Joey Pollari

Joey Pollari (born April 9, 1994) is an American actor, musician, and director. He first gained recognition for his role as Eric Tanner in the second season of the ABC series American Crime, and later appeared as Lyle, one of Simon's potential love interests, in the 2018 film Love, Simon. Beginning in 2025, he became a frequent collaborator of Ryan Murphy, first appearing in Monster: The Ed Gein Story, followed by The Beauty, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, and American Horror Story: 13 (all 2026).

In 2020, Pollari released his debut album, About Men, followed by his second album, I'll Be Romance, on April 5, 2024.

Early life Pollari was born on April 9, 1994 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. Pollari was 15 years old when it first aired. 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

Television