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'''Devin Joseph Jordan Griffin''' (born 23 December 1984) is a British [[radio presenter]], [[DJ]] and actor, who is most commonly known for presenting [[Heart (radio network)|Heart]]'s evening show since January 2022 and Heart's Feel Good Weekend since January 2021. He is also known for his former weekend afternoon shows on [[BBC Radio 1]].

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'''Devin Joseph Jordan Griffin''' (born 23 December 1984) is a British [[radio presenter]], [[DJ]] and actor, who is most commonly known for his former weekend afternoon shows on [[BBC Radio 1]]. Since 2 January 2021, he now presents a weekend show on [[Heart (radio network)|Heart]].


==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==


Griffin was born on 23 December 1984 in [[Hackney, London]], United Kingdom, to an Irish mother and a [[Jamaica]]n father. He and his twin sister are the youngest of four siblings. He was educated at [[The Ravenscroft School]] and attended the after-school drama club at the [[Anna Scher Theatre|Anna Scher Theatre School]], where he met friend and future co-host [[Reggie Yates]].
Griffin was born on 23 December 1984 in [[Hackney, London]], United Kingdom, to an Irish mother and a [[Jamaica]]n father. He and his twin sister are the youngest of four siblings. He was educated at [[The Totteridge Academy|The Ravenscroft School]] in [[Chipping Barnet|Barnet]], and attended the after-school drama club at the [[Anna Scher Theatre|Anna Scher Theatre School]], where he met friend and future co-host [[Reggie Yates]].


==Career==
==Career==


===Early career===
===Early career===
Griffin began his radio career in 2000, aged 16 on [[UK pirate radio|pirate radio]] station Freek FM, specialising in garage and jungle. Here he was known as DJ Devstar and presented with Yates (who used the moniker MC Nobizzi).<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www0.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/dj_biogs/dj_reggie_devin.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201170545/http://www0.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/dj_biogs/dj_reggie_devin.shtml|title=BBC - 1Xtra - DJ Biogs|archive-date=1 February 2003|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In 2002, whilst studying for his A Levels at [[The Totteridge Academy|The Ravenscroft School]], Griffin landed a job co-presenting the children's interactive TV show ''[[Smile (UK TV series)|Smile]]'' (credited as DJ Devstar) alongside Yates, [[Fearne Cotton]] and [[Nev the Bear]]. Six months into filming, he was approached by [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] to present a Saturday afternoon show with Yates. In 2003, Griffin left ''Smile'' to concentrate on his radio career.
Griffin began his radio career in 2000, aged 16 on [[UK pirate radio|pirate radio]] station Freek FM, specialising in garage and jungle. Here he was known as DJ Devstar and presented with Yates (who used the moniker MC Nobizzi).<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www0.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/dj_biogs/dj_reggie_devin.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201170545/http://www0.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/dj_biogs/dj_reggie_devin.shtml|title=BBC – 1Xtra – DJ Biogs|archive-date=1 February 2003|publisher=BBC}}</ref> In 2002, whilst studying for his A Levels at [[The Totteridge Academy|The Ravenscroft School]], Griffin landed a job co-presenting the children's interactive TV show ''[[Smile (British TV series)|Smile]]'' (credited as DJ Devstar) alongside Yates, [[Fearne Cotton]] and [[Nev the Bear]]. Six months into filming, he was approached by [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] to present a Saturday afternoon show with Yates. In 2003, Griffin left ''Smile'' to concentrate on his radio career.


===Acting===
===Acting===
In 2006, Griffin created and starred in children's sitcom ''[[The Crust]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darrallmacqueen.com/flash/project_crust.htm|title=The Crust|publisher=Darrall Macqueen|date=17 May 2009|access-date=17 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818174108/http://www.darrallmacqueen.com/flash/project_crust.htm|archive-date=18 August 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has starred as himself in ''[[Friday Download: The Movie]]'', as a result of campaigning at length on air to get himself a role in a [[B movie]].
In 2006, Griffin created and starred in children's sitcom ''[[The Crust]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darrallmacqueen.com/flash/project_crust.htm|title=The Crust|publisher=Darrall Macqueen|date=17 May 2009|access-date=17 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818174108/http://www.darrallmacqueen.com/flash/project_crust.htm|archive-date=18 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has starred as himself in ''[[Friday Download: The Movie]]'', as a result of campaigning at length on air to get himself a role in a [[B movie]].


