We were lucky to catch up with Devon Ehrhorn recently and have shared our conversation below.

Devon, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

At 18, I took one of the biggest risks of my life and joined the United States Marine Corps. I had no clue where it would take me, but I knew I wanted structure, challenge, and something to sharpen me. It did exactly that. It refined my discipline and gave me a foundation I still carry with me every single day.

Since then, I’ve worked more jobs than I can count—everything from hard labor to creative gigs. A jack of all trades, master of none—but it’s all fueled my growth and my craft as an actor, which I’m incredibly grateful for to this day.

While juggling everything else, I’ve stayed grounded in my identity as a martial artist. I started Muay Thai at 14, lost track of it during my time in the marine corps, and eventually found my way back. I’ve now traveled to Thailand twice, with a third trip planned later this year. I’ve fought twice stateside, loved it, and while I don’t know when, I know I’ll fight again.

But the biggest risk I’ve taken—the one that means the most—is fully owning the fact that I am an actor. I’ve always felt it, always known it deep down. But now I’ve stopped dancing around it. No more calling it a side hustle or brushing it off in conversation. Its who I am. I love storytelling. I’m fully dedicated to my craft. And look forward enjoying the journey and risks to come.

I’ve built most my life around taking risks. I wouldn’t have no risk and no story tattooed across both my wrists if I didn’t.

Devon, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I’m an actor based in LA. I got here through an unconventional path—Marine Corps, a hundred different jobs, and a lot of life lived. Somewhere in the middle of all that, I realized storytelling is what I care about most.

My background’s shaped how I approach the work—focused, prepared, and all in. Whether it was bartending, sales, construction, or fighting, I’ve always shown up fully. That same mentality is what I bring to acting. I believe in giving my all to everything I do—regardless of the outcome, I’m fully committed.

What sets me apart? I try not to fake anything. I care about truth in performance. I’m not trying to impress anyone—I just want to connect and be authentic. That’s it.

What I’m most proud of, though, isn’t just the work—it’s the people I get to share life with. My family means everything to me. They’re my grounding force. I carry them with me in everything I do, and I just want to make them proud. I’m also lucky to have solid friends—real ones—who support me and keep me honest. At the end of the day, being surrounded by good people is what matters most

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

For me, the most rewarding part of being an artist is that it gives me a place to feel.

In a lot of other areas of my life—especially coming from the military, fighting, and just how I was raised—there’s this unspoken pressure to always be strong, to never show weakness, to keep it together. Acting gives me the opposite. It’s an outlet to actually sit in my emotions, express them, and explore parts of myself I don’t always get to show.

It’s not just about performing—it’s about connecting. With the people I work with, with the audience, and even with myself. It’s honest. It’s vulnerable. And in a way, it’s therapeutic. It’s helped me understand myself better and feel closer to other people through that process. That’s something I’ll forever be grateful for.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

A lesson I had to unlearn was thinking I had to have everything figured out before I could fully go after what I love.

For a while, I held back from really calling myself an actor or fully stepping into it, because I thought I needed to be more established, more experienced—just “more.” I kept waiting for the perfect time, the perfect version of myself, before I could really own it.

The backstory? I spent years juggling jobs, training, and life—always telling myself I’d commit once I felt more ready. But eventually, I realized the version of myself I was waiting to become… I’m already that person. I just need to own it and live like it now.

It’s something I’m still actively working on, but it’s definitely a mindset I had to unlearn—and it’s made a huge difference in how I show up day to day. And honestly, it’s made what I do feel a lot more real and enjoyable.

Contact Info:

• Website: http://imdb.me/DevonEhrhorn
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devonehrhorn/?next=%2F

Image Credits

Matt Kallish
Quinn Dunziellas