Jack Innanen. Photo: Instagram
According to reports from Variety and other industry outlets, Jack Innanen is the confirmed new actor joining the cast for Heated Rivalry Season 2.
He is set to play the role of Troy Barrett, a character introduced from the Game Changers book series.
Troy is a forward for the Ottawa Centaurs – the team Ilya joins later in the story – and is a central figure in the fourth book, Common Goal.
While an official full-season cast list is still being finalized as production prepares to begin this summer, the addition of Troy Barrett signals that the show will begin incorporating more characters and subplots from Rachel Reid’s expanded Game Changers universe alongside the main story of Shane and Ilya.
Innanen first gained fame on TikTok (where he has over 3.3 million followers) for his absurdist, deadpan comedy sketches. He often played multiple characters in surreal conversations, a style he developed while studying astrophysics at the University of Toronto.
He moved to New York in 2023 to pursue acting professionally. Remarkably, Heated Rivalry follows shortly after his first few major auditions.
He is currently best known for his main role as Paul Baker in the FX comedy series Adults (originally titled Snowflakes), executive produced by Nick Kroll.
