Joey Pollari
American actor (born 1994)
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::summary American actor (born 1994) ::
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| name | Joey Pollari |
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| birth_place | St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| years active | 2006–present |
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|name = Joey Pollari |occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- musician
- director}} |caption = |birth_date = |birth_name = |birth_place = St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |years active = 2006–present Joey Pollari (born April 9, 1994) is an American actor, musician, and director who became well known for his role as Eric Tanner on ABC's second season of American Crime, and in 2018, appeared in the film Love, Simon, as Lyle, one of Simon's potential boyfriends. In 2020, Pollari released his debut album, About Men. A follow-up second album, I'll Be Romance, was released on April 5, 2024.
Early life
Pollari was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Career
Acting
He started his acting career when he attended a scouting event in downtown Minneapolis with his mother. He received callbacks the next day from agents who wanted to represent him. Pollari has appeared in stage productions at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, and the SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development, also in Saint Paul.
On April 30, 2006, Pollari appeared as a newsboy in "The Hen House", an episode of the police procedural television series Cold Case. The Walt Disney Company cast him in Skyrunners, a 2009 Disney XD Original Movie about two brothers who stumble upon a spaceship that is sought after by the FBI agents and space aliens. The film, which was shot in New Zealand, premiered on Disney XD on November 27, 2009. Pollari was 15 years old when it first aired. His co-star in the film, Kelly Blatz, a long-time friend of Pollari, said Pollari grew "like a foot taller and his voice changed and everything" during the filming of Skyrunners.
In 2018, Pollari had a supporting role in the teen romantic comedy Love, Simon as Lyle, one of Simon's potential boyfriends. In 2019, he appeared in another gay-themed film, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson.
In 2023, he appeared as a pivotal guest star on SEAL Team for Paramount+, playing a grieving vet whose guilt comes with dire consequences.
In 2024, he was in a recurring role for Sugar on Apple TV+ starring Colin Farrell and Amy Ryan.
In 2025, he starred in a gay rom-com Things Like This written and directed by Max Talisman, and he played Anthony Perkins in Monster: The Ed Gein Story on Netflix starring Charlie Hunnam.
Music
In 2020, Pollari released an album, About Men. In a June 2020 interview, Pollari said that he is still acting, but in his free time, he will be releasing more music and directing music videos. In 2023, he announced an EP, Last Evenings, that was released October 25. His first single, "Supine Soundtrack," was released September 15, and was followed by a second single, "Aliveness," which he self-directed a video for.
In January 2024, he announced a second full-length album, "I'll Be Romance," with an accompanying first single and self-directed music video for "So Close." The video was called both "dreamy and rousing," and Pollari's songwriting was compared to "Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen, his baritone delivery fixated on enveloping the listener in a vivid and introspective narrative" by Wonderland Magazine. The album has been teased as "a sonorous balm that seems to touch on vintage tropes" by Clash Magazine, and was released April 5, 2024.
Personal life
He is gay, having come out at 18 to friends and family.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Skyrunners | Tyler Burns | Disney XD Original Movie |
| 2010 | Avalon High | Miles | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2012 | Profile of a Killer | David Jenks | Indie Thriller Movie |
| 2014 | Ethereal | Asher | Short film |
| 2015 | Eden | Georgie | |
| 2018 | Love, Simon | Lyle | |
| 2019 | The Obituary of Tunde Johnson | Charlie | |
| 2025 | Things Like This | Zack | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cold Case | Newsboy | Episode: The Hen House |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Mark | Episode: I Can't Quit You |
| 2012 | The Inbetweeners | Will McKenzie | Regular; 12 episodes |
| 2014 | Saint George | Tanner Whitman | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Wesley Grant | Episode: Party Foul |
| 2016 | American Crime | Eric Tanner | Season 2; series regular: 10 episodes |
| 2022-2024 | SEAL Team | Ben | Seasons 6-7; recurring guest star: 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Sugar | Moss | Seasons 1; recurring guest star: 4 episodes |
| 2025 | Monster: The Ed Gein Story | Anthony Perkins | Recurring guest star: 3 episodes |
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References
References
- Justin, Neal. (November 26, 2009). "A Twin Cities teenager hopes a new Disney movie will rocket him to fame". [[Star Tribune]].
- "Cold Case - TV Series - Seasons and Episodes". [[The New York Times]].
- Bentley, Rick. (November 27, 2009). "Music is at center of two new Disney XD programs". [[The Tribune (San Luis Obispo).
- (November 27, 2009). "Skyrunners Movies". [[Scholastic Corporation.
- Brious, Bill. (November 26, 2009). "Calif.-raised "Skyrunner" star Blatz settles in to life in Toronto".
- (March 13, 2018). "Love, Simon's Joey Pollari: Every Love Story Is a Coming-Out Story".
- (June 1, 2020). "Joey Pollari's Album About Men Is About 'Queer Loving and Seeing'". [[The Advocate (LGBT magazine).
- "Instagram".
- Staff, Wonderland. (January 31, 2024). "Joey Pollari Releases 'So Close'".
- (January 31, 2024). "Joey Pollari Announces New Album 'I'll Be Romance'".
- (March 13, 2018). "Love, Simon's Joey Pollari: Every Love Story Is a Coming Out Story".
- (February 18, 2016). "American Crime's Joey Pollari on the Role of a (Young) Lifetime".
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