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Who is Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham?

RYAN Grantham rose to fame in the mid-2000s after starring in several beloved films.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, Grantham was sentenced to life in prison a few months after pleading guilty to a second-degree murder charge.

Ryan Grantham played Jeffery Augustine in Riverdale
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Ryan Grantham played Jeffery Augustine in RiverdaleCredit: Netflix

Who is Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham?

Ryan Grantham is known for his career as a Canadian actor.

He has starred in several productions, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Becoming Redwood, Undercover Cheerleader, and Supernatural.

Grantham is most famous for his role as Jeffery Augustine in The CW's Riverdale.

Did Ryan Grantham kill his mother?

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, Ryan Grantham was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for the first 14 years.

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Grantham pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges after admitting that he shot his mother, Barbara Waite, in the back of the head while she played piano on March 31, 2020, in their home, north of Vancouver.

According to , Grantham rehearsed the killing and even took videos - including a four-minute clip where he confessed and showed his 64-year-old's mother's dead body.

Grantham had been drinking beer and smoking marijuana for hours following the murder, as per .

He then allegedly loaded three guns, ammunition, 12 Molotov cocktails, and camping supplies into his car before mapping the way to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's house in an attempt to kill him - however, decided in the end, to turn around.

During Grantham's sentencing in Canada, "The court also heard Grantham had considered committing an act of mass violence at Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge or at Simon Fraser University, where he had been a student," BBC reported.

Instead of carrying out the attacks, he drove to a Vancouver police station, and confess to murdering his mother.

Grantham wrote about killing Trudeau and his mother in his diary and in a police statement.

Ryan Grantham confessed to killing his mother, Barbara Waite
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Ryan Grantham confessed to killing his mother, Barbara WaiteCredit: Squamish Funeral Chapel

"I'm so sorry mom, I'm so sorry Lisa ... I hate myself," his diary entry reads.

"There's a lot of media of me out there … film and TV … hundreds of hours of me that can be viewed and dissected ... No one will understand."

According to , the 24-year-old has been in custody for the past two and a half years and has been participating in a mental health program since his arrest.

The actor had been going through an "intense period of clinical depression" in the months leading up to the crime and was "experiencing urges to commit violence and kill himself," CBC reported.

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What is Ryan Grantham's net worth?

Ryan Grantham's acting career was still in the early stages, but he was able to amass a small fortune for his previous roles.

While his exact net worth is unclear, it is said to be around $500,000.

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