There is always a little anxiety when one of your favorite books gets turned into a TV series [1], but 13 Reasons Why [2] surpassed our expectations when it first premiered in March 2017. Even though there are quite a few tweaks from the original [3] — especially now that it's going off-book with its second season — we couldn't have picked a better cast [4] to play the memorable characters. While some of the actors are well-seasoned professionals [5], for others, the Netflix series is their big break.

While Devin Druid, who plays Tyler, has a pretty short résumé, at 20 years old he's already worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. In 2016, he starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe [6] in Imperium, and later that year he had a guest spot on Netflix's House of Cards. While he's gaining a lot of traction for his 13 Reasons Why [7] character, he is best-known for playing teenage Louie in the FX series Louie by Louis C.K. and his breakout role in Louder Than Bombs opposite Isabelle Huppert and Jesse Eisenberg.