===DJ===
===DJ===
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===Radio===
===Radio===
Griffin joined [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] at the launch in August 2002, where he and Yates presented ''The Lowdown with Reg and Dev'' on Saturday afternoons. In August 2004, the show moved to Saturday mornings, with Griffin additionally doing the show by himself on Sunday mornings. Yates left 1Xtra in December 2004, leaving Griffin to present both Saturday and Sunday morning shows by himself. Following further schedule changes in September 2005, Griffin moved to Saturday afternoons where he stayed until 2007, when he became presenter of the weekday early morning show.
Griffin joined [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] at the launch in August 2002, where he and Yates presented ''The Lowdown with Reg and Dev'' on Saturday afternoons. In August 2004, the show moved to Saturday mornings, with Griffin additionally doing the show by himself on Sunday mornings. Yates left 1Xtra in December 2004, leaving Griffin to present both Saturday and Sunday morning shows by himself. Following further schedule changes in September 2005, Griffin moved to Saturday afternoons where he stayed until 2007, when he became presenter of the weekday early morning show.


In July 2009, he moved to [[BBC Radio 1]] to take on the weekend breakfast show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/06_june/05/dev.shtml|title=Dev serves up weekend breakfast on Radio 1|publisher=BBC Press Office|date=5 June 2009|access-date=8 June 2009}}</ref> In September, he moved from the weekend slot to replace [[Greg James]] as host of the weekday early breakfast show, between 4am and 6:30am. In March 2014, he left the weekday slot and returned to the weekend breakfast show, taking over from [[Gemma Cairney]]. He regularly presented ''[[The Radio 1 Breakfast Show]]'' (sitting in for [[Nick Grimshaw]]), the [[Scott Mills (radio show)|Scott Mills show]] and the [[Greg James (radio show)|Greg James show]] as a relief presenter.
In July 2009, he moved to [[BBC Radio 1]] to take on the weekend breakfast show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/06_june/05/dev.shtml|title=Dev serves up weekend breakfast on Radio 1|publisher=BBC Press Office|date=5 June 2009|access-date=8 June 2009}}</ref> In September, he moved from the weekend slot to replace [[Greg James]] as host of the weekday early breakfast show, between 4am and 6:30am. In March 2014, he left the weekday slot and returned to the weekend breakfast show, taking over from [[Gemma Cairney]]. He regularly presented ''[[The Radio 1 Breakfast Show]]'' (sitting in for [[Nick Grimshaw]]), the [[Scott Mills (radio show)|Scott Mills show]] and the [[Greg James (radio show)|Greg James show]] as a relief presenter.
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In 2018, he and [[Alice Levine]] began hosting their own show, ''Dev & Alice,'' in the weekend breakfast slot. The duo were moved to the weekend afternoon show the same year. On 9 August 2020 the final show aired, following the announcement of Levine's departure from Radio 1.
In 2018, he and [[Alice Levine]] began hosting their own show, ''Dev & Alice,'' in the weekend breakfast slot. The duo were moved to the weekend afternoon show the same year. On 9 August 2020 the final show aired, following the announcement of Levine's departure from Radio 1.


In November 2020, [[BBC Radio 1]] announced major scheduling changes for the end of 2020 and 2021. Griffin, along with [[Huw Stephens]] and [[Phil Taggart]] would not be rejoining the lineup in 2021. The latter two are not leaving the [[BBC]] all together, and are instead returning to their former shows on [[BBC Radio Cymru]], [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] and [[BBC Radio Ulster]] respectively. Instead, Dev departed the BBC, and joined [[Heart (radio network)|Heart]] after 18 years with the corporation. His last show was 13:00 - 16:00 on 20th December 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1324388372782194688|user=dev_101|title=It’s been an absolute privilege and a pleasure to waffle and entertain so many listeners but I’m ready for some new…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=5 November 2020}}</ref> He made his Heart debut on Saturday 2 January 2021, when he launched his brand new show 12:00-16:00.
In November 2020, [[BBC Radio 1]] announced major scheduling changes for the end of 2020 and 2021. Griffin, along with [[Huw Stephens]] and [[Phil Taggart]] would not be rejoining the lineup in 2021. The latter two are not leaving the [[BBC]] all together, and are instead returning to their former shows on [[BBC Radio Cymru]], [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] and [[BBC Radio Ulster]] respectively. Instead, Dev departed the BBC, and joined [[Heart (radio network)|Heart]] after 18 years with the corporation. His last show was 13:00 – 16:00 on 20 December 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1324388372782194688|user=dev_101|title=It’s been an absolute privilege and a pleasure to waffle and entertain so many listeners but I’m ready for some new…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=5 November 2020}}</ref> He made his Heart debut on Saturday 2 January 2021, when he launched his brand new show 12:00-16:00.


