Justin Rodriguez

Justin Alberto Rodriguez (born 6 May 1996) is a main character in Violets and a freshman attending New York University with a major in psychology. Justin is portrayed by Jake T. Austin.

Background
Justin was born to Argentine immigrant parents in New London, Connecticut. In school, he was popular and well-rounded, succeeding in academics, sports, and the arts. However, something was never right. Since middle school, Justin was struggling with his homosexuality. He thought that coming out would make him lose everything, so he stayed in the closet throughout primary education and slept with many different girls in order to try to push his feelings towards men away.

Season One
Justin is first seen making funny comments to Tom Evans, his roommate, when their other roommate, John Wolfe comes in. Tom and John start arguing and Justin tries to cheer and cool things up, but fails doing so.

Personality
Justin is the "everybody's best friend" type of person. He gets along with everyone and everyone gets along with him. Justin loves making people laugh and he's just an overall great guy to be around.

Trivia

 * His family is from Argentina, but he also has German and Spanish heritage.