Owen Thiele

Owen Thiele
Thiele in 2026
Born (1995-11-04) November 4, 1995
Houston, Texas, United States
Occupations
  • Actor
  • podcaster
  • singer
Years active2017–present
FatherBob Thiele Jr.
Relatives

Owen Thiele (born November 4, 1995) is an American actor and podcaster. He is best known for Adults (2025) and Overcompensating (2025).[1][2]

Early life and education

Thiele was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Beverly Hills, California.[3][4] He was adopted by music producer Bob Thiele Jr. and his wife, Amy Kanter, who was unable to have children due to cervical cancer.[4] His cousin is actor Charlie B. Foster.[5]

Thiele attended Center for Early Education and Crossroads School.[3] He studied theater at the Adderley School of Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. 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 video for her single "The Man" and recorded videos with Emma Chamberlain.[4][6] He also appeared in the Taylor Swift music video for "You Need to Calm Down".[7]

His acting roles went on to include I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson and Hacks.[8] He was cast in the second season of the comedy series Dollface.[9] He had a "breakout" role in the 2023 mockumentary comedy film Theater Camp as costume director Gigi Charbonier.[4][8] That year, he appeared as Archer March in romantic comedy film Zoey 102, a spin-off from Nickelodeon comedy drama series Zoey 101.[9][10] He appeared in 2023 film Parachute, directed by Brittany Snow in her directorial debut.[9]

In 2024, he was cast in Amazon Prime Video series Overcompensating.[11] He appeared in A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter at Christmas 2024.[6] 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.[8] 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.[12][9] The second season of Adults premiered in August 2026.

He appeared in the 2025 film Idiotka, set in the fashion industry with Camila Mendes.[13]

Podcast

In 2024, Thiele started his own podcast In Your Dreams on Alex Cooper's Unwell network, featuring guests such as Molly Gordon, Rachel Sennott and Emma Chamberlain.[4][6][9][14]

Music

His debut single "Some Like It Hot" was written by Wynne Bennet and Fiona Bevan and released in 2018.[15] He also sings on the soundtrack of the film Theatre Camp.

Personal life

Thiele is openly gay.[8] As of November 2025, he is in a relationship with celebrity stylist Jared Ellner.[16]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Eighty-Sixed Owen 8 episodes
2020 Find a Way or Make One Roxie Episode: "Today I Saw a Bird and Watched You Fly Away with it"
2021 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Matt Alex Episode: "Didn't you say there was gonna be five people at this table?"
2022 Dollface Q Recurring role, 7 episodes
Hacks David Episode: "The Captain's Wife"
2023 Theater Camp Gigi Chabonier
Parachute Devon
Zoey 102 Archer March
2024 A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter Himself
2025 Idiotka Oliver Knowles
2025–present Overcompensating George Recurring role, 7 episodes
Adults Anton Evans Main role
2025 Too Much Himself Episode: "Enough, Actually"
TBA Peaked † TBA Filming

References

  1. ↑ "Remember Owen Thiele's face, you'll be seeing lots of it from now on". The Face. June 23, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ Seitz, Loree (June 14, 2025). "Owen Thiele Talks 'Adults' Love Triangle, 'Overcompensating' Ending". TheWrap. Archived from the original on July 18, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Murphy, Chris (June 3, 2025). "Owen Thiele Is TV's No. 1 "Nepo Friend"". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Madison III, Ira (October 10, 2024). "No Longer Just a Nepo Friend After years in celebrity orbit, Owen Thiele is taking center stage". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 4, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Saperstein, Pat (August 7, 2024). "Jay Kanter, Agent to Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe and Production Executive, Dies at 97". Variety. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Kim, Chiara (December 9, 2024). "Owen Thiele Details How Being an 'Annoying Guest' at a Dinner Party with Alex Cooper Launched His Career (Exclusive)". People. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ Chapman, Rachel (September 6, 2024). "OWEN THIELE IS ABOUT TO BE YOUR NEW BFF". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Goldberg, Lesley (June 5, 2024). "Owen Thiele Sets Semi-Autobiographical Comedy at Amazon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 21, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Peter (July 8, 2024). "Owen Thiele Joins Alex Cooper's Unwell Network". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 6, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ Rice, Lynette (June 20, 2023). "'Zoey 102': Paramount+ Drops Trailer, Announces Premiere Date For 'Zoey 101' Spinoff Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2024). "FX Orders 20-Something Ensemble Comedy Series 'Snowflakes'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 28, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 13, 2025). "Anna Baryshnikov & Camila Mendes Fashion-Fueled Comedy 'Idiotka' Making SXSW World Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Emma Chamberlain Shocks Fans by Dancing Along to Ex Role Model's Hit Song 'Sally, When the Wine Runs Out'". People. Archived from the original on December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ Dresden, Hilton (February 9, 2018). "Owen Thiele's 'Explicitly Queer' Pop Debut". Papermag.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  16. ↑ Chinman, Luke (November 18, 2025). "After a Disastrous Mishap, Owen Thiele Reveals Why He's Vowed Against Throwing Holiday Parties (Exclusive)". People. Archived from the original on November 23, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
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