As of January 2022, Dev presents Heart’s Evening Show from 7-10pm Monday to Thursday replacing Mark Wright who has moved back to weekends.
As of January 2022, Dev presents Heart's Evening Show from 7-10pm Monday to Thursday, replacing Mark Wright, who has moved back to weekends.


===Television===
===Television===
Griffin reached the final of the 2017 series of ''[[Celebrity Masterchef]]'', alongside [[Ulrika Jonsson]] and eventual winner, [[Angellica Bell]]. Griffin participated in [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 17)|the 17th series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'']], partnered with professional dancer [[Dianne Buswell]]. They became the third ''Strictly'' couple to leave the show after losing a dance-off to [[Emma Weymouth]] and [[Aljaž Skorjanec]]. In April 2019, Griffin took part in the first series of ''[[Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins]]''. In October 2020, Dev participated in a celebrity edition of ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]''.
In 2016, Griffin and Alice Levine competed in a BBC Bargain Hunt Children in Need special. They took on Radio 4's Nick Robinson and Aasmah Mir. Griffin reached the final of the 2017 series of ''[[Celebrity Masterchef]]'', alongside [[Ulrika Jonsson]] and eventual winner, [[Angellica Bell]]. Griffin participated in [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 17)|the 17th series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'']], partnered with professional dancer [[Dianne Buswell]]. They became the third ''Strictly'' couple to leave the show after losing a dance-off to [[Emma Weymouth]] and [[Aljaž Skorjanec]]. His elimination caused controversy and complaints from the viewers as his voting lines weren't even open in that week's public vote which meant that the elimination was 'fixed'. In April 2019, Griffin took part in the first series of ''[[Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins]]''. In October 2020, Dev participated in a celebrity edition of ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]''. In July 2023 Griffin was the subject of an episode of ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|
Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', where he discovered that a maternal great-uncle had participated in the [[Easter Rising]] at Dublin City Hall.


==Radio presenting==
==Radio presenting==
''Heart’s Evening Show'' 7-10pm, January 2022 - Present (Heart)
''Heart’s Evening Show'' 7-10pm, January 2022 – Present (Heart)
*'''''Heart’s Feel Good Weekend''''' 12-4pm, Saturday, 2 January 2021 - Present (Heart)
*'''''Heart's Feel Good Weekend''''' 12-4pm, Saturday, 2 January 2021 – Present (Heart)
*'''''Weekend Afternoon Show''''' 1-4pm, Friday. Saturday and Sunday, 17 November 2018 - (9 August 2020 with [[Alice Levine]]) - 20 December 2020 (BBC Radio 1)
*'''''Weekend Afternoon Show''''' 1-4pm, Friday. Saturday and Sunday, 17 November 2018 – (9 August 2020 with [[Alice Levine]]) – 20 December 2020 (BBC Radio 1)
*'''''Weekend Breakfast Show''''' 6-10am, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 29 March 2014 - 11 November 2018 (BBC Radio 1)
*'''''Weekend Breakfast Show''''' 6-10am, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 29 March 2014 – 11 November 2018 (BBC Radio 1)
*'''''Early Breakfast''''' 4-6:30am, Monday-Friday, 21 September 2009 - 28 March 2014 (BBC Radio 1)
*'''''Early Breakfast''''' 4-6:30am, Monday-Friday, 21 September 2009 – 28 March 2014 (BBC Radio 1)
*'''''Weekend Breakfast Show''''' 7-10am, Saturday-Sunday, 4 July 2009 - 20 September 2009 (BBC Radio 1)
*'''''Weekend Breakfast Show''''' 7-10am, Saturday-Sunday, 4 July 2009 – 20 September 2009 (BBC Radio 1)
*'''''Early Show''''' 6-8am, Monday-Friday, 8 October 2007 - 1 July 2009 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
*'''''Early Show''''' 6-8am, Monday-Friday, 8 October 2007 – 1 July 2009 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
*'''''Weekend Afternoon Show''''' midday-2pm, Saturdays, September 2005 - 6 October 2007 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
*'''''Weekend Afternoon Show''''' midday-2pm, Saturdays, September 2005 – 6 October 2007 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
*'''''Weekend Morning Show''''' 9am-midday, Saturday'Sunday, 8 August 2004 - September 2005
*'''''Weekend Morning Show''''' 9am-midday, Saturday'Sunday, 8 August 2004 – September 2005
*'''''Lowdown with Reg & Dev''''' midday-3pm, Saturdays, 17 August 2002 - 31 September 2004 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
*'''''Lowdown with Reg & Dev''''' midday-3pm, Saturdays, 17 August 2002 – 31 September 2004 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)

