Clay Jensen

Clay Jensen is one of the main characters in 13 Reasons Why. He is portrayed by Dylan Minnette.

Clay is a junior at Liberty High and was a close friend of his recently deceased classmate and friend, Hannah Baker. Before committing suicide, Hannah Baker recorded several cassette tapes about why she felt a hand full of people contributed to her death. Clay Jensen is the recipient of these tapes. The series is told from his perspective, as he spends the next few months listening to them, trying to piece together Hannah's story.

The first season follows Clay Jensen during his time with Hannah Baker's Tapes and his time with Hannah when she was alive. Clay is the subject of Tape 6, Side A, although not as a reason for Hannah's suicide, unlike all the other people featured in the rest of the tapes. At the end of his tape, she explains that Clay's name didn't belong on the list, but that she felt he needed to know the reasons behind her ultimate decision.