Christian Navarro

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Christian Navarro
Born
Christian Lee Navarro

(1991-08-21) August 21, 1991 (age 32)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–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.

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Early life and career

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. His first film was Day of the Dead 2: Contagium. 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. Christian kept appearing in different television series until he landed a recurring role in the TV series Vinyl. He was also selected for the role of John White in the film Run It. In 2015, Navarro got a role in a TV series named Rosewood. His big break came in 2017 when he landed the role of Tony Padilla in 13 Reasons Why . [6]

In 2018, the actor received the Rising Star Award at the San Diego International Film Festival. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2005 Day of the Dead 2: Contagium The Infected
2009Run ItJohn White
2017 Bushwick Eduardo
2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me? Kurt
2022 Prey for the Devil Father Dante

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Paco MendozaEpisode: "Senseless"
2013 Blue Bloods Uniform #1Episode: "To Protect and Serve"
2014 Taxi Brooklyn Waiter BobbyEpisode: "Double Identity"
2014 The Affair JedEpisode: "108"
2015 Rosewood Carlos GomezEpisode: "Pilot"
2016 Vinyl Jorge4 episodes
2016 The Tick SidekickEpisode: "Pilot"
2017–2020 13 Reasons Why Antonio "Tony" PadillaMain role
2022 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Carlos GuzmanEpisode: "Burning With Rage Forever"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Critical Role Campaign three F.R.I.D.A.Guest role; 8 episodes [8] [9]
One-shots Wrigley Rincon (Rigglemethis89)Episode: "Generation Nord" [10]

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