# Tanner Zagarino
**Tanner Zagarino** (born 1998) is an American actor, writer, and former model from Los Angeles, California, known for playing Redbird in the third season of *The Summer I Turned Pretty* and Dylan in *Shrinking*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10922508/bio/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/312354/tanner-zagarino)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10922508/bio/) |
| Height | 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10922508/bio/) |
| Breakout role | Redbird, Jeremiah's fraternity brother, in *The Summer I Turned Pretty* season 3 (7 episodes, 2025)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/312354/tanner-zagarino) |
| Other notable roles | Dylan in *Shrinking* (3 episodes, 2024), Tango in *Aftermath* (2024), Shane in *The Price We Pay* (2022)[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/312354/tanner-zagarino) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm10922508/) |
| Background | Former Division 1 wrestler turned actor and social media personality[4](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-84-more-than-just-a-pretty-face-tanner-zagarino/id1716132914?i=1000714355871&l=ko) |
| Upcoming | Cast as a head coach's son in *The Land*, Dan Fogelman's NFL drama for Hulu[5](https://www.lakeviewnewspaper.com/app/download/7127787867/Lakeview%2BNewspaper%2BFeb%2B2026%2BLow%2BRes%2Bv2.pdf) |
## Television roles
Zagarino's screen career began around 2020 with the short film *Vinny Mancuso's Rules for Good Business*, in which he played the title role and also worked as a writer, followed by *Pool Boy Nightmare* (2020) as Adam and a guest appearance as Donovan in *9-1-1: Lone Star* in 2021.[3](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm10922508/) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tanner-zagarino/)
His most visible work has come in recurring television roles. In the Apple TV+ comedy *Shrinking*, he plays Dylan, a character introduced in season 2 as a love interest for Jimmy's daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell); fans know him from the episode title "Full Grown Dude Face," which describes the 17-year-old who shows up in Jimmy's kitchen looking like a full adult before taking Alice to the school dance.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1207379/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tanner-zagarino-girlfriend-career-redbird/) In the Prime Video teen drama *The Summer I Turned Pretty*, he was among the new cast members announced for season 3 and appeared as Redbird, a video-gaming fraternity brother of Jeremiah ([Gavin Casalegno](https://www.edgepedia.org/gavin-casalegno)), in 7 episodes airing in 2025.[8](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-details/) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/312354/tanner-zagarino) The role drew fan attention and coverage of him as a breakout performer from the show's third season.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1207379/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tanner-zagarino-girlfriend-career-redbird/)
## Film work
In the 2024 action film *Aftermath*, Zagarino played Tango, a member of the group of ex-military contractors who take hostages on Boston's Tobin Bridge; the cast included Dylan Sprouse, Megan Stott, Mason Gooding, and [Dichen Lachman](https://www.edgepedia.org/dichen-lachman).[9](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/aftermath/cast/2060186822/) He also played Shane in the 2022 thriller *The Price We Pay* and Hardy Harharkington in *The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie* (2024).[3](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm10922508/) Meeting Sprouse during the filming of *Aftermath* in 2022 led to a lasting friendship: Zagarino appears as one of Sprouse's groomsmen in photographs from Sprouse's 2023 wedding to [Barbara Palvin](https://www.edgepedia.org/barbara-palvin).[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1207379/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tanner-zagarino-girlfriend-career-redbird/)
## Wrestling and modeling background
Before acting, Zagarino wrestled at the Division 1 college level, a background he has discussed on the Iron Summit podcast in 2025, covering the transition from college wrestling to acting and how mental fortitude from the sport carried over.[4](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-84-more-than-just-a-pretty-face-tanner-zagarino/id1716132914?i=1000714355871&l=ko) Earlier in his public career he built a following on Instagram, where an account with more than 400,000 followers featured fashion and lifestyle content, and he signed with Q Model Management to begin professional modeling.[10](https://www.listal.com/tanner-zagarino) An entertainment-contact database describes him as having begun modeling in 2013 after moving to New York, and reports that he signed with [Creative Artists Agency](https://www.edgepedia.org/creative-artists-agency) (CAA) for film and TV theatrical representation.[11](https://bookingagentinfo.com/celebrity/tanner-zagarino/)
