Introduction
Curran Walters (born January 16, 1998 in Oak Park, California) is an American actor. He has portrayed fictional vigilante Jason Todd / Robin in the series Titans since 2018 and is the first actor to play the character in live action.
Biography
Walters was born in 1998 in Oak Park, California and attended Oak Park High School. He has a younger sister, Harlowe Walters. He began modeling for fashion brands including Tilly's, Lee Jeans, and Brothers. He began his acting career in commercials for Samsung Galaxy and the sports video game NBA 2K15. He made his television debut in the comedy film Growing Up and Down in 2014. Curran got more roles on television, including his recurring role as "Young Jackson" in the series Game of Silence in 2016. He also appeared in the first two-part episode of "Girl Meets High School: Part 1" in 2016 during the second season of Girl Meets World. Other television credits include Too Close to Home in 2016, Alexa & Katie in 2018, and the 2016 sitcom Speechless.
He made his second film appearance in the comedy-drama 20th Century Women in 2016, starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig. Walters made his third film appearance in the science fiction film for television Playing Dead in 2018. Also in 2018, he appeared as Jason Todd in the fifth episode of Titans and had a recurring role in the series throughout the rest of the first season. For the second season in 2019, Walters returned as a series regular. He is the first live action portrayal of Jason Todd in the character's history. In December 2019 he returned to the character in the CW's Supergirl for the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event. He is the first character from Titans to be featured as their character in an Arrowverse show.
He will star in a horror film to be released in 2019 called Do Not Reply.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20th Century Women | Matt | Comedy film |
| 2019 | Do Not Reply | Dylan | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Growing Up and Down | Chad | TV film |
| 2015 | New Girl | Young Jake Apex | Episode: "Oregon" |
| 2016 | Game of Silence | Young Jackson Brooks | 5 episodes |
| Girl Meets World | Evan | 2 episodes | |
| 2016-2017 | Too Close to Home | Mac | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Speechless | Xander | Episode: "N-E-- NEW Y-- YEAR'S E-- EVE" |
| Alexa & Katie | Gabriel | Episode: "Winter Luau" | |
| Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. | Patches | 2 episodes | |
| Playing Dead | Lucas | TV film | |
| 2018–present | Titans | Jason Todd / Robin | Recurring (season 1) Main role (season 2) |
| 2019 | Fam | Kyle | Episode: "Pregnancy Pause" |
| 2019 | Supergirl | Jason Todd / Robin | Episode: "Crisis on infinite Earths: Part One" |