Christian Navarro Explained
Christian Navarro |
Birth Name: | Christian Lee Navarro |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1991 |
Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 2005–present |
Christian Lee Navarro (born August 21, 1991) is an American actor known for playing Tony Padilla in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.[1] [2] [3] 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.[4] [5]
He began acting in 2005 at the age of 14. Initially, he had to struggle for work, starring in commercials and low budget films.
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.[6] He also had roles in films such as Bushwick (2017) and Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018).[7] In 2018, the actor received the Rising Star Award at the San Diego International Film Festival.[8] In 2021, he starred in the romantic comedy The List.[9] [10] Then in 2022, he appeared in the supernatural horror film Prey for the Devil.[11] [12]
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.[13]
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Critical Role | Campaign three | F.R.I.D.A. | Guest role; 8 episodes[14] [15] |
One-shots | Wrigley Rincon (Rigglemethis89) | Episode: "Generation Nord"[16] |
2024 | Godkiller: Oblivion | Plenus Eutoches (voice) | Main role, producer; 11 episodes[17] [18] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. 13 Reasons Why Netflix Series: Dylan Minnette & Katherine Langford Lead Cast. Deadline Hollywood. June 8, 2016. September 16, 2016. September 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914013535/http://deadline.com/2016/06/13-reasons-why-netflix-series-dylan-minnette-katherine-langford-star-1201769566/. live.
- News: Sorry, 13 Reasons Why Fans But This Popular Theory Has Been Debunked. 2018-01-12. en. 2017-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022204934/http://www.refinery29.com/2017/08/169815/13-reasons-why-theory-tony-ghost. live.
- News: 13 Reasons Why Christian Navarro Just Had His Say On A Major Fan Theory. MTV.co.uk. 2018-01-12. en. 2023-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20230829132843/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/52ceqe/is-tony-13-reasons-why-a-ghost. live.
- Web site: 10 Things to Know About 13 Reasons Why Christian Navarro, aka Tony. Celia. Fernandez. April 15, 2017. PopSugar. April 19, 2017. May 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200506003925/https://www.popsugar.com/latina/photo-gallery/43427755/embed/43427790/He-from-NYC. live. Page 3 of 11.
- Web site: Fernández-París, Juanma. La serie 13 Reasons Why es 'irresistible' y 'adictiva'. El Nuevo Día. April 1, 2017. Spanish. April 20, 2017. August 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827124941/https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/tv/nota/laserie13reasonswhyesirresistibleyadictiva-2306508/. live.
- News: Shea . Ryan . '13 Reasons Why' Stud Christian Navarro Shows Off His Buff Bod . 4 March 2021 . Instinct Magazine . 21 January 2021 . 24 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210224225328/https://instinctmagazine.com/13-reasons-why-christian-navarro-shows-off-buff-bod/ . live .
- Web site: Welch . Alex . 2023-09-03 . Critical Role: Campaign 3 Guest Characters & Where You've Seen Their Players . 2024-08-08 . Looper . en-US . 2023-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126132722/https://www.looper.com/1381565/critical-role-campaign-3-guest-characters-where-seen-players-bells-hells/ . live .
- Web site: San Diego International Film Festival Offers Diverse Slate of Features, Shorts and Documentaries. Blair. Iain. 2018-10-10. Variety. en. 2019-09-27. 2019-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927131117/https://variety.com/2018/biz/markets-festivals/javier-bardem-1202976320-1202976320/. live.
- Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2021-10-28 . Halston Sage Indie ‘The List’ Adds Christian Navarro And Gregg Sulkin . 2024-08-08 . Deadline . en-US . 2023-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230413091722/https://deadline.com/2021/10/halston-sage-indie-the-list-adds-christian-navarro-and-gregg-sulkin-1234864365/ . live .
- Web site: Gomez . Dessi . 2023-07-12 . 'The List' Trailer: Halston Sage and Christian Navarro Find Love in a Hopeless Place – Los Angeles (Video) . 2024-08-08 . TheWrap . en-US . 2024-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240303162941/https://www.thewrap.com/the-list-trailer-halston-sage-christian-navarro-universal/ . live .
- Web site: N'Duka . Amanda . June 26, 2020 . Jacqueline Byers To Star In The Devil's Light for Lionsgate and Gold Circle; Daniel Stamm Directing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201029170528/https://deadline.com/2020/06/jacqueline-byers-the-devils-light-lionsgate-gold-circle-daniel-stamm-directing-1202971295/ . October 29, 2020 . June 26, 2020 . Deadline Hollywood.
- Web site: 2022-10-28 . 13 Reasons Why star on "tricky" challenge of Prey for the Devil . 2024-08-08 . Digital Spy . en-GB . 2022-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031124942/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41800162/prey-for-the-devil-christian-navarro-challenge/ . live .
- Web site: 2024 Award Nominees - Audio Fiction . 2024-08-08 . New Jersey Web Fest . en . 2024-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808223440/https://www.newjerseywebfest.com/2024-award-nominees-audio-fiction . live .
- Web site: 2023-03-17 . Critical Role Makes a Radical Change to Its Table Lineup . 2023-05-19 . CBR . en . 2023-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318030643/https://www.cbr.com/critical-role-split-party-aabria-iyengar-christian-navarro/ . live .
- Web site: 2023-05-17 . Critical Role Fans Believe Another Major Party Shakeup Is on the Horizon . 2023-05-19 . CBR . en . 2023-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230518182314/https://www.cbr.com/critical-role-party-change/ . live .
- Web site: Generation Nord One-Shot. April 7, 2023. Critical Role. November 10, 2022. en-US. April 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407123414/https://critrole.com/qtvideo/generation-nord-one-shot/. live.
- Web site: Zeoli . Rowan . May 24, 2024 . Killing a god and finding a friend at the end of the world . August 8, 2024 . Rascal News . en . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808223413/https://www.rascal.news/blackwaterdnd-godkiller-oblivion-christian-navarro-jannes-wessels-em-carlson/ . live .
- Web site: 2024 . Godkiller: Oblivion from BlackwaterDnD . August 8, 2024 . Minnesota WebFest . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808223416/https://www.mnwebfest.org/en/2024.00/godkiller-oblivion . live .