==Radio show features==
{{trivia section|date=November 2019}}

===Early breakfast===
* '''''The CD Graveyard''''' Listeners sent Dev their old CD singles and he would play them on Radio 1 one last time before sending them to the 'CD Graveyard', to either CD Heaven or CD Hell.
* '''''I'm Here All Week''''' On Monday 23 November 2009 a new feature began called "I'm Here All Week", also known as "Resident DJ", where a listener gets to choose a song for each day with a theme for each day. The original themes were: Metal Monday, Trance Tuesday, One Hit Wonder Wednesday, First Bought Thursday and Freedom Friday. They were later changed to: Mosh-Pit Monday, Cheesy Tuesday, Work-Out Wednesday, Zombie Apocalypse Thursday and Film Friday.
*'''''First Text of the Day''''' Just after 4am Dev reads out the first texts received to Radio 1's text number during his show, and rewards the first by calling them back and sending them a "First Text Certificate". Usually, the first text would come in at exactly 4:00:00am. He would also mention the First Tweet of the Day.
* '''''Fish Fact or Fish Fiction''''' a game based on fish trivia.
* '''''Name That Tune''''' Dev learned a current song on the piano in preparation for his [[BBC Radio 3|Radio 3]] performance and listeners had to guess what song it was.
* '''''Decode the Load''''' Dev must guess what cargo a lorry driver is carrying in his/her (usually his) lorry.
* '''''Dyer Watch''''' this consists of Dev playing out clips of [[Danny Dyer]] from ''[[EastEnders]]'' appearances.
* '''''Lucky Last Night''''' listeners text in to let Dev know whether anything lucky happened to them last night, and what they would rate the lucky experience out of 10.
* '''''Super Good Friday''''' listeners would phone in on a Friday to tell Dev that they're feeling "GOOD, GOOD, SUPERGOOD!" over a German electro-dance track ([[Super Gut]] by [[Mo-Do|Mo-do]]).
* '''''Super Bad Girls''''' also on a Friday. Dev (conscious of restoring the male-female balance of the show) would invite his "Super bad girls" (men with female versions of male names doing women's voices) to call in, and tell him how they feel (bad, bad, superbad!), to the music of "[[Superbad (Flux Pavilion and Doctor P song)|Superbad]]" by [[Flux Pavilion]] and [[Doctor P]].
* '''''The Bass Cannon''''' After playing songs considered particularly downbeat for the time of day, Dev would offer "a few squirts of the [[Bass Cannon]]" by means of compensation, to restore the balance. The Bass Cannon is the song by [[Flux Pavilion]], championed on [[BBC Radio 1Xtra]] by [[MistaJam]]. This has been used once so far on the Weekend Breakfast Show.

