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Dylan Minnette has played Clay Jensen, a leading character on Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why since the show premiered in 2017.
Originally, he was one of two primary characters in the series (the other being Katherine Langford’s Hannah Baker).
Since the third season, however, Clay has emerged as the sole protagonist.
13 Reasons Why was far from the first acting job on Minnette’s resumé and this was part of the reason (no pun intended) that he was the right person to play Clay.
Throughout the three seasons, Clay has gone through unimaginable emotional turmoil and while a talented newcomer could have pulled this off, Minnette’s experience helped Clay’s heartbreak feel palpable.
Prior to landing the role, Minnette had worked with actors including Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Isaacs, Cherry Jones, Matthew Fox, Elizabeth Mitchell and Emilie de Ravin.
Not only did Minnette have the experience of working extensively, he also got to learn from older, very talented actors.
As Minnette was 20 at the time 13 Reasons Why was released, he had experience of playing teenage boys with emotional issues. His roles on shows such as Lost, Awake and Marvel’s Agents Of Shield are examples of this.
This recognisability also worked in Minnette’s favour. Since the audience is intended to root for Clay, it is much easier to connect with someone whose face you already recognise.
Overall, Minnette’s portrayal of the character has made Clay feel complex and well-rounded rather than just a male protagonist on a teen drama.
Being the main character, Clay interacts with almost everyone else and likewise, Minnette has onscreen chemistry with everyone he works closely with on 13 Reasons Why.
This includes his onscreen mother Lainie Jensen (Amy Hargreaves), foster brother Justin Foley (Brandon Flynn) as well as his friends, Tony Padilla (Christian Navarro), Jeff Atkins (Brandon Larracuente), Jessica Davis (Alisha Boe) and Tyler Down (Devin Druid), among others.
13 Reasons Why has completed filming its fourth season, which stars Dylan Minnette, Grace Saif, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe, Brandon Flynn, Ross Butler, Miles Heizer, Devin Druid, Amy Hargreaves and Gary Sinise.
And no, her marriage to a certain Mr. Dallas isn’t on the list…
Since starting her career, Ginnifer Goodwin has successfully made a name for herself as an actress.
From 2005 to 2017, she had an eleven year stint of being employed on a television show with five years on Big Love and six on Once Upon A Time, returning for the latter series’ finale following her exit at the conclusion of the previous season.
Read on for ten things you may not have known about Ginnifer Goodwin.
Ginnifer Isn’t Her Birth Name
While Ginnifer is certainly a unique name, it was not the one that Goodwin was given at birth.
Instead, she was originally known by the more common spelling, Jennifer.
Goodwin changed the spelling of her first name to reflect the pronunciation in her local dialect, which is Memphis, Tennessee.
Voiced A Famous Animated Character
While many actors rely on their face in order to be recognised by fans, Goodwin has also lent her voice to a memorable character.
She voiced the lead role of Judy Hopps in the 2016 film Zootopia, starring opposite Arrested Development and Ozark star Jason Bateman.
She Knew Her Onscreen Daughter Before ‘Once Upon A Time’
In the pilot of Once Upon A Time, Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) is shown meeting the residents of Storybrooke, including Goodwin’s Mary Margaret, for the first time.
However, in real life, the actors had already known each other for some time, with Goodwin even buying a Grimm fairy tale book as a introductory gift when the pair first met.
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She Studied Acting In The UK
Although Goodwin was born and raised in the United States, the actress revealed during a May 2019 appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden that she had studied at some of the most well-regarded schools in the country.
Later in the interview, Goodwin further elaborated by saying that she had failed a “clowning” class at one of the unidentified schools.
Has An Oscar Win To Her Name
While Goodwin has yet to win an Academy Award for a performance, one of the prestigious awards is attached to her career in another way.
Zootopia won Best Animated Feature at the 2017, with the award being presented to the co-directors, Bryan Howard and Rich Moore as well as producer Clark Spencer.
The Part Of Snow White Was Written For Her
Goodwin played the role of Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard from the pilot episode of Once Upon A Time.
