14 Things You Should Know About Dylan Minnette

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Photo credit: Getty + Dana Tepper

From Seventeen

1. He was born in Evansville, Indiana. He also lived in Champaign, Illinois for five years before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

2. He has a longtime girlfriend. Dylan has been dating Ray Donovan actress Kerris Dorsey for a few years now. They met on the set of 2014's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day where they played brother and sister.

3. He knows that 13 Reasons Why is a super intense show to watch. As soon as season 2 of the Netflix original series dropped, Dylan took to Twitter to warn fans about the new season's graphic content. The star wrote: "Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why, like season 1, can be unflinching, dark and even hard to watch at times. please view with caution, or with loved ones. if you or anyone you know would like resources after watching, please go to https://13reasonswhy.info . thank you."

He continued: "and finally, 13 Reasons Why season 2 is now streaming on @netflix everywhere. brace yourselves, pace yourselves (or not), and watch out for spoilers ‘round these parts before you finish. enjoy."

4. His first role was on Drake & Josh. He played a kid named Jeffrey in a 2005 episode called "The Demonator."

5. He's had roles in more than two dozen TV shows. Including Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Lost, and Law & Order: SVU.

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Photo credit: ABC

6. He played Claire's little brother in The Clique. Todd!

7. 13 Reasons Why's Clay Jensen isn't the first Clay he's played. From 2007 to 2010, he played Clay Norman on Saving Grace.

8. He didn't read the book before auditioning for the role of Clay. Obviously, though, he nailed the part, anyway.

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Photo credit: Netflix

9. He has a lot in common with Clay. According to Katherine Langford (Hannah Baker), who told MTV UK, "Dylan Minnette is so generous and kind and courteous and he's pretty much Clay. Like, Clay is sweet and lovely and ever giving to Hannah... every scene I with Dylan, he always put a smile on my face."

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Photo credit: Netflix


10. Dylan is in a band. It's called The Wallows, and he's the singer and guitarist. They dropped a single called "Pleaser" last year. It's an indie-rock song about an unrequited crush and it's really, really good.

11. He loves rap and R&B. On Instagram, he's given shout-outs to Kanye West, Frank Ocean, and Childish Gambino.

Saint Pablo.

A post shared by Dylan Minnette (@dylanminnette) on Oct 23, 2016 at 9:59am PDT

12. He's a Capricorn. Born December 26, 1996, that makes him ambitious, determined, and practical.

13. He's a Democrat. He supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

14. He gets mistaken for actor Logan Lerman all the time. "Recently I was at the airport, and before I even got on my flight, I got three different Percy Jackson encounters," he told EW. "One time, this guy at this music festival would not let me off the hook that I was Percy Jackson. He was like, 'Quit lying to me, bro, I know you're Percy Jackson.' I was like, 'I swear to God, I'm not Percy Jackson.'"

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