Devon Gummersall
American actor
Devon Gummersall is an American actor, writer, and television and film director best known for his role as Brian Krakow on ABC's My So-Called Life, for which he was nominated for two Young Artist Awards.
Life and career
Gummersall was born in Durango, Colorado, the son of visual artist C. Gregory Gummersall. He has lived in Los Angeles since the age of 10 and began acting at the age of 13. His first major performance was as a guest star on the television series Dream On.
In 1994, when he was 15-year-old, he was cast as Brian Krakow in the highly acclaimed ABC series My So-Called Life. He was nominated for two Young Artist Awards. For his role of nerd, neighbor with long-ish curly hair, he was nominated for two Young Artist Awards, for Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Television Series and for Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Drama Series.
He also played Zach during the first season of the hit show Felicity. He was cast in the television series The Fugitive in 2000. Gummersall also played Sean de Luca in the TV show Roswell and starred opposite Lili Taylor in the Lifetime series State of Mind (2006) and has continued to appear in independent films such as The Anarchist Cookbook and Tripping Tommy (2010).
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