American actor
Christian Lee Navarro (born August 21, 1991) is an American actor known for playing Tony Padilla in the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why". He also had a recurring role in the HBO series "Vinyl" as he works on other movie projects such as "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" which was released in 2018.
Early life.
Navarro was born and raised in The Bronx borough of New York City and is of Puerto Rican descent.
Career.
Navarro's first film was "Day of the Dead 2: Contagium" (2005). In 2007, he appeared in one episode of "Law and Order: Criminal Intent". He also had roles in various TV series, such as "Blue Bloods", "Taxi Brooklyn", and "The Affair". He was also selected for the role of John White in the film "Run It" (2009).
In 2015, Navarro appeared in the pilot for the "Rosewood" TV series. In 2016, Navarro landed a recurring role in the TV series "Vinyl". His big break came in 2017 when he landed the role of Tony Padilla in "13 Reasons Why". He also had roles in films such as "Bushwick" (2017) and "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" (2018). In 2018, the actor received the Rising Star Award at the San Diego International Film Festival. In 2021, he starred in the romantic comedy "The List". Then in 2022, he appeared in the supernatural horror film "Prey for the Devil".
In 2023, he appeared as a guest player in the third campaign of the actual play web series "Critical Role". Then in 2024, he starred in the actual play podcast "Godkiller: Oblivion" as Plenus Eutoches. "Rascal" noted that the actual play "was nominated at a number of festivals on the Audio Fiction World Cup circuit" and won "Best Ensemble Cast at the LA Webfest". Navarro was also nominated for "Best Player Character Performance in an Actual Play (Podcast)" at the 2024 New Jersey WebFest.
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