Devon Murray has welcomed a baby boy with his girlfriend. The Kildare actor played Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter series.

Murray took to social media to announce the news. He described the labour as "long" and "scary."

The baby boy's name is Cooper Michael Murray.

Murray wrote: "Yesterday 2/1/21 my life changed forever. Shannon delivered our beautiful little boy ‘Cooper Michael Murray’ weighing 6lbs 10oz. Both are doing amazing now after a very long labour and a scary few minutes at the end.

"It still hasn’t sunk in just yet that we have our very own little boy. I can’t wait to make the most amazing memories with Shannon and Cooper as we begin our little family."

He added: "I’m so amazed by Shannon and she is now my Hero. I’m so proud of her for everything she has gone through. I can’t wait to have you both home. It’s so hard having to leave you both. I will love you both forever until my last breathe."

 

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Devon Murray and Shannon McCaffrey began dating in 2018 and revealed they were expecting last summer.

 

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Murray's former co-star Rupert Grint also recently welcomed his first child - a daughter named Wednesday, with girlfriend Georgia Groome.