Nico Tortorella

Life and career

Tortorella is a native of Wilmette, Illinois, and a graduate of New Trier High School. He is of Italian descent. In May 2009, The CW ordered a 13-episode first season of the drama series The Beautiful Life: TBL. The series centered on a group of models sharing a residence in New York City and Tortorella portrayed the role of up-and-coming underwear model Cole Shepard. The series premiered on September 16, 2009, to mixed reviews from critics. The CW cancelled the series after its second episode due to low ratings.

In June 2009, Tortorella was announced to star in the ABC Family teen drama television series Make It or Break It, where he took on the role of Razor, an aspiring singer. Tortorella temporarily left the series to pursue work on The Beautiful Life and, after that series' cancellation, returned to Make It or Break It in a recurring role. In August 2010, Tortorella made a special guest appearance in the episode "If Only..." which marked his final appearance on the series. That year, Tortorella also had a small role in the Joel Schumacher film Twelve.

In June 2010, Tortorella was announced to star in the horror film Scream 4, the fourth installment of the Scream film series. He portrayed Trevor Sheldon, a Woodsboro teenager whose life is in danger when school peers are killed off one by one. Tortorella next appeared on the Fox serial killer drama The Following. The show was created by Kevin Williamson, who also wrote Scream 4. In 2014, Tortorella was cast as Josh, Sutton Foster's character Liza's younger lover in the TV Land comedy-drama Younger, created by Darren Star. His first leading film role was in the 2015 independent film Hunter&Game, in which he played hard-partying electronic musician Carson Lowe, which he described as a "role I was meant to play." The film premiered at the LA Indie Film Fest in October 2014, where it won Best Feature and Best Director of a Feature Awards. The film had its East Coast premiere at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival in May 2015, where it won the Best Feature award.

Tortorella launched The Love Bomb podcast on the At Will Radio network in September 2016. Tortorella and Matteo Lane were featured on the Nancy podcast on May 1, 2018. Tortorella competed on RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race in April 2020.

Personal life

Tortorella previously used they/them pronouns, though in 2024 shared that he had shifted to using he/him pronouns. He has identified as bisexual, demisexual, and gender fluid.

Tortorella and Bethany C. Meyers dated for over a decade before they revealed that their polyamorous relationship created divisions with their respective families. Tortorella and Meyers civilly married March 9, 2018, at a Manhattan City clerk's office before exchanging vows at St. Paul's Chapel. The couple have a daughter, born in 2023, and a son born in 2024.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

References

1. "@nicotortorella on Instagram: "just married. for real. @bethanycmeyers and i wrote a very special piece about our wedding and unconditional love exclusively for @them -..."".
2. "Wilmette's Nico Tortorella talks about his fate on ''The Following''". Chicago Sun-Times.
3. Calabria, Rosario T.. (May 19, 2009). ["The CW Picks Up The Beautiful Life, Melrose Place and Vampire Diaries; But Passes on Gossip Girl Spinoff and Cancels Privileged and The Game Update: Reaper and 'Chris' Also Canceled".
4. Finke, Nikki. (September 25, 2009). "First Fall TV Season Fatality: CW Cancels 'The Beautiful Life'".
5. Fienberg, Daniel. (August 24, 2009). "ABC Family stretches out Make It or Break It".
6. (June 13, 2010). "Nico Tortorella More Meat for the Beast in Scream 4". Dread Central.
7. Vena, Jocelyn. (July 29, 2010). "'Scream 4' Stars Rory Culkin, Nico Tortorella On Working With Original 'Scream' Cast". MTV.
8. (June 13, 2010). "Another Young Teen to Solve the Riddle of 'Scream IV'".
9. (October 2, 2014). "''Younger'', Darren Star's new single camera comedy to premiere Tuesday, January 13th at 10pm ET/PT on TV Land". [[TV Land]].
10. (November 11, 2015). "Nico Tortorella and the Heart of Hunter&Game". Teeco71.
11. "The Love Bomb".
12. (2018). "Nancy podcast episodes". NPR.
13. (May 18, 2020). "RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race: See Every Star's Unrecognizable Drag Queen Transformation".
14. Petter, Olivia. (May 8, 2018). "Nico Tortorella speaks out about exploring gender identity and using they/them pronouns". [[The Independent]].
15. (October 24, 2019). "'Younger' star Nico Tortorella discusses nontraditional marriage, sobriety and advocacy for LGBTQ+ community".
16. (22 October 2024). "Nico Tortorella Updates Pronouns to He/Him: "I Feel Like a Man More Than I Ever Have"". Them.
17. Jung, E. Alex. (October 30, 2016). "Nico Tortorella Wants to Be 'The Future Man'". [[Vulture (blog).
18. Schmidt, Chantelle. (November 8, 2018). "Nico Tortorella's Sage Advice For Exploring A Polyamorous Relationship".
19. Damshenas, Sam. (May 17, 2018). "American actor Nico Tortorella comes out as gender fluid". [[Gay Times]].
20. Fernández, Alexia. (November 14, 2017). "Nico Tortorella & Partner Aren't Welcome at Family's Holiday Celebrations As They're Polyamorous".
21. (March 17, 2018). "Inside Nico Tortorella and Bethany Meyers's Private, Epic Wedding".
22. Andaloro, Angela. (March 13, 2023). "Nico Tortorella and Bethany C. Meyers Welcome First Baby, Daughter Kilmer Dove, in 'Beautiful' Home Birth".
23. "Nico Tortorella and Wife Bethany C. Meyers Share Journey to Welcoming Baby No. 2 in the 'Middle of Hurricane Milton' (Exclusive)".
24. "Shania Twain, "Broad City" Stars And More Join The Judges' Panel On "Drag Race" Season 10 - NewNowNext".
25. "How Far Is Tattoo Far?". MTV.