American actor, Timothy Granaderos is popularly known as Monty deal Cruz in Netflix's web series 13 Reasons Why. In the series, Monty is a negative character and a friend of Bryce. Though, he does not have much role in season 1 but has a prominent role in the second season. Granaderos' other works include We Are Your Friends, T@gged, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Liv and Maddie. Besides, he is also involved in modeling.
Early Life And Education Of Timothy Granaderos
Timothy Granaderos was born on 9th September 1986 in Portage, Michigan. Granaderos is Virgo which defines his personality to be hardworking and methodical. He is American by nationality and belongs to White ethnicity/race.
He has an elder sister whose named is unknown but she is active in Instagram with the name hapahamburger.
Before stepping into the acting world he enrolled in modeling and filmmaking. In 2010, he worked as an a s sistant producer on the short film Committed.
Timothy Granaderos’ Career
Timothy Granaderos started acting professionally in 2014, appearing in two TV series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Liv and Maddie. The following year, he worked on his first film, We Are Your Friends directed by Max Joseph. The movie starred Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Wes Bentley and Jonny Weston.
Granaderos appeared as Ash (drug dealer) in the psychological thriller web series, T@gged alongside Katelyn Nacon, Lulu Antariksa, Lia Marie Johnson and Lukas Gage. His breakthrough came in 2016 from the Netflix’s web series, 13 Reasons Why appearing opposite Katherine Langford, Dylan Minnette, Alisha Boe and Christian Navarro.
13 Reasons Why
Granaderos originally auditioned for the role of Justin in the Netflix’s mystery teen drama web TV series, 13 Reasons Why, but, he was not selected so instead was selected for the role of Monty deal Cruz. He stated,
‘’ I think I read for Justin Foley, Tony [Padilla] and Jeff Atkins, and I had gotten kind of far along in those audition processes, but at the end of the day I didn’t get any of those roles.’’
If you watched the first season of the series, you will remember that Monty is one of Bryce’s jock pals and a baseball player of the Liberty School. In the season, he is sleazy towards girls and almost kills the character Alex with his car. He is not on Hannah’s tape but is the reason for her life and death.
In the second season, Monty played a prominent role and is evil as Bryce. He is also involved in multiple acts of violence and a s sault. In the season, Tyler was rapped brutally which might be connected to him.
If there is a season 3, Monty will be playing the lead negative role.
Timothy Granaderos’ Net Worth And Salary
Timothy Granaderos' estimated net worth is not less than $1 million at present. He has earned a good amount of salary from his acting career.
Timothy began acting and modeling in various commercials and prints ads, and eventually segued into television and film. Before launching his acting career, he dabbled in filmmaking, working as a production a s sistant on the 2010 short film Committed.
13 Reasons Why star, Timothy Granaderos collects an impressive amount from his acting job and is maintaining his lavish lifestyle. So far, Granaderos has appeared in several TV series.
Granaderos might earn a salary in 6 digit number from Netflix's TV series, 13 Reasons Why. Besides, he also earns from his modeling career.
Timothy Granaderos' Girlfriend, Relationship, And Affari
Timothy Granaderos is not married yet. But the handsome hunk was in a relationship with a graphic designer, Kate Dixon. They posted several pictures together on their social media which proof of that the couple were enjoying their togetherness.
CAPTION: Timothy Granaderos' Girlfriend, Relationship, And Affari SOURCE: Granaderos is close to the cast of 13 Reasons Why. Even though he plays a teen character in the series, he is far older than he looks.
The actor has also a decent fan following on his Instagram account with over 803 K followers as of 2019.
Death Threat
Some of the crazy fans of 13 Reasons Why are having trouble differentiating a character and a real person. Granaderos plays the character of Monty who is responsible for a lot of horrible things in the latest season. Though he is violent in the series, he is a good man in real life. But fans are judging him by the character and are sending several hate messages and death threat to him.
Timothy Granaderos' Height, Age, And Other Facts
- Timothy Granaderos' age as of 2019 is 32 years.
- Timothy has a height of 5' 9½" (1.77 m).
- The actor celebrated his birthday on September 9.
Here is the video where Timothy Granaderos talks about his role in the series, T@gged:
by saru, 28 May, 2018
