This year Timothy Granaderos can be seen reprising his role as Montgomery De La Cruz in the third season of the critically acclaimed, Netflix original drama series “13 Reasons Why.”  Executive produced by Selena Gomez and Brian Yorkey, the show follows a teenage girl’s perplexing suicide as classmates listen to a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.  Granaderos is a scene stealer as Monty, a hot-headed yet fiercely loyal jock who constantly finds himself in the middle of controversy with his abrasive attitude.  Season three of “13 Reasons Why” is set to premiere internationally on Netflix August 23, 2019.

On the film front Granaderos will next be seen starring in indie comedy “Keep Hope Alive” (Canvas Media Studios) opposite Angela Kinsey.  The film follows the story of an east coast, small town progressive mayor who makes a run for Senate but unexpectedly passes away before the election.  His two aides must attempt to cover up his death and put up a ruse that he’s still alive.  The film is set to release in January 2020. 

Additional recent credits for Granaderos include starring as Ash Franklin in the hit HULU/go90/AwesomenessTV psychological thriller drama series, “T@gged,” a lead role in go90/Complex Network’s mystery drama series “In the Vault” (2017), “Chasing Life,” “Rosewood,” and recurring as Lucas on the Marvel/HULU drama series “The Runaways,” created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.

Born and raised in the city of Portage, Michigan Granaderos grew up as an athlete. He played soccer through high school and went on to become a Division One star player at Michigan State University, while graduating with a degree in advertising.  Upon graduation Granaderos decided to move to Los Angeles and got his start in the entertainment industry as a production assistant.  After working behind the scenes for a few years, a modeling agency reached out to him and he started booking commercial gigs, one of the first being for PEPSI.  Granaderos discovered he loved bringing characters to life, and decided to fully immerse himself in the craft, taking acting lessons and auditioning regularly by 2015. 

When he isn’t on set, you can find Granaderos playing soccer, hiking, going to the beach, and exploring nature.  He loves the outdoors– camping is his happy place.  He is also a bit of a gamer, and currently enjoys playing Fortnite on XBOX.  Granaderos currently lives in Los Angeles.