Justin Prentice may be cast as the ruthless villain of “13 Reasons Why,” but he, too, had to cope with mental health challenges when younger, including thoughts of suicide, the actor told Variety at the Monte Carlo TV Festival on Tuesday. As Prentice gets ready to film Season 3 of the hit Netflix show, he talked about the impact the first two seasons have had, and his debut feature film as a producer.
“13 Reasons Why” centers on the suicide of a high school student and the reasons why she took her own life. A major factor was her rape by Prentice’s character, Bryce Walker, an entitled jock. The show has sparked discussion about sexual violence and mental health issues.
Did Prentice ever have suicidal thoughts himself when he was younger? “When I was a kid, I was very much a perfectionist, and I had a bunch of different compulsions. And...
“13 Reasons Why” centers on the suicide of a high school student and the reasons why she took her own life. A major factor was her rape by Prentice’s character, Bryce Walker, an entitled jock. The show has sparked discussion about sexual violence and mental health issues.
Did Prentice ever have suicidal thoughts himself when he was younger? “When I was a kid, I was very much a perfectionist, and I had a bunch of different compulsions. And...
- 6/19/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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