===Weekend breakfast===
"First Text of the Day" continued on the Weekend Breakfast Show until late 2016, and new features were introduced:

* '''''Sports Stars''''' Dev speaks to a listener taking part in a sporting competition on Saturday's show, and sets them a target to achieve. They are called back on Sunday's show to find out how they did, and if they achieved their target, they can choose any song to be played on Radio 1. If they failed to achieve their target, Dev plays them an extract from "[[In the End]]" by [[Linkin Park]] ("''I tried so hard, and got so far, but in the end, it doesn't even matter''"). This feature ended in 2015.
* '''''Whosbeat''''' a short lived feature involving [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] DJs humming a tune and inviting listeners to guess what it is. Whosbeat was dropped after the move to the 6{{nbsp}}am start.
* '''''Rihanna's Bargain Bin Review''''' Radio 1 film critic (known as "buff movie buff" to Dev) Rhianna Dhillon reviews a B Movie found in the bargain bin of a supermarket, usually slating it and getting frustrated. This feature ended when Dhillon left Radio 1.
* '''''Blagger's Guide to the [[World Cup of Football|World Cup]]''''' During the [[2014 World Cup]], Dev would get [[Dan Walker (sports journalist)|Dan Walker]] of [[Football Focus|BBC Football Focus]] to teach him useful quotes about the [[World Cup of Football|World Cup Matches]] that he could use to blag his way through football related conversations. This led to Dev being invited to take part in the [[Match of the Day]] Fantasy Football League.
* '''''Dev's Massive Topic''''' on Saturday's show, in an attempt to be more highbrow (like [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]), Dev puts a subject up for debate. Previous massive topics have included: left or right, sponge or puff, and tea or coffee. This has since been renamed to "Which is Best".
* '''''Stags vs Hens''''' On Sunday's show, Dev gets a member of stag and hen parties on the phone, to compete against each other in a stag and hen based quiz. The first edition of Stags vs Hens was played on Sunday 5 September 2014, and the final edition on Sunday 4 January 2015. The feature was discontinued because Dev ran out of stag and hen based questions.
* '''''Mini Manager''''' Dev was invited to take part in the [[Match of the Day]] Fantasy Football League following the [[2014 World Cup]]. However, knowing nothing about football, he enlists the help of a Mini Manager, typically a child of around 10 years old, to instruct him what changes to make to his team for the following week. This happens on Saturday's show. Dev has enjoyed reasonable success in the Fantasy Football League, as a result of his help, at one point being third in the table, and beating [[Match of the Day 2]] presenter [[Mark Chapman (broadcaster)|Mark Chapman]]
* '''''The Best Friend Test''''' A listener prank calls their best friend, making some strange, difficult or outrageous demand and sees if their best friend will agree to it, testing how much of a good best friend they are. It mainly features on Dev's daytime cover shows, but has appeared on the Weekend Breakfast show on occasion.
* '''''Heads or Tails''''' A caller phones in to guess whether a coin Dev tosses will land on heads or tails. This takes place after 6{{nbsp}}am on both Saturday and Sunday.
* '''''My Weekend Sounds''''' A caller describes an activity they have partaken in during the weekend only in sound effects and Dev must guess what the activity is. This takes place after 9{{nbsp}}am on Saturday and Sunday.
* '''''The 7am Pen Game''''' A caller must direct Dev by telling him to move up, down, left and right in five moves, after which Dev throws a pen to try and land it in a receptacle held in a random part of the studio by the Producer. This has been discontinued.
* '''''Request Roulette''''' Dev has a roulette wheel with four spaces, on which four songs are placed. One of them is a listener's request; the other three are usually themed. Dev plays whichever song the ball lands on when the roulette wheel is spun. The caller has the option to decide whether the wheel is spun clockwise or anticlockwise, and after one spin, the caller is given the opportunity to go 'double balls' and spin again, without knowing what it landed on originally. This is played after 7{{nbsp}}am on Saturday and Sunday.
* '''''Review Taboo''''' Radio 1's Film Critic Ali Plumb comes to deliver a review of a film currently in the cinema. However, Dev complies a list of ten banned words or phrases that Plumb is not allowed to include in the review, without Ali knowing what they are. If and when Plumb says one of the banned words or phrases, he is buzzed by Dev, much to his frustration and Dev's amusement. This occurs after 8:30{{nbsp}}am on a Saturday.


