Luke Tennie

Tennie was born in Chicago, and raised in Plantation, Florida, where he attended American Heritage School and played football.^[1] He attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, from which he graduated in 2016.^[2]

Tennie made his debut in the 2017 Rob Reiner film Shock and Awe.^[3] In 2018, he had a main role in the Syfy action series Deadly Class.^[4] In 2020, he starred in the Disney+ sports drama film Safety.^[5]

Beginning in 2023, Tennie began starring as Sean in the comedy-drama series Shrinking.^[6] Alongside the cast, Tennie received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards,^[7] and also earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series.^[8]

In 2024, Tennie had a role in the film Nickel Boys, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.^[9] In 2025, Tennie joined the cast of Abbott Elementary in a recurring role,^[8] and in 2026 joined the cast of The Pitt in its second season.^[10] In the same year, it was announced he would star in the videogame Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 as the character Lieutenant West.^[11]

Tennie married María Romero in 2021, and have since had two children, the elder of whom is his daughter Marilú, born in 2023; his second born two years later.^[12]