As it turns out, this was exactly what co-creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz had been hoping for.
Being fans of Big Love, the pair had written the part specifically for Goodwin.
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Goodwin And Her “Grandson” Are Relatively Close In Age
While Snow White on Once Upon A Time is a mother and grandmother, a near three decade long curse left her ageless throughout that time. As a result, it looks and sound completely implausible, from a real world perspective, that she could fill either role.
In particular, Goodwin is twenty-two years older in real life than Jared S. Gilmore, who plays her on-screen grandson Henry.
Had Another ABC Pilot Lined Up After ‘Once’ Ended
Shortly before Once Upon A Time‘s series finale ended, it was announced that Goodwin would be returning to ABC in their comedy pilot titled Steps.
However, the project was later reworked into a television movie rather than series, so the return to the network never came to fruition.
Played Two Similarly Named Characters In A Row
As previously mentioned, Goodwin spent five years playing a character named Margene on HBO’s Big Love.
After moving on to a brand new project – Once Upon A Time – she ended up being cast a similarly named character — Mary Margaret, not counting the Snow White component of the character.
Clearly names starting with ‘Mar’ are Goodwin’s good-luck charm.
She Has Been Mistaken For Jennifer Morrison
Long before starring on Once Upon A Time together, Ginnifer Goodwin was mistaken for her future onscreen daughter Jennifer Morrison on occasion.
Although the resemblance is less obvious in their show, with Morrison’s hair being its natural blonde, it is uncanny in the above picture.
Casting them as a time-displaced mother and daughter seems to be fitting.
Fans have gotten to know and love Barry Allen for six seasons on The Flash.
While the character’s life has been explored in intimate detail, less is known about Grant Gustin, the actor who has played Barry since 2013 on Arrow before speeding over to his own show the following year.
Read on to find out more about the man behind Central City’s favourite speedster.
For starters, Grant Gustin isn’t even the actor’s real name. At least, not his full one. As reported by WhatCulture, The Flash star was born Thomas Grant Gustin.
Speaking of his birth, there are two important coincidences. The location; Norfolk, Virginia and the year, 1990.
Gustin’s future Flash co-star John Wesley Shipp (Henry Allen/Jay Garrick) was also born in Norfolk, VA and began playing Barry Allen in an earlier iteration of The Flash in 1990. The series only lasted for a season.
Gustin attended Eion University in North Carolina for two years. During this time, he met fellow future Arrowverse actor Chris Wood, who played Mon-El on Supergirl.
While still a High School student, Gustin appeared in multiple science-based videos for NASA KSNN.
Prior to landing the role of Barry Allen, Gustin’s best-known role was Sebastian Smythe, a conniving Dalton Academy Warbler on Glee. Fellow cast members from this show, including Melissa Benoist, Victor Garber, Darren Criss and Max Adler have also appeared on Flash.
Between September 2010 and September 2011, Gustin starred in a Broadway Revival Tour of West Side Story, where he played Baby John. He would leave this tour to join Glee.
In December 2018, Gustin married his girlfriend, physical therapist Andrea ‘LA’ Thoma, who is from a Malaysian background. Thoma has attempted to teach Malay to Gustin.
Now in the sixth season of The Flash, Gustin has appeared in other projects during the run including the 2017 film Krsytal which also featured Nick Robinson (Love, Simon) and was directed by William H. Macy (Shameless).
In 2018, Gustin appeared in the short film Tom and Grant with his Flash co-star Tom Cavanagh (Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne).
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Actor Colin O’Donoghue starred as Captain Hook in ABC’s Once Upon A Time for six seasons, joining the cast in season two.
Over the course of Hook’s time in series, he evolved from a selfish, bloodthirsty villain to a trusted ally of the main characters.
Since O’Donoghue was playing a character and not representing himself, less is known about the actor compared to Hook.
Read on for ten things about Colin O’Donoghue that you may not have known. Unless you are a #CaptainSwan shipper of course.
