The Biography

Michael Devine (Michael Patrick Devine) – American actor and singer, born 28 September 1971 in Queens, New York City. A former NYPD Detective Sergeant who served for 22 years (including at Ground Zero after 9/11), he also performed as the NYPD's National Anthem soloist from 2003 to 2014. He holds a BFA in Acting from Montclair State University and Middlesex University in London. His most notable film roles include The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Inside Man (2006), The Post (2017), World Trade Center (2006), and Big Time Adolescence (2019). On television he is best known for Detective Paul O'Rourke in The Undoing (2020, HBO, 6 episodes), James "Tech" Padgett in Limitless (2015, CBS, 22 episodes), and Christopher in The Watcher (2022). He has also appeared in Law & Order, House of Cards, Orange Is the New Black, Mozart in the Jungle, Person of Interest, Damages, and 30 Rock.