Ryan Grantham is a Canadian former child actor and voice actor who was convicted of murdering his mother on September 23, 2022.
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Wiki/Biography
Ryan Grantham was born in 1998 (age 24 years; as of 2022), and hails from Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. He attended Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Dark Blonde
Eye colour: blue
Family
parents and siblings
Ryan Grantham’s mother, Barbara White. He has one sister, Lisa Grantham.
Ryan Grantham’s mother, Barbara White
wife and children
As of 2022, he is unmarried.
livelihood
Television and OTT
Ryan began his acting career in the Canadian TV film The Secret of the Nutcracker (2007), in which he played the role of Billy.
From 2009 to 2010, he played young Arkin, Prince of Elysia and brother of Reese, in the Canadian science fiction-fantasy miniseries Reese: Kingdom Falling. Other TV series in which he played minor roles include The Guard (2008), The Troop (2009), Some Assembly Required (2014), and Supernatural (in 2008 and 2015). In 2013, he played the lead role of Luke Quinn in the Canadian TV film The Carpenter’s Miracle. The film tells the story of a small-town carpenter who gains popularity after bringing a dead child back to life but later attempts to get back the life he had before that miraculous event.
The Carpenter’s Miracle (2013)
Her other Canadian television films include The 12 Disasters of Christmas (2012), Perfect High (2015), and Undercover Cheerleader (2019). In 2019, he gained popularity for appearing in the American horror crime drama Riverdale, in which he played the role of Jeffrey.
Ryan Grantham as Jeffery in Riverdale (2019)
film
In 2008, Ryan appeared in an American science fiction action film Jumper in which he played a child version of the protagonist David Rice.
In 2012, he played the lead role of Redwood in the Canadian film Becoming Redwood. The film received several awards and Ryan was nominated for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama at the Leo Awards (2013) and Best Newcomer at the UBCP/ACTRA Awards, Vancouver (2013).
In 2016, he starred in the Canadian film ‘Considering Love and Other Magic’, playing the protagonist Tommy. In the film, a troubled teenage girl agrees to tutor a timid boy who insists that he has not left his home in over fifty years.
Ryan Grantham as Tommy in Considering Love and Other Magic (2016)
Other films in which he appeared include The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), Barricade (2012), and Way of the Wicked (2014).
short film
In 2008, he appeared in his first short film The Escape of Conrad Lord-Bottom, playing the role of young Conrad.
The Escape of Conrad Lord-Bottom (2008)
In 2008, he played Sebastian in The Anachronism, an independent short film. The short film is about two children who discover the wreck of a giant squid submarine on a beach near their home. Ryan’s performance in the film earned him nominations for Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama – Short Film at the Leo Awards (2009) and Best Performance by a Male in a Short Film – Young Actor at the Young Artist Awards (2010).
Ryan Grantham (left) as Sebastian in The Anachronism (2008)
In 2011, he starred in the Canadian short film Liz, in which he played Kevin, a ten-year-old boy who decides to run away with his best friend Liz after learning that she will soon be moved away. As the story progresses, Kevin realizes that the hectic life is not what he wants for his girl. The film earned Ryan a Young Artist Award (2012) and a VSFF Award (2012).
Ryan Grantham (left) as Kevin in Liz (2011)
Other
He lent his voice to the 2011 American comedy film Marley & Me: The Puppy Years, in which he provided the voice of Moose.
murder of barbara white
On March 31, 2020, Ryan Grantham shot his mother, Barbara Waite, in the back of the head while she was playing the piano in their home in Squamish. Apparently, his mother was battling cancer at that time. Shortly thereafter Grantham recorded a video in which he confessed to the murder. After this, he drove away as he intended to assassinate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He packed a car with three guns, ammunition and 12 Molotov cocktails he had made and drove to Trudeau’s Rideau Cottage residence in the town of Hope, about 200 kilometers east. At some point, he changed his mind and decided that he would probably carry out a mass shooting at Simon Fraser University, where he was a student. However, he did not carry out any of the plans and instead turned himself in to police in Vancouver on April 1, 2020, where he confessed to killing his mother. Grantham was immediately taken into custody. Initially, he was charged with first-degree murder, but later, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges.
Trial and conviction
During the trial, Ryan’s attorney, Chris Johnson, claimed that Grantham was suffering from multiple mental health challenges, including anxiety, clinical depression, and suicidal thoughts. Johnson also revealed that Grantham argued that it was necessary to kill his mother in order to deal with the consequences of the crimes he planned to commit. On September 23, 2022, Ryan was convicted of his mother’s murder in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. During sentencing proceedings he was declared eligible for parole after 14 years. The court also imposed a lifetime firearms ban on Grantham.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor at the Young Artist Awards (2012) for Liz (2011)
- Best Male Actor at the Vancouver Short Film Festival (2012) for Liz (2011)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Ryan Grantham consumed alcoholic beverages and occasionally smoked. After the assassination he drank beer and smoked marijuana for hours and then decided to head to Trudeau’s Rideau Cottage residence.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn