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{{InfoActor
|image=[[File:Actor- Ryan Grantham.webp|300x400px]]
|name=Ryan Grantham
|born= 1998 (26/25 years old)
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
|height=5' 7" (1.7 m){{r|https://www.newsunzip.com/wiki/ryan-grantham/}}
|gender=Male
|role=[[Rodney James]]
|active=2007-2019
|family=Barbara Waite {{c|mother}}<br>Lisa Grantham {{c|sister}}
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (born 1998) is a Canadian former actor who is best known for his the role of [[Rodney James]] in [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)]] as well as {{w|Jeffery Augustine}} in {{w|Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale}}. 

In March 2020, Ryan murdered his 64-year-old mother Barbara Waite in her home and was arrested, being charged with first-degree murder and later second-degree murder. He had also premeditated a plan to go on a rampage and kill the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, but did not go along with it.{{r|https://www.complex.com/life/ex-riverdale-actor-killed-mother-planned-to-kill-prime-minister-trudeau}}

He was sentenced to life in prison with chance of parole after 14 years in September 2022.{{r|https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63005840}}

==Career==
Ryan first debut was in The Secret of the Nutcracker in 2007, playing the role of Billy. Since then he has been in numerous TV shows and movies including {{w|Supernatural}} and {{w|Becoming Redwood}} with his last role in 2019 as Jeffery Augustine in {{w|Riverdale}}.

==Personal Life==
Ryan Grantham was born in 1998 to Barbara Waite and his father in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. He practiced acting as a kid and enrolled in schools that specializes acting. Ryan began working in the entertainment industry at the age of 9 in 2007.{{r|https://www.newsunzip.com/wiki/ryan-grantham/#Ryan_Grantham_Biography_Childhood_College_Education}}

===2020 Murder===
On March 2020, Ryan shot his 64-year-old mother in the head as she was playing the piano. A day later he drove east in his car, which was packed with 12 Molotov cocktails, 3 guns, ammunition, and planned to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Grantham instead changed his plan and turned himself in to the Vancouver police headquarters.{{r|https://ew.com/celebrity/riverdale-actor-ryan-grantham-murdered-mother-plotted-kill-justin-trudeau/}}

His sentencing began on June 13, 2022.  His lawyer argued that Ryan did it due to his mental illness including an intense period of clinical depression but prosecutors stated Ryan committed a "heartbreaking breach of trust," saying his mother was an excellent parent and he had no reason to fear her.{{r|https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/who-is-ryan-grantham-actor-allegedly-plotted-to-kill-justin-trudeau/who-is-ryan-grantham/}} 

On September 23, 2022, Ryan pleaded guilty to charges of second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. He will not be eligible for parole until 2036.
==Filmography==
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|- style="text-align: center;"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2007
|{{w|The Secret of the Nutcracker}}
|Billy
|
|-
|2008
|{{w|Storm Cell}}
|Young Sean
|
|-
|2008
|{{w|Trial by Fire}}
|Little Boy
|
|-
|2009
|{{w|Riese: Kingdom Falling}}
|Young Arkin
|
|-
|2009
|{{w|Santa Buddies}}
|Sam
|[[Zachary Gordon]], the actor for [[Greg Heffley]] is also in this film.
|-
|2009
|{{w|The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus}}
|Little Anton
|
|-
|2010
|[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)]]
|[[Rodney James]]
|
|-
|2010
|{{w|Goblin (film)}}
|Ben
|
|-
|2010
|{{w|Altitude 2010}}
|Bruce
|
|-
|2010
|{{w|Ice Quake}}
|Shane Webster
|
|-
|2010
|{{w|Battle Of The Bulbs}}
| Tim Wallace
|
|-
|2011
|{{w|Marley and Me: The Puppy Years}}
|
|[[Grayson Russell]], the actor of [[Fregley]] is in this film
|-
|2012
|{{w|Barricade (2012 film)}}
|Jack Shade
|
|-
|2012
|{{w|Smart Cookies 2012}}
|Dax
|
|-
|2012
|{{w|12 Disasters}}
|Peter
|
|-
|2013
|{{w|The Carpenter's Miracle}}
|Luke
|
|-
|2013
|{{w|Becoming Redwood}}
|Redwood
|
|-
|2014
|{{w|Way of the Wicked}}
|Young Robbie
|
|-
|2015
|{{w|Perfect High}}
|Robbie
|
|-
|2016
|{{w|Considering Love And Other Magic}}
|Tommy
|
|-
|2019
|{{w|Undercover Cheerleader}}
|Max
|
|-
|2019
|{{w|Riverdale (2017 TV series)}}
|Jeffery Augustine
|Last appearance
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
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Ryan in Riverdale.jpg
Rodney james.jpg
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film) 1-09.png
</gallery>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Real-life people]]
[[Category:Male actors]]
[[Category:Canadian actors]]
[[Category:Real-world articles]]
[[Category:Diary of a Wimpy Kid actors]]
[[Category:Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film) actors]]