Though he grew up in a traditional Italian-Catholic family in the straight-laced Chicago suburbs, actor Nico Tortorella bucked convention from the start. “Even when I was a hockey player, it was always a show for me. I would score a goal and throw my gloves out over the glass — there was so much flair,” laughs the rakish 28-year-old, who stars in the sleeper-hit series “Younger.”

Indeed, whether it’s revealing his tattoos in shirtless Instagram posts to more than 300,000 followers, outing his alter-ego drag queen (Almond Milk), opening up about sex and relationships on his podcast “The Love Bomb,” or dishing with Alexa in a trendy coffee shop near his Williamsburg home — Tortorella isn’t afraid to share.