Christian Lee Navarro (born August 21, 1991) is an American actor known for playing Tony Padilla in the

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''. He also had a recurring role in the

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'' as he works on other movie projects such as ''

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'' which was released in 2018.

Early life

Navarro was born and raised in

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borough of New York City and is of Puerto Rican descent.

Career

Navarro's first film was ''Day of the Dead 2: Contagium'' (2005). In 2007, he appeared in one episode of ''Law and Order: Criminal Intent''. He also had roles in various TV series, such as ''Blue Bloods'', ''Taxi Brooklyn'', and ''The Affair''. He was also selected for the role of John White in the film ''Run It'' (2009). In 2015, Navarro appeared in the pilot for the ''

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'' TV series. In 2016, Navarro landed a recurring role in the TV series ''

''. His big break came in 2017 when he landed the role of Tony Padilla in ''

''. He also had roles in films such as ''

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'' (2017) and ''

'' (2018). In 2018, the actor received the Rising Star Award at the

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. In 2021, he starred in the

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''The List''. Then in 2022, he appeared in the

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film '' Prey for the Devil''. In 2023, he appeared as a guest player in the third campaign of the

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''. Then in 2024, he starred in the actual play podcast ''Godkiller: Oblivion'' as Plenus Eutoches. ''Rascal'' noted that the actual play "was nominated at a number of festivals on the Audio Fiction World Cup circuit" and won "Best Ensemble Cast at the LA Webfest". Navarro was also nominated for "Best Player Character Performance in an Actual Play (Podcast)" at the 2024 New Jersey WebFest.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Navarro, Christian 1991 births Living people Actual play performers American male film actors American male television actors American actors of Puerto Rican descent Hispanic and Latino American male actors