Tommy Dorfman played the character of Ryan in 13 Reasons Why.
Tommy Dorfman, who played the character of Ryan in 13 Reasons Why, is a talented actor who has been working since he was a child. He started out in commercials and made his film debut at age 9 in What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. He’s had small roles on TV shows like Glee and Parenthood but it wasn’t until he landed the role of Tommy on Netflix’s hit show 13 Reasons Why that he became a household name. Tommy was supposed to appear in season 2 but due to health issues, he will not be returning to the show.
Who is Tommy Dorfman?
Tommy Dorfman is an American actor who was born on December 30th, 1996. His career began when he was just 3 years old when he appeared in commercials for McDonalds and Pizza Hut. At age 9, Tommy made his film debut as Alex Furlong alongside Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt in What Women Want (2000). In 2010, Tommy landed his first television role as Justin Russo on the series Wizards of Waverly Place. He went on to appear as Benjy Stone on Glee before landing his most notable role as Tommy O’Brien Jr., a recurring character on Parenthood from 2013-2015.
What has Tommy Dorfman been up to lately?
On October 26th 2018, Netflix released season 2 of their hit series 13 Reasons Why. In this season we saw some familiar faces return such as Dylan Minnette (Clay Jensen), Katherine Langford (Hannah Baker), Christian Navarro (Tony Padilla) and Alisha Boe (Jessica Davis). However one face that we were not expecting to see again was that of Ryan Shaver played by none other than Tommy Dorfman himself.
In episode 7 titled ‘There’s No Place Like Homecoming’, we see that after being suspended from school for smoking weed with Bryce Walker at prom night, Ryan is back at Liberty High School where he approaches Clay Jensen while he’s walking down the hallway after class one day.
“I’m sorry,” says Ryan apologetically.”I don’t want you mad at me.” Clay looks surprised by this apology but tells him “It’s okay” before walking away.
“It’s not okay,” says Ryan sadly.
“What do you want me to say?” asks Clay looking confused.
“I don’t know,” replies Ryan sadly.
“You can’t just apologize like that,” says Clay before adding “you have to explain why.”
“I’m sorry I left you alone with Bryce Walker,” says Ryan looking down ashamedly.”He drugged me.””Why didn’t you tell anyone?” asks Clay confused by this revelation.
“Because I thought I could handle it myself,” replies Ryan defensively.”And because I didn’t want everyone thinking I’m gay.””So why are you telling me now?” asks Clay.
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