‘Harry Potter’ actor Devon Murray – a.k.a. the explosion-happy Seamus Finnigan – has opened up about his depression for the first time, in order to give awareness to mental illnesses and mark World Mental Health Day.
I’ve been battling depression in silence for ten years & only recently spoke about it and has made a huge difference #worldmentalhealthday
— Devon Murray (@DevonMMurray) October 10, 2016
I had suicidal thoughts this year and that was the kick up the arse that I needed! Open up, talk to people #worldmentalhealthday
— Devon Murray (@DevonMMurray) October 10, 2016
If you suspect a friend or family member is suffering in silence #ReachOut to them. Let them know you care #worldmentalhealthday
— Devon Murray (@DevonMMurray) October 10, 2016
“I felt like I had let down my parents, I felt like I couldn’t do anything right. I was pointless, I was just a disaster.And then come April, I had to stand in the barn and I had to clean out all of the horses stables.I’d turn them out onto the arena, I’d turn them out onto the fields and I had a laundering rope.And I threw it over one of the bannisters in the barn and I was pretty much getting ready to hang myself.”
“Harry Potter was the best thing in my life but in a sense it kind of turned into some of the worst times of my life.So now I’m in a good place I want to get back into the saddle again and get out acting and just be me again and do what I love.”
The actor says he’s now in a “much better” place and is happy to “talk about everything”.