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| before = [[Gemma Cairney]]
| before = [[Gemma Cairney]]
| after = Dev and [[Alice Levine]]
| after = Dev and [[Alice Levine]]
| years = 29 March 2014 - 11 March 2018
| years = 29 March 2014 – 11 March 2018
}}
}}
{{s-end|Title=Weekend Breakfast with Dev and Alice|Years=17 March 2018 - present|previous=Dev|succsessor=Incumbent}}
{{s-end|Title=Weekend Breakfast with Dev and Alice|Years=17 March 2018 – present|previous=Dev|succsessor=Incumbent}}


==Television presenting==
==Television presenting==
*''[[Smile (UK TV series)|Smile]]'' (BBC2)
*''[[Smile (British TV series)|Smile]]'' (BBC2)
*''Bring It On'' (BBC1)
*''Bring It On'' (BBC1)


==Television acting==
==Television acting==
*''The Crust'' (Darrall Macqueen)
*''[[The Crust]]''
*''[[Emmerdale]]''
*''[[Emmerdale]]''
*''I Bring You Frankincense''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116591/fullcredits|work=[[IMDb]]|title=Crucial Tales - I Bring You Frankincense - Full Cast & Crew|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref>
*''I Bring You Frankincense''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116591/fullcredits|publisher=[[IMDb]]|title=Crucial Tales – I Bring You Frankincense – Full Cast & Crew|access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref>
*''[[The Bill]]''
*''[[The Bill]]''
*''[[Hollyoaks]]''
*''[[Hollyoaks]]''
*''[[EastEnders]]''
*''[[EastEnders]]''
*''[[Almost Never (TV series)]]''
*''[[Almost Never (TV series)|Almost Never]]''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:Heart (radio network)]]
[[Category:Heart (radio network)]]
[[Category:People from Hackney Central]]
[[Category:Actors from the London Borough of Hackney]]
[[Category:People from Mill Hill]]
[[Category:Actors from the London Borough of Barnet]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors from London]]
[[Category:People from Hackney, London]]
[[Category:People from Mill Hill]]

Revision as of 09:12, 26 April 2024

Dev Griffin
Born
Devin Joseph Jordan Griffin

(1984-12-23) 23 December 1984 (age 39)
Mill Hill, London, England
EducationThe Ravenscroft School
Occupation(s)DJ
Actor
Years active2002–present
Career
ShowDev Griffin
StationHeart
Time slotWeekdays, 7pm – 10pm Saturday 12pm – 4pm
CountryUnited Kingdom

Devin Joseph Jordan Griffin (born 23 December 1984) is a British radio presenter, DJ and actor, who is most commonly known for presenting Heart's evening show since January 2022 and Heart's Feel Good Weekend since January 2021. He is also known for his former weekend afternoon shows on BBC Radio 1.

Early and personal life

Griffin was born on 23 December 1984 in Hackney, London, United Kingdom, to an Irish mother and a Jamaican father. He and his twin sister are the youngest of four siblings. He was educated at The Ravenscroft School in Barnet, and attended the after-school drama club at the Anna Scher Theatre School, where he met friend and future co-host Reggie Yates.

Career

Early career

Griffin began his radio career in 2000, aged 16 on pirate radio station Freek FM, specialising in garage and jungle. Here he was known as DJ Devstar and presented with Yates (who used the moniker MC Nobizzi).[1] In 2002, whilst studying for his A Levels at The Ravenscroft School, Griffin landed a job co-presenting the children's interactive TV show Smile (credited as DJ Devstar) alongside Yates, Fearne Cotton and Nev the Bear. Six months into filming, he was approached by BBC Radio 1Xtra to present a Saturday afternoon show with Yates. In 2003, Griffin left Smile to concentrate on his radio career.

Acting

In 2006, Griffin created and starred in children's sitcom The Crust.[2] He has starred as himself in Friday Download: The Movie, as a result of campaigning at length on air to get himself a role in a B movie.

DJ

Griffin was a member of the Rebellious music collective and played in venues at Ayia Napa and Faliraki.[1] He opened for Kanye West at the Hammersmith Apollo and Jurassic 5 at the London Astoria. He also played at the Radio 1 Teen Awards.

Radio

Griffin joined BBC Radio 1Xtra at the launch in August 2002, where he and Yates presented The Lowdown with Reg and Dev on Saturday afternoons. In August 2004, the show moved to Saturday mornings, with Griffin additionally doing the show by himself on Sunday mornings. Yates left 1Xtra in December 2004, leaving Griffin to present both Saturday and Sunday morning shows by himself. Following further schedule changes in September 2005, Griffin moved to Saturday afternoons where he stayed until 2007, when he became presenter of the weekday early morning show.

