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A rising Netflix star, Clayton Conroy, is recovering from brain surgery after a driver crashed his vehicle into his car at more than 100 mph in April.
The 32-year-old, who landed a recurring role in the streaming giant series The Gringo Hunters, had several new projects lined up when the horrific crash happened.
According to Conroy's mother, her son had not been drinking that night since he had to work the next day and was driving home after meeting friends at an LA bar.
Clayton Conroy talks about his terrifying accident
"The road was looking as normal as it could, just lights on the road behind me," he told Santa Cruz Sentinel. "I did, perhaps, notice certain lights approaching quickly. From there, I woke up in the hospital."
He was treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors told him he sustained a traumatic brain injury and a fractured hip and shoulder in the crash.
"I'm feeling different but, I guess, lucky or happy that it could be much worse," Conroy told the Sentinel of his recovery journey. "[I'm] trying not to take things for granted."
About Clayton Conroy's role in 'The Gringo Hunters'
Conroy starred in Netflix's The Gringo Hunters, based on a real Mexican police unit tasked with capturing American fugitives attempting to flee criminal charges by crossing the border.
He played Padre Terry, a Catholic priest arrested and detained by the police unit.
The series premiered in July 2025 and landed on Netflix's top 10 non-English series.
On August 25, the alleged driver, Noor El Deen Amr Soror, 19, of Anaheim, Calif., was arrested by California Highway Patrol (CHP) and charged with felony reckless driving causing major injuries in connection with the crash, according to a press release from CHP.
As per the outlet, Conroy was initially reliant on a rollator to walk, then a cane and has now begun to walk short distances without assistance.
He says he continues to experience headaches, brain fog and cognitive fatigue.
"That process, you really don't have control over it," he told the outlet. "You just have to rest and hope that it gets better and better."
Conroy said this year has encouraged him to "think a lot about what’s important in life".
"At the end of the day, you never really know what's going to happen," he added.
