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Dylan Christopher Minnette (b. December 29, 1996) is an American actor and musician who portrays Clay Jensen in the Netflix series adaption of Jay Asher's book, Thirteen Reasons Why.

Biography

Minnette was born in Evansville, Indiana, United States. He is an only child from Robyn Maker and Craig Minnette. He moved to Illinois for 5 years and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career, from the age of 8, he got his first role, playing a young Charlie in "Two and a Half Men" and then went on to play roles in Films and TV Shows, recurring and a main cast member. Also, he was a deaf boy in the popular TV show Greys Anatomy. Besides acting, he is part of the band "Wallows"; he is the main singer.

Credits

Season 1


Season 2


Awards and Nominations

Awards

  • 2008 Young Artist Award
    Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Actor Ten or Under
    'Saving Grace' .
  • 2011 Young Artist Award
    Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17
    'Medium' .
  • 2013 NBR Award
    Best Ensemble
    'Prisoners'
    Shared with Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Zoë Soul and Erin Gerasimovich.

Nominations

  • 2009 Young Artist Award
    Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor
    The Mentalist.
  • 2009 Young Artist Award
    Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor
    Saving Grace.
  • 2011 Young Artist Award
    Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor
    Lost.
  • 2011 Young Artist Award
    Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor
    Let Me In.
  • 2011 Young Artist Award
    Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
    Let Me In
    Shared with Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz and Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak.
  • 2015 Young Artist Award
    Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
    Shared with Kerris Dorsey and Ed Oxenbould.



Quotes

I pass on a lot of teen roles that get sent to me because a lot of the time it doesn't feel real. It's sugar-coated. There's no depth to it.
— Dylan Minette


Trivia

  • He is an only child[1].
  • He is of English, German, Scottish, Irish, and distant Welsh, ancestry. His surname comes from his Irish immigrant great-great-great-great-grandparents, Martin Minnette and Bridget Kelly.
  • In 2011, Dylan appeared in his first major feature film role in the romantic horror "Let Me In" alongside actress Chloë Grace Moretz.
  • His first major TV Show role was playing a young Charlie in "Two and a Half Men".
  • Wallows performed on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" on May 9, 2018[2]. Dylan is the main singer in the band.

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