Chris Owen (born September 25, 1980) 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).
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. 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." 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" and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's song "Mammoth" with Moguai.
Filmography
Film Title Year Role Notes Le peloton d'exécution1991Jorge ZebrowskiTelevision film My Summer Story 1994 “Scut” Farkus Originally released in theaters as It Runs in the Family Major Payne 1995 Cadet Wuliger Angus Troy Wedberg Black Sheep 1996 Hal The Ride 1997 Steve Veronica's VideoKid CustomerTelevision filmShort film Can't Hardly Wait 1998 Klepto Kid She's All That 1999 Derek Funkhouser Rutley October Sky Quentin Wilson Nominated – YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film American Pie Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman Ready to Rumble 2000 Isaac Going Greek 2001 Davis American Pie 2 Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman Van Wilder 2002 Suicidal Freshman Also known as National Lampoon's Van Wilder A Midsummer Night's Rave Frankie National Lampoon's Gold Diggers 2003 Leonard Smallwood Also known as National Lampoon's Lady Killers National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze Booker McFeeAlso known as Dorm Daze Hidalgo 2004 First 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 2006 Booker McFeeAlso known as Dorm Daze 2 The Mist 2007 Norm Just Add Water 2008 Will Super Capers Igniter Boy The Life of Lucky Cucumber 2009 Rodney Machado Hit List2011 Wick ExpiredNelsonShort film Fortress2012 Burt American Reunion Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman Pretty Bad ActressOfficer Young Undead: A Love StoryChadShort film Bachelors 2015 Floyd All That Jam 2016 MatthewThe Last Sharknado: It's About Time201830 Year Old Gil Joy & Hope2020Matt ClarkTelevision film A Cape Cod Christmas2021TomTelevision film Off-Time2022Ross the Cashier The Epidemic2024Josh Money GameCoughlin
Television Title Year Role Notes Picket Fences1993Milton LebeckEpisode: "Frog Man" Boy Meets WorldNedEpisode: "Cory's Alternative Friends" VR.51995Harassing BoyEpisode: "Pilot" The Faculty1996PeteyEpisode: "Spirit Day" 7th Heaven1996–1997Sam2 episodes Social Studies1997Collin McGuirk Sister, SisterNeil HawkinsEpisode: "Inherit the Twin" MeegoTod JohnsonEpisode: "It's Good to be King" Good vs. Evil1999TrekkieEpisode: "Men Are from Mars, Women Are Evil" Brutally Normal2000CoreyEpisode: "Mouth Full of Warm Roses" Cover Me2001Agent Mace2 episodes Everwood2003PiersonEpisode: "Snow Job" MonkTraineeEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the 12th Man" Without a Trace2004Trent BarkerEpisode: "In the Dark" Brothers & Sisters2006Taylor the ClerkEpisode: "An Act of Will" The Mentalist2011Nick aka Megafan8Episode: "The Redshirt" Criminal Minds2016Kevin DeckerEpisode: "Scarecrow" Hand of God2017Mike Kastelein2 episodes
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