Gavin Casalegno is an American actor who stars as Jeremiah in the new Amazon Prime romance TV series, The Summer I Turned Pretty.
The movie is about a love triangle between one girl and two brothers and their experience of first love, first heartbreak, and that one perfect summer. Fans loved the series and Gavin’s performance in the series as well.
The young actor and model have been working in the acting industry for a long time, starting as a child actor and finally landing the main character role, and fans are excited and supporting the actor as best as they can.
So, let us find out more about the actor’s nationality, ethnicity, parents, and social media.
Gavin Casalegno Nationality & Ethnicity – Where Are His Parents From?
The Summer I Turned Pretty actor Gavin Casalegno is an American actor with a mixed ethnical background. According to Ethnic Celebs, the actor has roots in Italian, Irish, German, and English ethical backgrounds.
Gavin was born to parents Bryan Casalegno and Allyson Casalegno in Lewisville, Texas, so his nationality is American.
As for his parents, they had roots in Italy as Casalegno revealed that he has Italian ancestry in Pimeglio, province of Asti, Piedmont.
The actor’s paternal grandparents were from Piedmont in Italy, while his maternal grandparents were from Kentucky.
Sources also state that the actor has some distant ancestry in Cherokee Native American.
His parents raised Gavin alongside his sister and his brother. His sister, Ashlyn Casalegno, is a famous actress who starred in the hit superhero movie Logan.
Gavin Casalegno Age And Height Revealed
Born on September 2, 1999, Gavin Casalegno is 22 years old with a height of 1.83 meters. The actor started his acting career at the age of 7, appearing in TV series like Chase and Lone Star.
The young child actor starred in major hits like Young Shem in Noah and Young Damon in The Vampire Diaries.
Casalegno gained a lot of attention with his role as Young Damon and starred in many other short movies after that.
One of his most prominent roles after the series was in the CW’s action crime drama, Walker, where he played the role of Trevor Strand alongside Jared Padalecki in 2021.
Now the star has finally made his big break starring in a lead role as Jeremiah in the new TV series that premiered on June 17 named The Summer I Turned Pretty opposite Lola Tung.
Fans are also excited to see the talented 22-year-old in more lead roles in the future.
Find Gavin Casalegno On Instagram
For the fans who want to know more about the young actor and model, you can check out his Instagram profile for more about the actor at @gavincasalegno.
The model has over 504k followers on Instagram, which some of his pictures getting over 200k likes in 2 days.
Gavin shares fun pictures of himself with his cast, along with some pictures of him and his girlfriend, on his Instagram. The young model always looks great in his pictures on his Instagram and is loved by his fans.