women - not the friendliest bunch to the notion of Trek/Sci-Fi. Right now, the television future of the franchise doesn't look too bright.
However, there is a new movie coming, and should that film meet expectations, we might see a ray of hope for Trek's television future.
One thing that CBS might want to look into is making a broader Trek program, for the whole family audience. Not saying less action, or sexiness etc. Just one free of obscure concepts, like lost in a weird quadrant or on a space station in a complicated political situation. One that is more family accessible. After all , your grandpa watched Trek 40 years ago, your mom and dad watched it 30 years ago, you watched it 15 years ago and your kids can watch it with you now.
Does CBS even have any shows the whole family can watch together? What airs on Sunday nights after 60 minutes? If you got my whole family together for Sunday dinner, you can bet your a*s the show we'd all sit down and watch would be a new Star Trek. Face it, the Simpsons has run out of gas, Family guy is not appropriate for children, what else is there?
We need a new Star Trek on Sunday nights on CBS!!!!



Fri. May. 30, 2008, 1:16 AM
Devon Richards
 
     
 
 
Devon Richards      
Commenthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFfIXtt1J7c
Copy and paste that, and you'll see my very funny PSA!


Thu. May. 29, 2008, 11:15 AM
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