Dylan Minnette

American actor and musician

Dylan Christopher Minnette (born December 29, 1996) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Clay Jensen in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why. He is also a member of the American alternative rock band Wallows.

Dylan Minnette
Minnette in 2018
Born
Dylan Christopher Minnette

(1996-12-29) December 29, 1996 (age 27)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • singer
Years active2005–present
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboard
Labels
Member ofWallows

Early life

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Minnette was born in Evansville, Indiana, the only child of Robyn and Craig Minnette.[1][2][3] The family moved to Champaign, Illinois, where they lived for five years, and later moved to Los Angeles, California, so that he could pursue a career in acting.

Filmography

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Film appearances by Dylan Minnette
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Game of Life Billy Direct-to-video film
2007 Fred Claus Orphanage kid
2008 Snow Buddies Noah Framm Direct-to-video film
2008 The Clique Todd Lyons Direct-to-video film
2010 Let Me In Kenny
2013 Labor Day 16-year-old Henry Wheeler
2013 Prisoners Ralph Dover
2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Anthony Cooper
2015 Goosebumps Zach Cooper
2016 Don't Breathe Alex
2017 The Disaster Artist Guy on cell phone Deleted scene[4][5]
2018 The Open House Logan Wallace
2022 Scream Wes Hicks

Television

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Television appearances by Dylan Minnette
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Drake & Josh Jeffrey Episode: "The Demonator"
2005 Two and a Half Men Young Charlie Harper Episode: "I Always Wanted a Shaved Monkey"
2005–2006 Prison Break Young Michael Scofield Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2006 Mad TV Billy Season 11, episode 18
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus Iggy Thistlewhite Television film
2007–2010 Saving Grace Clay Norman Main role
2007 Grey's Anatomy Ryan (boy with no ears) Episode: "Haunt You Every Day"
2008 Ghost Whisperer Pierce Wilkins Episode: "Stranglehold"
2008 Rules of Engagement Nicky Episode: "Buyer's Remorse"
2008 The Mentalist Frankie O'Keefe Episode: "Red Hair and Silver Tape"
2009 Supernatural Danny Carter Episode: "Family Remains"
2010 Lost David Shephard 4 episodes
2010 Medium Cameron Episode: "The Match Game"
2010–2011 Men of a Certain Age Reed 4 episodes
2011 Lie to Me Noah Episode: "Rebound"
2011 Against the Wall Ryan Spencer Episode: "Obsessed and Unwanted"
2011 The Haunting Hour: The Series Corey Episode: "Brush with Madness"
2012 Awake Rex Britten Main role
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Luca Gabardelli Episode: "Learning Curve"
2012 Major Crimes Avi Strauss Episode: "The Ecstasy and the Agony"
2013 Nikita Stefan Tasarov Episode: "Reunion"
2013 Save Me Ben Tompkins Episode: "The Book of Beth"
2013 The Haunting Hour: The Series Chad Episode: "Funhouse"
2014 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Donnie Gill Episodes: "Seeds", "Making Friends and Influencing People"
2014 Scandal Fitzgerald "Jerry" Jr. Recurring role (season 3–4)
2017–2020 13 Reasons Why Clay Jensen Main role
2018; 2019 The Late Late Show with James Corden Himself Performing alongside his band Wallows
2019 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Himself Performing alongside his band Wallows
2020 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself Performing alongside his band Wallows
2022 The Dropout Tyler Shultz Miniseries

References

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  1. "Child actor lands role in TNT drama". Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  2. "Dylan Minnette Robyn Maker-Minnette Photostream".
  3. "Who Plays Clay in 13 Reasons Why? Get to Know Dylan Minnette!". Lifeandstylemag.com. April 14, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. Cole, Jake (September 16, 2017). "The Disaster Artist". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. Minnette, Dylan [@dylanminnette] (December 12, 2017). "lol yes it did. my major character arc as Guy On Cell Phone sadly did not see the light of day. was so fun though and loved the movie so much" (Tweet). Retrieved July 1, 2018 – via Twitter.

Other websites

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