In July 2009, he moved to BBC Radio 1 to take on the weekend breakfast show.[3] In September, he moved from the weekend slot to replace Greg James as host of the weekday early breakfast show, between 4am and 6:30am. In March 2014, he left the weekday slot and returned to the weekend breakfast show, taking over from Gemma Cairney. He regularly presented The Radio 1 Breakfast Show (sitting in for Nick Grimshaw), the Scott Mills show and the Greg James show as a relief presenter.

In 2018, he and Alice Levine began hosting their own show, Dev & Alice, in the weekend breakfast slot. The duo were moved to the weekend afternoon show the same year. On 9 August 2020 the final show aired, following the announcement of Levine's departure from Radio 1.

In November 2020, BBC Radio 1 announced major scheduling changes for the end of 2020 and 2021. Griffin, along with Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart would not be rejoining the lineup in 2021. The latter two are not leaving the BBC all together, and are instead returning to their former shows on BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio Ulster respectively. Instead, Dev departed the BBC, and joined Heart after 18 years with the corporation. His last show was 13:00 – 16:00 on 20 December 2020.[4] He made his Heart debut on Saturday 2 January 2021, when he launched his brand new show 12:00-16:00.

As of January 2022, Dev presents Heart's Evening Show from 7-10pm Monday to Thursday, replacing Mark Wright, who has moved back to weekends.

Television

In 2016, Griffin and Alice Levine competed in a BBC Bargain Hunt Children in Need special. They took on Radio 4's Nick Robinson and Aasmah Mir. Griffin reached the final of the 2017 series of Celebrity Masterchef, alongside Ulrika Jonsson and eventual winner, Angellica Bell. Griffin participated in the 17th series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Dianne Buswell. They became the third Strictly couple to leave the show after losing a dance-off to Emma Weymouth and Aljaž Skorjanec. His elimination caused controversy and complaints from the viewers as his voting lines weren't even open in that week's public vote which meant that the elimination was 'fixed'. In April 2019, Griffin took part in the first series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. In October 2020, Dev participated in a celebrity edition of The Chase. In July 2023 Griffin was the subject of an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, where he discovered that a maternal great-uncle had participated in the Easter Rising at Dublin City Hall.

Radio presenting

Heart’s Evening Show 7-10pm, January 2022 – Present (Heart)

  • Heart's Feel Good Weekend 12-4pm, Saturday, 2 January 2021 – Present (Heart)
  • Weekend Afternoon Show 1-4pm, Friday. Saturday and Sunday, 17 November 2018 – (9 August 2020 with Alice Levine) – 20 December 2020 (BBC Radio 1)
  • Weekend Breakfast Show 6-10am, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 29 March 2014 – 11 November 2018 (BBC Radio 1)
  • Early Breakfast 4-6:30am, Monday-Friday, 21 September 2009 – 28 March 2014 (BBC Radio 1)
  • Weekend Breakfast Show 7-10am, Saturday-Sunday, 4 July 2009 – 20 September 2009 (BBC Radio 1)
  • Early Show 6-8am, Monday-Friday, 8 October 2007 – 1 July 2009 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
  • Weekend Afternoon Show midday-2pm, Saturdays, September 2005 – 6 October 2007 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
  • Weekend Morning Show 9am-midday, Saturday'Sunday, 8 August 2004 – September 2005
  • Lowdown with Reg & Dev midday-3pm, Saturdays, 17 August 2002 – 31 September 2004 (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
Preceded by Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast Show host
4 July 2009- 20 September 2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Radio 1 Early Breakfast host
21 September 2009-28 March 2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast Show host
29 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 		Succeeded by
Dev and Alice Levine

Television presenting

  • Smile (BBC2)
  • Bring It On (BBC1)

Television acting

References

  1. ^ a b "BBC – 1Xtra – DJ Biogs". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 February 2003.
  2. ^ "The Crust". Darrall Macqueen. 17 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Dev serves up weekend breakfast on Radio 1". BBC Press Office. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  4. ^ @dev_101 (5 November 2020). "It's been an absolute privilege and a pleasure to waffle and entertain so many listeners but I'm ready for some new…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Crucial Tales – I Bring You Frankincense – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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