We’ve seen a lot of Joseph Zada over the years thanks to projects like We Were Liars and Invisible Boys, and we’ll definitely be seeing more of him as he takes on the role of Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. However, his life offscreen largely remains a mystery, since he stays pretty private. Like, so private that you probably didn’t even know he had a girlfriend.
Well, dear reader, Joseph is seemingly off the market and has been for a minute since he’s reportedly been linked to Polly Talarico. And if you thought he was private, she’s even more low-key. So…
Who is Joseph Zada’s girlfriend, Polly Talarico?
According to Joseph Zada’s devoted fan accounts (of which there are already many!), he’s been dating Polly Talarico for a minute. Though they both seem to keep much of their personal lives out of the spotlight, the pair occasionally posts pics of each other on their Instagram Stories, usually without tags.
Polly’s been spotted on the set of We Were Liars with Joseph and even posted a cute close-up of the actor on her IG Stories for his birthday.
He had a solo moment on the red carpet for GQ Australia’s Men of the Year event in March 2026, though he later shared more behind-the-scenes pics with Polly on his Instagram Stories.
According to his top fan account, ZadaCrave, he also loves randomly dropping sweet pics with Polly on socials…
In a Vanity Fair profile published when Joseph was announced as the new leading man of The Hunger Games franchise in June 2025, he shared a story about an unnamed girlfriend who had him star in a short film for her virtual acting class during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s unclear whether the girl he was referring to is Polly, but hey—a crumb is a crumb!
Hopefully, we get to see more of these two as he steps out to promote The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
