13 Reasons Why

Who Plays Courtney On '13 Reasons Why'? Michele Selene Ang Makes Her Tv Debut

... the mystery of his crush Hannah Baker's sudden suicide, for which she implicates various people as being partly responsible. Among them is her classmate Courtney Crimsen, but who plays Courtney on 13 Reasons Why ? Michele Selene Ang joins the ensemble cast in her on screen debut. Ang graduated just last year from Fordham University's Theater Performance program at Lincoln Center. She made her Off-Broadway debut earlier this year in Bryna Turner's new play Bull in a China Shop, which premiered at LCT 3, part of Lincoln Center's new works lab initiative. But 13 Reasons Why marks her first recurring role on a TV series. Warning: book spoilers ahead. On the surface, Courtney is a familiar stereotype within a high school setting: popular, pretty, perfect — or so Hannah believes. In the book, ...

Who Plays Mrs. Bradley On '13 Reasons Why'? Keiko Agena Is Part Of The Stellar Cast

... best friend on the dramedy that centered around the fictional small town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Agena reprised her role in the revival, A Year in the Life, last year. Prior to her role on Gilmore Girls, Agena got her start making appearances on shows like Sister, Sister, Beverly Hills, 90210, Felicity, Strong Medicine, and Without a Trace, just to name a few. After Gilmore Girls came to an end, Agena had recurring roles on Kim Possible, Shameless, Learning Town, Twisted, Super(fluous), Ex-Best, The Room Actors, Sweet/Vicious, and Colony. She's also appeared on the big screen in The Night Is Young, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Perfect Party, Cats and Mice, and Labor Pains. If you read the bestselling novel by Jay Asher, which the show is based on, you may be wondering who Mrs. Bradley is — but don't worry, she wasn't in the book. In fact, she joins the long list of ...

13 Reasons Why’ On Netflix

... slightest attempt at manipulation from either actor; the honesty and transparency of their work is frequently jaw-dropping. The darkness that enters the lives of Hannah, Clay and their friends and classmates is constantly interwoven with the natural resilience and questioning optimism of adolescence, until harder and sadder qualities creep into their eyes. Present-day scenes are interwoven with Hannah-narrated moments from the past, and “13 Reasons” shines when limning the small and large ways in which friendships come to life; the casual ways in which abuse and cruelties are inflicted on Hannah and other young women are also expertly depicted. The tone of the show is not uniformly tragic (though truthfully, it could be a bit more varied, given how tough things get by midway through the season), but Minnette and Langford handle everything that is thrown their way — from comedy to romance to wrenching pain — with impressive grace and commitment. Several members of the cast ...

Ross Butler On ‘13 Reasons Why,’ ‘riverdale’ And Why There Are ‘no Asian Leading Men In Hollywood

... culture. The show is no different. I’m not the Asian kid of Riverdale; I’m Reggie and I just happen to be Chinese. It’s important because it’s telling the story that Asian-Americans are in American culture. They’re a big part of our population. It’s a stepping stone to helping find our Asian-American leading movie stars. That’s the next step. The show just got renewed for a second season. Is there anything that you’d like to see happen to Reggie in Season 2. I think that Reggie needs to have a dog. Reggie’s dog has been a big character in the comics. Archie has a dog in the show, but I don’t have a dog. I want a dog. I’d also like to explore more of Reggie’s family life. We don’t really get to see them at all, and in the comics there are some interesting stuff about them and how they’re never really there. That’s definitely something I’d like to explore. “13 Reasons Why” ...

Who Plays Marcus On '13 Reasons Why'? Steven Silver Is Excited For His First Major Role

... life outside of 13 Reasons Why, but he seems to be almost as excited as fans are for the upcoming Netflix original, which is based on the young adult book of the same name. The description Silver has written in his Instagram bio is: "Houston raised, Miami glazed, living in the LA haze. Actor. Cupcake Goon/connoisseur. Owner of awesome last name.". Obviously it’s hard to argue with the claim about his last name, because how perfect is that? But the description itself shows how totally down to earth the actor is. And, in a promo for Marcus on 13 Reasons Why, Silver is already showing off some major acting skills with his voice alone. In some of the photos Silver has posted in regards to wrapping up Season 1 of 13 Reasons Why , he captioned them with tons of accolades for his co-stars while showcasing obvious excitement for the show in general, which is totally endearing. Under one, Silver wrote: "Yesterday we wrapped Season 1 of #13 Reasons Why, filling my heart with so much gratitude and joy just in time for the holidays. Every crew member and every cast member has made ...

Who Plays Skye On '13 Reasons Why'? Sosie Bacon Is Following In Her Parents' Footsteps

... her mother's hit detective procedural. She's also been on Scream and Aquarius. But Bacon hasn't always been on-screen. In fact, throughout her childhood, she was rarely on a red carpet around her mom and dad. The 25-year-old also attended Brown University, so although she seems to be making moves in Hollywood, she's more than just the daughter of two career actors. In 2014, she was named Miss Golden Globe, which is an award given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to the child of a star to help give out the awards at the Golden Globes. Other Hollywood kids, like Rumer Willis and Dakota Johnson have also had the honor. It seems like no one can resist making jokes about Sosie's dad, though. When it was announced that she would be Miss Golden Globe, HFPA President Theo Kingman said, “As we all know, she comes from a very talented family and this ...

