Owen Thiele

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Owen Thiele
Born (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 29)
Houston, Texas, United States
Occupations
  • Actor
  • podcaster
  • singer
Years active2017–present
Father Bob Thiele Jr.
Relatives

Owen Thiele (born November 4, 1996) is an American actor known from the comedy series Adults . [1] [2]

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Early life

Thiele was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. [3] [4] He attended school at Center for Early Education and Crossroads School. [3] Thiele studied theater at the Adderley School in Pacific Palisades. He spent a month at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out. [4]

Career

Acting

Thiele worked on the web series Eighty-Sixed (2017) with Cazzie David. He made an appearance on Hailey Bieber's YouTube interview series, Who’s in My Bathroom?. He also appeared in the Taylor Swift music for video for her single "The Man" and recorded videos with Emma Chamberlain. [4] [5] He also appeared in the Taylor Swift music video for "You Need to Calm Down". [6]

His acting roles went on to include I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson and Hacks . [7] He was cast in the second season of comedy series Dollface . [8] He had a "breakout" role in the 2023 mockumentary comedy film Theater Camp as costume director Gigi Charbonier. [4] [7] That year, he appeared as Archer March in romantic comedy film Zoey 102 , a spin-off from Nickelodeon comedy drama series Zoey 101 . [8] [9] He appeared in 2023 film Parachute , directed by Brittany Snow in her directorial debut. [8]

In 2024, he was cast in Amazon Prime Video series Overcompensating . [10] He appeared in A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter at Christmas 2024. [5] That year, he began developing Off Color, a semi-autobiographical comedy for Amazon Prime Video, with Brian Gallivan, Ilana Glazer, and Kent Alterman and Sarah Babineau among its executive producers. [7] He was also cast in FX pilot Adults (originally developed under the name Snowflakes), created by The Tonight Show writers Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw. [11] [8]

He will appear in 2025 film Idiotka , set in the fashion industry with Camila Mendes. [12]

Podcast

In 2024, Thiele started his own podcast In Your Dreams on Alex Cooper’s Unwell network, featuring guests such as Molly Gordon and Rachel Sennott. [4] [5] [8]

Music

His debut single "Some Like It Hot" was written by Wynne Bennet and Fiona Bevan and released in 2018. [13] He also sings on the soundtrack of the film Theatre Camp.

Personal life

Thiele was adopted from birth by music producer Bob Thiele Jr. and his wife, who were unable to have children due to cervical cancer. [4] He is openly gay. [7]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Matt AlexEpisode: "Didn't you say there was gonna be five people at this table?"
2022 Dollface QRecurring role, 7 episodes
2022 Hacks DavidEpisode: "The Captain's Wife"
2023 Theater Camp Gigi Chabonier
2023 Parachute Devon
2023 Zoey 102 Archer March
2024 A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter Himself
2025 Idiotka Oliver Knowles
2025 Overcompensating GeorgeRecurring role, 7 episodes
2025 Adults Anton EvansMain role
2025 Too Much Owen ThieleEpisode: "Enough, Actually"

References

  1. ↑ "Remember Owen Thiele's face, you'll be seeing lots of it from now on". The Face. 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
  2. ↑ Seitz, Loree (2025-06-14). "Owen Thiele Talks 'Adults' Love Triangle, 'Overcompensating' Ending". TheWrap. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
  3. 1 2 Murphy, Chris (2025-06-03). "Owen Thiele Is TV's No. 1 "Nepo Friend"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Madison III, Ira (10 October 2024). "No Longer Just a Nepo Friend After years in celebrity orbit, Owen Thiele is taking center stage". Vulture. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Kim, Chiara (9 December 2024). "Owen Thiele Details How Being an 'Annoying Guest' at a Dinner Party with Alex Cooper Launched His Career (Exclusive)". People.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Chapman, Rachel (6 September 2024). "OWEN THIELE IS ABOUT TO BE YOUR NEW BFF". Elite Daily. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Goldberg, Lesley (5 June 2024). "Owen Thiele Sets Semi-Autobiographical Comedy at Amazon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Peter (July 8, 2024). "Owen Thiele Joins Alex Cooper's Unwell Network". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Rice, Lynette (June 20, 2023). "'Zoey 102': Paramount+ Drops Trailer, Announces Premiere Date For 'Zoey 101' Spinoff Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Grobar, Matt; Andreeva, Nellie (July 11, 2024). "Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco & Rish Shah Join Prime Video's 'Overcompensating' As Series Regulars; Four Others Aboard As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2024). "FX Orders 20-Something Ensemble Comedy Series 'Snowflakes'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  12. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 13, 2025). "Anna Baryshnikov & Camila Mendes Fashion-Fueled Comedy 'Idiotka' Making SXSW World Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  13. ↑ Dresden, Hilton (9 February 2018). "Owen Thiele's 'Explicitly Queer' Pop Debut". Papermag.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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