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Actor

1991-08-21 · Bronx, New York, U.S. · Male

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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.