Netflix Drama Could Win Emmy For 'spotlight' Oscar Champ Tom Mccarthy

... jaw-dropping.” It’s “a frank, authentically affecting portrait,” and “the result is devastating.”. Leah Greenblatt ( Entertainment Weekly ): “‘Reasons’ is also a crackling whodunnit — or at least whydunnit. And as much as it can be hobbled by archetypes and cliché, the series also smartly self-corrects, offering something rare in Millennial mass entertainment: A frank, authentically affecting portrait of what it feels like to be young, lost, and too fragile for the world.”. Netflix new arrivals in April: ‘Schindler’s List,’ ‘Sand Castle,’ ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ and more. Matt Roush ( TV Insider ): “When he does [listen to the tapes], though, unraveling a tangled and emotionally fraught web of relationships and peer pressure and social humiliations, the result is devastating. There are many reasons why hearing Hannah’s unhappy story is worth your time, but you’ll have to discover them for yourself.”. Alan Sepinwall ( UPROXX ): “There are teen dramas that are excellent by the standards of the genre, and then there are excellent dramas that just happen to be about teens. ’13 Reasons Why’ ...

Who Plays Ryan On '13 Reasons Why'? Tommy Dorfman Is Another New Face

... Before 13 Reasons Why, Dorfman was in just a couple of short films and a documentary, so this might very well be his big break. And, like I said, he’s pretty hard to forget as is. As an actor, advocate, and an activist, Dorfman regularly posts on social media in support of gay and women’s rights. So as his star power continues to rise, thanks in large part to his unforgettable role as Ryan on 13 Reasons Why , it’s obvious that he plans to use his fame for good and speak out about issues that are important to him. Dorfman also just married his boyfriend in November of 2016 and they are nothing short of adorable together. Don't believe me? Here's some photo evidence to prove it. (Seriously, though, if these two aren't ultimate marriage goals, I don't know what is!). According to an interview with The Huffington Post, Dorfman opened up about wanting to work with some big names ...

13 Reasons Why's' Ross Butler Explains Why We Need To Debunk Asian Stereotypes For Good

... jocks. Asians were only playing martial artists, they were playing the geek kids in high school or in college that everybody always tried to study with, and stuff like that. Always like the butt of the joke. So I felt that was an obstacle, and after thinking about it more, I knew that there wasn't an Asian leading man in Hollywood, and there hasn't been. There's no Asian Ryan Gosling, there's no Asian Brad Pitt, there's none of that. I tried to go out for comedic Asian roles that I just wasn't genetically built for, I was like, I can't play these ‘geeks’, I'm this mutant, I'm 6’5”! I was like look guys, I can't go in for Asian roles anymore, I just don't fit, so I just want to be sent in for roles that are ethnically non-specific. I stopped getting auditions for a while just because it was a gray area where wasn't anything available for me. Then all of a sudden things started coming with Disney, and a lot of the roles I played weren't made for Asians at all they were ...

Justin Prentice Talks ’13 Reasons Why,’ Selena Gomez & His Character Bryce Walker

... at worse an active and vile participant. Still, Prentice made sure to remind us that none of these kids can be seen as one specific thing, which is the beauty of a series like “13 Reasons Why.”. “What I think the show did a great job of is, none of the characters are one-sided,” Prentice says. “There are many facets to all of them, so Bryce has, you know, even though he’s a bit of the ‘douchebag,’ some might label him as, he still takes care of his buddies a lot of the time, you know? He still looks out for those close to him and whatnot. That doesn’t necessarily redeem him, I guess, with what happens in the story, but I guess that’s up to everyone else.”. RELATED: Trailer Watch: Netflix’s ‘GLOW,’ ‘13 Reasons Why’ & ‘Mindhunter’. The duality of Hannah’s story was what drew executive producer Selena Gomez to the project in the first place, back when it was still a novel being shopped around as a feature ...

13 Reasons Why Star Katherine Langford Talks Teen Depression

... to access people as often as we are. It’s not normal to have that kind of reach and be able to stalk or constantly harass.”. “One thing that really personally grinds my gears is this whole thing about body image and the culture that Instagram and other [social media platforms] can produce,” Langford said. “It’s not that Instagram, Facebook and Twitter aren’t really great mediums — let’s be honest, technology allowing us to be able to contact people around the world is fantastic — but it’s also so detrimental. We are seeing self-harm, eating disorders and mental health issues.”. 13 Reasons Why is an adaptation of Jay Asher’s young adult book of the same name. Langford plays the central character Hannah Baker, a teenager who commits suicide after experiencing prolonged bullying at her new high school. Hannah began being bullied by other students after a photo of her underwear was sent around via text messages. “Everything that we do within the show is something ...

The Diversity Of '13 Reasons Why' Sets It Apart From A Typical High School Show

... relationships. Courtney worries about what her own sexual orientation could mean for her two fathers. Tony struggles to make time for his boyfriend as guides Clay through listening to Hannah's tapes. In one of my favorite scenes, Zach sits at the dinner table as his mother, who is also Asian, grills him about why he isn't the captain of the basketball team — not about studying more or getting into an Ivy League college. The actor who plays Zach told Salon he was glad to break these stereotypes. "Usually Asian roles are reserved for martial artists or the tech nerds," Butler said. "At the beginning of my career I saw that, and that’s when I told my team, 'I can’t go out for these roles, I’m just not built for them. I’m 6’3 and athletic. I can’t play a nerd or a Bruce Lee type of character.'". Hopefully, more series will follow 13 Reasons Why's lead in creating a variety of roles that go to actors from a variety of backgrounds. More TV series, whether or not they're set in high school, should strive to have as many complex, diverse ...