'13 Reasons Why' Star Brandon Flynn Opens Up About Connecting With His Character Justin

Brandon Flynn will be returning as Justin for the second season of 13 Reasons Why.

But first, did you know that Brandon actually auditioned for Clay Jensen the first time around? The second time was for Bryce. But he didn’t connect with either of them.

Brandon opened up to NKD mag’s July issue, revealing that he connects more with Justin than with any other character.

“It was like, the hardest audition ever because it was like three lines and I was like, ‘I don’t even know who this person is’,” Brandon shared.

Justin‘s character breakdown has him as the “kid who’s not from the right part of town, but is popular at school despite his interesting home life.”

“For some reason that really attracted me, because I remember being in high school and you wear all these masks,” Brandon says, “Justin wears masks constantly.”

“It’s almost like a survival technique, because you see what happens to him at home and you see… being a product of how you’re brought up and how that can make you interact with other human beings.”