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Quick facts for kids Bryton James
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Born	Bryton Eric McClure (1986-08-17) August 17, 1986 (age 39) Lakewood, California, U.S.
Other names	Bryton
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Notable work	Richie Crawford on Family Matters (1990–1998) Devon Hamilton in The Young and the Restless (2004–present)
Spouse(s)	Ashley Leisinger ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2014)​
Partner(s)	Brytni Sarpy (2019–2023)

Bryton James, born Bryton Eric McClure on August 17, 1986, is an American actor. He has been in movies, TV shows, and even musical theater! When he was a kid, he played Richie Crawford on the popular TV show Family Matters. He is also well-known for playing Devon Hamilton on the TV show The Young and the Restless. For this role, he has won two Daytime Emmy Awards.

Bryton James's Early Life

Bryton James was born in Lakewood, California. He grew up in Fullerton, California. His dad, Eric McClure, was a musician and songwriter. Because of his dad, Bryton was around music from a very young age.

Bryton James's Acting Career

Bryton started acting when he was only two years old. He appeared in many commercials and magazine ads. He even did an ad with the famous singer Michael Jackson!

Becoming a Child Star

When Bryton was four, he got a big role. He played Richie Crawford on the TV show Family Matters. He was on the show from 1990 to 1997. He appeared in over 200 episodes!

Starring in The Young and the Restless

Since June 2004, Bryton has played Devon Hamilton on the TV show The Young and the Restless. This is a long-running show called a soap opera. He has won several awards for this role.

• In 2007, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor.
• He also won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 2009.
• In 2020, he won another Daytime Emmy Award, this time for Best Supporting Actor.

Voice Acting and Other Roles

Bryton James has also done a lot of voice acting for cartoons.

• He was the voice of Jason James/Z-Strap in the Nicktoons show Zevo-3.
• He voiced Virgil Hawkins/Static in the Cartoon Network series Young Justice.
• He also voiced Mark Surge in Hero Factory.
• You might have heard his voice as Freddie on The Kids from Room 402.
• He also voiced Mowgli in The Jungle Book CD-ROM game.
• He was Zare Leonis on Star Wars Rebels.
• In 2018, he joined the cast of the Nickelodeon animated series Glitch Techs.

Bryton James's Personal Life

Bryton James married Ashley Leisinger in 2011. His co-star from The Young and the Restless, Christian LeBlanc, performed the ceremony. Bryton and Ashley later divorced in 2014, but they are still good friends. In May 2019, he started dating his co-star Brytni Sarpy.

Bryton is very close friends with his The Young and the Restless co-star Christel Khalil. He has said that they grew up together on the show and are like siblings. Bryton is also the godfather to Christel's son, Michael Caden. He is also the godfather to his other co-star, Daniel Goddard's oldest son, Ford.

Bryton also helps many charities. In 1996, he started an organization called RADDKids. .....

Bryton James's Work in Film and Television

Bryton James has been in many TV shows and movies. Here are some of them:

Video Games

Bryton has also lent his voice to video games:

Awards and Nominations

Bryton James has won and been nominated for many awards for his acting: