Actor Ryan Grantham Shares Eerie Similarity With His 'Riverdale' Character; Leaves Fans Frantic With Worry

By Alexandria Reeves

"Riverdale" became a hot topic recently since, aside from it being a hit series, one of its minor cast members got involved in a horrendous crime. The actor in question, Ryan Grantham, was recently sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his mother.

Two years after the horrifying murder, Grantham received his charges over the second-degree murder he committed. While the topic was sensitive enough, "Riverdale" fans recently talked about how the event was like what his character did.

Grantham notably played the role of Jeffrey Augustine, who killed Fred Andrews' in the series' season 4, episode 1. His character hit Fred Andrews while he is helping a woman on the side of the road.

On Reddit and Twitter, fans talked about the similarity while also asking everyone not to "tarnish" the show by linking the young man to the show.

One said, "Jesus Christ, to think that in the show his character was written killing Archie's father, only for the actor himself to kill is mother in reality."

Wait. Luke Perry passes away in 2019. Writers for the show decide Perry’s character, Fred Andrews, has died of a hit & run by this kid who then goes on in real life to murder his mother?! Whoa!#Riverdale https://t.co/7pyyxZSkUX
— DuckingPeachy (Nora) (@DuckingPeachy) September 22, 2022

What Happened to Ryan Grantham?

The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" actor recently received life imprisonment for killing his mother, Barbara Waite at their home in Squamish, British Columbia, in March of 2020.

As reported by CBC, the young actor shot his mother in the back of her head using a .22 rifle. She was playing her piano at that time.

Grantham then recorded a video through GoPro, confessing that he murdered his mother before showing the matriarch's dead body. The news outlet revealed that the actor covered her body with a sheet and surrounded it with candles.

He then put a rosary on the piano after the killing.

Justice Kathleen Ker said he would not be eligible for parole for 14 years, adding that his sister disclosed that Grantham knew what he did to his mother.

The judge divulged the actor underwent difficulties and struggled for weeks before murdering his own mother and watched violent videos on the dark web before the crime. With that, he is currently receiving psychiatric treatment in jail.

Meanwhile, his attorney Chris Johnson revealed that the sentence was expected.

"I think he anticipated what the judge gave him as a sentence. I think he's pretty apprehensive about the whole thing. He's a fairly tiny person, and to go to the prison system, I'm sure it's a daunting and scary thought for him," Johnson told CTV.