Timothy Granaderos
Granaderos in 2018
Born
Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materMichigan State University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2011–present

Timothy Granaderos is an American actor and model. He is known for his portrayals of Montgomery De La Cruz in the Netflix teen drama series 13 Reasons Why, Ash Franklin in the thriller web series Tagged, and Taylor Price in the TV series In the Vault.

Early life and education

Granaderos was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and raised in Portage, Michigan. He later moved to Los Angeles to pursue modeling and acting. Granaderos is half-Filipino.[1] His father is a Filipino of the Chavacano ethnic group from Zamboanga admixture.[2][3][4] Granaderos graduated from Portage Northern High School and later attended Michigan State University, where he majored in advertising and played on the Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team.[5][6]

Career

Acting

Before beginning his acting career, he worked as a production assistant on the short film Committed. In 2016, he played Ash Franklin in the web series Tagged. He also appeared in the TV show In the Vault as Taylor Price.

Granaderos made recurring appearances in the first two seasons of 13 Reasons Why. He was promoted to series regular for season 3. Granaderos had originally auditioned for the roles of Justin Foley, Tony Padilla and Jeff Atkins, before being cast as Montgomery De La Cruz.[7]

He was represented by Silver Mass Entertainment and AKA Talent Agency.[8]

Modeling

Granaderos is represented by One Management,[9] and appeared in various commercials and print ads.[10] He also supported and modeled for a clothing company called "hnly".[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Killing Animals Nick Dobbs
2015 We Are Your Friends Preppy Guy # 1
2016 The Standoff Jack Guthrie
2017 The Twin Derek/Tyler
2017 The Archer Daniel
2020 Keep Hope Alive Hank Alvaro
2021 Untitled Horror Movie Kip Also executive producer
2021 Plan B Xander
2022 Who Invited Them Tom
2022 Devil's Workshop Clayton

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Lab Rats Griffin Episode: "Llama Drama"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Teen Boy Episode: "De Los Muertos"
2014 Liv and Maddie Mailman Episode: "Flashback-A-Rooney"
2015 Undateable Jake Episode: "Candace's Boyfriend Walks Into a Bar"
2015 Studio City Mateo Television film
2015 Chasing Life Gabe 2 episodes: "Truly Madly Deeply", "The Last W"
2016–2018 Tagged Ash Franklin Season 1–3 (Main) web series, 28 episodes
2016 Rosewood Lane Piven Episode: "Forward Motion & Frat Life"
2017–2020 13 Reasons Why Montgomery "Monty" De La Cruz Season 1–2 (Recurring) Season 3–4 (Main); 38 episodes
2017 In the Vault Taylor Price Season 1 (Main), 8 episodes
2017–2019 Runaways Lucas 3 episodes: "Reunion", "Fifteen", "Cheat the Gallows"
2018 How May We Hate You? Television film
2019 Betch Tim Episode: "I think I'm just gonna have to play all the lesbians"
2020 Room 104 Hunter Episode: "Foam Party"
2021 The Sex Lives of College Girls Hayden Episode: "That Comment Tho"

Music videos

Year Artist Title
2011 Selena Gomez & the Scene "Love You like a Love Song"
2015 Tamara Laurel "Whiskey"
2017 Fall Out Boy "Champion"

References

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Victoria (May 30, 2018). "'13 Reasons Why' Timothy Granaderos Interview". Seventeen. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Chavez, Yong (June 14, 2021). "Fil-Am actor Timothy Granaderos seeks roles that reflect his roots". ABS-CBN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Larena, Maximilian; et al. (March 22, 2021). "Multiple migrations to the Philippines during the last 50,000 years". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118 (13): 35. doi:10.1073/pnas.2026132118. PMC 8020671. PMID 33753512.
  4. ^ Diaz, Casimiro (1890). "XV. Zamboanga City History". Conquests of the Filipinas Islands. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tim Granaderos – Men's Soccer". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Carlson, Caitlin (August 16, 2018). "Q&A: Timothy Granaderos". Furthermore from Equinox. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019.
  7. ^ Koch, Kristin (May 21, 2018). "Everything You Need to Know About Monty in '13 Reasons Why' Season 2". Seventeen. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (September 7, 2018). "'13 Reasons Why': Timothy Granaderos & Brenda Strong Upped To Series Regulars For Season 3 of Netflix Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "Timothy Granaderos". One Management. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Conway, Jeff (June 20, 2018). "Timothy Granaderos – Finding Light in the Dark". CandidMagazine.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  11. ^ Jan, Kevin (September 26, 2019). "Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with Timothy Granaderos About Season 3 of 13 Reasons Why". Retrieved June 6, 2022.

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