Who is Tyler Lain? Nina Dobrev walks Wicked: For Good red carpet with friend following Shaun White split

Following her recent split from fiancé Shaun White, Canadian actress Nina Dobrev attended the premiere of the sequel to Wicked, the upcoming musical-fantasy film Wicked: For Good, on November 17, 2025, in New York City. The 36-year-old Nina Dobrev, who landed her first significant role in the 2009 Amanda Seyfried and Julianne Moore starrer Chloe, walked the red carpet along with her good friend Tyler Lain.

Nina Dobrev and Tyler Lain's outing at the New York premiere of Wicked: For Good comes after the Never Cry Werewolf actress separated from Shaun White. She was in a five-year relationship with White and was even engaged to him. However, as per E! News, they mutually decided to call off their engagement in September 2025.

Tyler and Nina Dobrev's outing at the premiere of Jon M Chu's Wicked: For Good, starring Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Cynthia Erivo, and Jonathan Bailey, was not their first outing together. According to E! News, besides attending the star-studded premiere, Nina and Tyler were also recently seen attending a musical called Chess in NYC.

After Nina Dobrev and Tyler Lain's recent appearance at the premiere, netizens became curious to know who the Sick Girl actress's special friend is. According to IMDb, Tyler Lain is an actor. He has starred in television films and appeared in TV shows such as Sorority Sister Killer, Animal Kingdom, and The 404.

Nina Dobrev opens up about the upcoming musical-fantasy film Wicked: For Good

In an interview with E! News, Dobrev exclusively talked about how she is fond of the Wicked franchise and, interestingly, shared that she is a good friend of Jeff Goldblum, who portrays the role of The Wizard. Nina said:

"Jeff is a friend through Emilie. I know his wife, because we did gymnastics together when we were little, so it's fun to just support the group."

While talking about the musical, Dobrev said:

"It's an iconic musical. We all grew up listening to it [and] watching it."

While talking about her favorite character in the musical, Nina mentioned it was Elphaba, played by Cynthia Erivo in the movie. Calling herself a "full witch", Dobrev said:

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"I have, like, spidey senses and I know things before I'm supposed to know things. So yeah, I do feel witchy at times."

Besides the upcoming movie's star cast, other renowned personalities who attended the Wicked: For Good premiere included Michelle Yeoh, Colman Domingo, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Megan Hilty, Bronwyn James, and others.

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