From TikTok fame to romance: a quick guide to Lili Reinhart’s boyfriend Jack Martin
Sure, Lili Reinhart and Jack Martin are making headlines—but the twist is how his career arc and online surge flip the narrative.
It started with a TikTok. After posting a deadpan riff on Riverdale, Jack Martin got a message from someone who knew the show a little better than he did: Lili Reinhart. That online meet-cute quickly jumped offline; within months, the pair were photographed kissing outside LAX in April 2023, then made it Instagram-official that July.
Their first major step onto the world stage came soon after, when they turned up hand-in-hand in Italy, all smiles and zero theatrics. The attention came whether they leaned into it or not, and they’ve largely opted for a low-key approach.
They made their red carpet debut at the Venice Film Festival in September 2023.
Since then, they’ve kept the commentary minimal and the support visible. Reinhart has credited Martin with steadying her through chronic health challenges, and he’s publicly praised her character, describing how grateful he is to have her in his life. The relationship chatter tends to live in the margins of their work, which is exactly how they seem to prefer it.
From TikTok to TV
Before any premieres, Martin was just John Martin from Columbia, Maryland, raised in McLean, Virginia. He enrolled at Georgetown University to study political science and graduated a year early in December 2019, but a single semester of acting grabbed his attention hard enough to change course. He sharpened his craft with time at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and NYU Tisch.
Meanwhile, his phone camera became a launch pad. Snarky sketches about prep-school culture and corporate life piled up hundreds of millions of views on TikTok, and industry attention followed. When the TV roles came, they came fast.
- La Brea (NBC) — Josh Harris, series regular across three seasons (2021–2024)
- Not Suitable for Work (Hulu ) — Josh Teitelbaum in Mindy Kaling’s comedy, premiered in 2026 and canceled after one season
- The Rookie — guest appearance
- All Rise — guest appearance
- Films: Senior Prank (2025 ); Pizza Movie (2026, Hulu)
As Reinhart’s The Love Hypothesis recently rolled out, Martin’s own resume kept expanding alongside it — from his breakout turn on a broadcast drama to a Hulu comedy and a pair of mid-’20s film releases. On TV, his most recent series, Not Suitable for Work, bowed in 2026 and ended after a single season.