Background
He moved to Florida with his mother at the age of 19.
He moved to Florida with his mother at the age of 19.
He is best known for the roles in American daytime soap operas, as Tim Dolan on Portuguese Charles, as Michael Cambias on All My Children, as Storm Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful, and currently as Julian Jerome on General Hospital. He is also known for roles in the Earth: Final Conflict, Stargate SG-1, InSecurity, and Nikita. His birth name is William deVry Simard. deVry comes from a long lineage of athletes and entrepreneurs.
DeVry appeared in a number of Canadian television series of the 1990s, including recurring roles on Earth: Final Conflict, as Joshua Doors, and on Stargate SG-1, as Aldwin.
In 2002, he began his career on American daytime soap operas. His first soap role was on American Broadcasting Company"s Portuguese Charles in 2002.
From 2006 to 2008, he starred on The Bold and the Beautiful as Storm Logan. deVry starred in the Canadian comedy series InSecurity in 2011. He had a recurring roles on CW"s Nikita and Beauty and the Beast, Netflix"s Hemlock Grove, and guest-starred on Castle and NCIS. In 2013, deVry joined the American Broadcasting Company soap opera General Hospital.
Using the alias Derek Wells, deVry is introduced as a media mogul and new boss to Kelly Sullivan"s Connie Falconeri.
lieutenant"s later revealed that Derek is in fact mob boss Julian Jerome. deVry signed a four-year contract with the show and made his on-screen debut on 30 July. DeVry is in a relationship with Portuguese Charles actress, Rebecca Staab.