Canadian actor Ryan Grantham was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole in 14 years, on September 20 by the British Columbia Supreme Court. Grantham pled guilty to charges of second-degree murder in March 2022 in the killing of his mother Barbara Waite, and the Supreme Court verdict is a reflection of the plea.

The former Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Riverdale actor shot his mother behind her head and made a subsequent video, confessing his crime and showing the corpse of his mother. According to reports, he also planned to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but changed his plan to mass violence on the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver or the Simon Fraser University, which he attended. Let’s take a look at his roles in Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Riverdale.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Rodney James

The actor played the role of Rodney James in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film adaptation. The character is a little boy who played in a school play of The Wizard of Oz. He tries to become the Tin Man with the casting spell but is unsuccessful. He goes on to play the Shrub since there are many children in his class in the play and his school is creating new characters to fit them all.

Rodney goes on to discover how to sneak in a video game in his play costume, which he uses to play during rehearsals. His role entitles him to only sit on the stage, which bores him. He becomes entangled in a fight right before the play takes place, which causes a delay of half an hour. His mother comes to the rescue and carries him away from the fight. 

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Riverdale – Jeffrey Augustine

Grantham plays the role of Jeffrey Augustine in CW’s series Riverdale. His character is seen in two episodes. Chapter Fifty-Eight (season 4) and Chapter Seventy-Eight (season five).

Jeffrey steals his father’s car after sneaking out of his house and hits Fred Andrews on the sidewalk where he is helping someone. Jeffrey becomes scared and returns home to speak to his father regarding that. His father decides to take the fall for the accident and turns himself in. However, he gets it by signing a bond. The story unfolds with Archie visiting the Augustine household and a subsequent investigation.