He’s Irish
When playing Hook, O’Donoghue used a different accent than the one he has in real life. This may come a surprise to those who are familiar with how the character sounds.
While Killian Jones’ background is ambiguous, O’Donoghue’s is very clear as he hails from a town called Drogheda, located in County Louth, Ireland.
He’s Been Married For A Long Time
On Once Upon A Time, Hook is seen having various romances throughout the series and a reputation as a womaniser is implied.
Some of Hook’s flames include Emma Swan, the Savior (Jennifer Morrison) and Milah (Rachel Shelley), the former wife of Rumplestiltskin.
In real life, O’Donoghue has been married to his wife Helen since 2009, two years before he even joined Once Upon A Time.
He Replaced A ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star In A Role
As reported by Deadline in July 2019, O’Donoghue was cast as Lt. Gordon Cooper in The Right Stuff for National Geographic. The cast also includes Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman and Patrick Fischler.
However, O’Donoghue was not the original person cast as Cooper.
A month earlier, former Game of Thrones star Joe Dempsie (Gendry) was reported to have been cast in the role. However, Dempsie was forced to leave the series to visa-related problems.
He Was A Younger Than Average Captain Hook
O’Donoghue was cast in the role of Hook in August 2012, making him aged 31 at the time. This is considerably younger than other live-action actors who have played the role.
Jason Isaacs, who starred in a 2003 feature film of Peter Pan, was almost a decade older, at 40 years old.
Meanwhile, Dustin Hoffman, who played the title role in Hook, was in his mid-fifties.
Not Always A Major Character
When O’Donoghue was cast as Hook, the character was to be a recurring guest throughout the second season. Alongside Cora (Barbara Hershey), he was one of the main antagonists to the heroes in the Enchanted Forest.
However, prior to O’Donoghue even appearing onscreen, the actor was promoted to series regular from October 2012.
He would retain this status for the rest of the series’ run.
He’s Worked With Anthony Hopkins
Before joining Once Upon A Time, O’Donoghue starred in the 2011 film The Rite. He played the role of Michael Kovak, a novice priest.
Also among the cast was acclaimed actor, Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Hopkins is perhaps best-known for his role as Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs and also portrayed Robert Ford in the first two seasons of Westworld.
He’s Three Years Older Than Andrew J. West
At the end of season six and into season seven, Walking Dead alum Andrew J. West joined the cast of Once Upon A Time, initially in a mystery role.
West was later revealed to be playing an older Henry Mills (previously Jared S. Gilmore), a character centuries younger than Hook, no matter which realm.
In real life, however, West is only three years younger than O’Donoghue.
Only Non Original To Remain For Season 7
Ahead of seven season of Once Upon A Time, it was announced that multiple cast members would be leaving the series.
This included Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White), Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Josh Dallas (Prince Charming) and Jared S. Gilmore (Henry Mills), all of whom had been with the series since the pilot.
Longtime stars Emilie de Ravin (Belle) and Rebecca Mader (Zelena).
Only three series regulars from season six continued into season seven: O’Donoghue, Lana Parrilla (Regina Mills) and Robert Carlyle (Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin).
Of the trio, O’Donoghue was the only one who had not debuted in the pilot episode.
Had A Reunion On Once
In Hook’s early episodes, he and Cora are actively in competition with the heroic characters in the Enchanted Forest: Emma, Snow/Mary Margaret, Mulan (Jamie Chung) and Princess Aurora (Sarah Bolger).
O’Donoghue and Bolger, who is also Irish, had previously worked together on the historical fiction series The Tudors, three years earlier.
Reunited With Ginnifer Goodwin (in a way)
In the series finale of Once Upon A Time, multiple former cast members returned, including Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas and Jennifer Morrison.
However, after the series wrapped, O’Donoghue would go on to work with Goodwin again… only they shared no scenes.
Each were cast in Dolly Parton’s Netflix anthology series Heartstrings.
O’Donoghue appeared as outlaw JJ Sneed in the episode of the same name while Goodwin played lawyer Genevieve Carson in the following episode, “These Old Bones.”
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