Chris Owen (actor)

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Chris Owen
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Owen at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2021
Born (1980-09-25) September 25, 1980 (age 44)
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Chris Owen (born September 25, 1980) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his supporting role as Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman in the American Pie franchise (1999–2012), appearing in American Pie , American Pie 2 , American Pie Presents: Band Camp and American Reunion . Owen has also appeared in multiple National Lampoon films, including starring as the co-lead in National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2003).

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For his supporting role in October Sky (1999), Owen was nominated for the YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film. He has also had supporting roles in the comedy films Angus (1995), Black Sheep (1996), and Ready to Rumble (2000), and the drama films Dear Wendy (2005), The Mist (2007), and Fortress (2012).

Life and career

Owen was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. [2] He began acting as early as age ten, with his first recorded film credit in Le peloton d'exécution (1991), a French-Canadian film. After that, he appeared in numerous films of the 1990s, like Major Payne , Black Sheep , Can't Hardly Wait , She's All That , October Sky and the 1995 film Angus , the first of five films with longtime friend and collaborator Charlie Talbert.

In 1999, Owen appeared in the hit comedy film American Pie as Chuck Sherman, a teenager that boasts himself of being a "ladies man" and goes by "The Sherminator". Owen reprised his role in all of the sequels of the American Pie franchise, including one of the straight-to-DVD spin-offs called American Pie Presents: Band Camp . Aside from Eugene Levy, he is the only actor from the theatrical features to appear in the American Pie Presents direct-to-video spin-off series.

Along with his appearances in the American Pie and National Lampoon franchises, Owen has appeared in TV shows like 7th Heaven , Monk and The Mentalist .

In 2014, a New York Daily News article reported Owen was working as a waiter at a sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, California. In the article, Owen says that "life doesn’t always go the way you planned. I love acting and this job lets me stay in the fight." [3] Since that article was published, Owen has appeared in several films, including a supporting role in The Last Sharknado: It's About Time , as well as a guest spot on Criminal Minds .

During his career, Owen also appeared in the music videos of Something Corporate's song "If You C Jordan" [4] and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's song "Mammoth" with Moguai.

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleNotes
Le peloton d'exécution1991Jorge ZebrowskiTelevision film
My Summer Story 1994“Scut” FarkusOriginally released in theaters as It Runs In The Family
Major Payne 1995Cadet Wuliger
Angus Troy Wedberg
Black Sheep 1996Hal
The Ride1997Steve
Veronica's VideoKid CustomerTelevision film
Short film
Can't Hardly Wait 1998Klepto Kid
She's All That 1999Derek Funkhouser Rutley
October Sky Quentin WilsonNominated – YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film
American Pie Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman
Ready to Rumble 2000Isaac
Going Greek 2001Davis
American Pie 2 Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman
Van Wilder 2002Suicidal FreshmanAlso known as National Lampoon's Van Wilder
A Midsummer Night's Rave Frankie
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers 2003Leonard SmallwoodAlso known as National Lampoon's Lady Killers
National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze Booker McFeeAlso known as Dorm Daze
Hidalgo 2004First Soldier
Dear Wendy 2005Huey
Old Man MusicTeenager #1Short film
American Pie Presents: Band Camp Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea 2006Booker McFeeAlso known as Dorm Daze 2
The Mist 2007Norm
Just Add Water 2008Will
Super Capers Igniter Boy
The Life of Lucky Cucumber2009Rodney Machado
Hit List2011Wick
ExpiredNelsonShort film
Fortress 2012Burt
American Reunion Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman
Pretty Bad ActressOfficer Young
Undead: A Love StoryChadShort film
Bachelors2015Floyd
All That Jam2016Matthew
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time 201830 Year Old Gil
Joy & Hope2020Matt ClarkTelevision film
A Cape Cod Christmas2021TomTelevision film
Off-Time2022Ross the Cashier
The Epidemic2024Josh
Money GameCoughlin

Television

TitleYearRoleNotes
Picket Fences 1993Milton LebeckEpisode: "Frog Man"
Boy Meets World NedEpisode: "Cory's Alternative Friends"
VR.5 1995Harassing BoyEpisode: "Pilot"
The Faculty 1996PeteyEpisode: "Spirit Day"
7th Heaven 1996–1997Sam2 episodes
Social Studies 1997Collin McGuirk
Sister, Sister Neil HawkinsEpisode: "Inherit the Twin"
Meego Tod JohnsonEpisode: "It's Good to be King"
Good vs. Evil 1999TrekkieEpisode: "Men Are from Mars, Women Are Evil"
Brutally Normal 2000CoreyEpisode: "Mouth Full of Warm Roses"
Cover Me 2001Agent Mace2 episodes
Everwood 2003PiersonEpisode: "Snow Job"
Monk TraineeEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the 12th Man"
Without a Trace 2004Trent BarkerEpisode: "In the Dark"
Brothers & Sisters 2006Taylor the ClerkEpisode: "An Act of Will"
The Mentalist 2011Nick aka Megafan8Episode: "The Redshirt"
Criminal Minds 2016Kevin DeckerEpisode: "Scarecrow"
Hand of God 2017Mike Kastelein2 episodes

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References

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  2. Pevos, Edward (August 22, 2021). "Remember 'The Shermanator' from 'American Pie?' We caught up with the Michigan native at Astronomicon". MLive . Retrieved November 5, 2023. Owen was born in Royal Oak, Michigan...
  3. Settembre, Jeanette (October 5, 2014). "Celebs trade spotlight for normal jobs". The New York Daily News . Retrieved January 17, 2015. ...says Owen, 34.
  4. Corey Moss (February 8, 2002), SOMETHING CORPORATE TAKE DOWN THE SHERMANATOR, TAKE HOME A PLAYMATE, MTV, archived from the original on February 22, 2018, retrieved September 8, 2019