## Upcoming projects
Zagarino is cast in *The Land*, a drama series for Hulu created by Dan Fogelman about an NFL team. According to syndicated television coverage, [William H. Macy](https://www.edgepedia.org/william-h-macy) plays the owner of the [Cleveland Browns](https://www.edgepedia.org/cleveland-browns), Christopher Meloni plays the head coach, and Zagarino, alongside [Sam Corlett](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-corlett) of *Vikings: Valhalla*, is cast as one of the coach's sons; the series was reported for 2027.[5](https://www.lakeviewnewspaper.com/app/download/7127787867/Lakeview%2BNewspaper%2BFeb%2B2026%2BLow%2BRes%2Bv2.pdf) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm10922508/) He also has a completed short film, *The Vending Machine* (2025), listed as upcoming.[3](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm10922508/)
## Personal life
Zagarino is publicly dating Marissa Long, a model from Los Angeles; the couple announced their relationship on Instagram around his birthday in 2021, and Long attended the fan event in [Bryant Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryant-park) for *The Summer I Turned Pretty* season 3 launch.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1207379/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tanner-zagarino-girlfriend-career-redbird/) In interviews he has described an outlook he calls "the acceptance of discomfort" and has named watching [Jason Segel](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-segel) and [Paul Rudd](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-rudd)'s chemistry in *I Love You, Man* with his older brother Frankie as a formative inspiration for his work.[12](https://hungermag.com/art-culture/tanner-zagarino-is-all-about-the-acceptance-of-discomfort)
## Note on conflicting birth data
IMDb and TV Insider list his birth date as 1998.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10922508/bio/) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tanner-zagarino/) Two other databases, TVmaze and Next Episode, instead list October 19, 1988.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/312354/tanner-zagarino) • [13](https://next-episode.net/person/tanner-zagarino) The 1998 date is the one he has self-verified on IMDbPro and is used by most sources.
## References
1. [Tanner Zagarino – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10922508/bio/)
2. [Tanner Zagarino, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/312354/tanner-zagarino)
3. [Tanner Zagarino, IMDb (Spanish-language credits page)](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm10922508/)
4. [Episode 84: More than Just a Pretty Face – Tanner Zagarino, Iron Summit podcast, Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-84-more-than-just-a-pretty-face-tanner-zagarino/id1716132914?i=1000714355871&l=ko)
5. [Lakeview Newspaper, February 2026, p. 9](https://www.lakeviewnewspaper.com/app/download/7127787867/Lakeview%2BNewspaper%2BFeb%2B2026%2BLow%2BRes%2Bv2.pdf)
6. [Tanner Zagarino – Actor, Writer, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/tanner-zagarino/)
7. [A Deep Dive Into 'Summer I Turned Pretty' Breakout Tanner Zagarino's Love Life, Career & More, TV Insider / Swooon](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1207379/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tanner-zagarino-girlfriend-career-redbird/)
8. [Everything We Know About 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 3, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-details/)
9. [Aftermath – Full Cast & Crew, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/aftermath/cast/2060186822/)
10. [Tanner Zagarino, Listal](https://www.listal.com/tanner-zagarino)
11. [Tanner Zagarino – Agent, Manager, Publicist Contact Info, Booking Agent Info](https://bookingagentinfo.com/celebrity/tanner-zagarino/)
12. [Tanner Zagarino is all about the acceptance of discomfort, Hunger Magazine](https://hungermag.com/art-culture/tanner-zagarino-is-all-about-the-acceptance-of-discomfort)
13. [TV Shows Starring Tanner Zagarino, Next Episode](https://next-episode.net/person/tanner-zagarino)
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