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Devon Hamilton Devon Hamilton is a fictional character from the original CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless portrayed by Bryton James. The character was conceived by head writers John F. Smith, Kay Alden and Trent Jones in the summer of 2004. Devon is introduced as a homeless teenager when he is fostered by the Winters family, the core African-American characters within the series. Drucilla Winters (Victoria Rowell) sympathizes with Devon because she too grew up in the foster care system. Drucilla and husband Neil (Kristoff St. John) raise Devon along with their daughter Lily (Christel Khalil) and legally adopt Devon in 2006. As a college freshman, Devon contracts meningitis and loses his ability to hear. He learns sign language to communicate and later receives a cochlear implant. Other notable storylines involving the character include the revelation about his paternity making him the grandson of Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper), inheriting the bulk of Katherine's billion-dollar estate, and his love affair and marriage to his former stepmother Hilary Curtis (Mishael Morgan).