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Chris Owen

Biography

Chris Owen is an American actor who began performing as a child, with his first recorded film credit arriving around age ten in the French-Canadian film Le peloton d'exécution. Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, he worked steadily through the 1990s in films including Major Payne, Black Sheep and Angus (1995), the first of five movies he made with Charlie Talbert. He is best known as Chuck Sherman, the boastful Sherminator, a role he played across the American Pie franchise in American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), American Pie Presents Band Camp (2005) and American Reunion (2012). His supporting turn in October Sky (1999) brought a YoungStar Award nomination, and his other credits include National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2003), Dear Wendy (2005), The Mist (2007) and Fortress (2012), along with television appearances on 7th Heaven, Monk and The Mentalist.

46years old

Turns 47 on September 25in 347 days

  • Born Michigan
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Christopher Owen

Movie Career

Films
21
Career span
26 years1995 to 2021

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  1. A first

    Owen was the only actor besides Eugene Levy from the theatrical American Pie features to appear in the franchise's direct-to-video spin-off series.

  2. First role

    Owen began acting at age ten, and his first recorded film credit came in the 1991 French-Canadian film Le peloton d'exécution.

  3. Beyond film

    Chris Owen's career also included roles in music videos: he was in Something Corporate's "If You C Jordan" and in "Mammoth" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike with Moguai.

Chris Owen movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. October Sky1999 Biography, Drama, Familyas Quentin

    IMDb rating 7.8113K votes

  2. American Pie 22001 Comedy, Romanceas Chuck Sherman

    IMDb rating 6.5289K votes

  3. American Pie1999as Chuck Sherman

    IMDb rating 7.0473K votes

  4. The Mist2007as Norm

    IMDb rating 7.1380K votes

  5. Black Sheep1996as Hal

    IMDb rating 6.246K votes

  6. Ready to Rumble2000as Isaac

    IMDb rating 5.416K votes

  7. Hidalgo2004as First Soldier

    IMDb rating 6.789K votes

  8. Major Payne1995as Cadet Wuliger

    IMDb rating 6.344K votes

Most often with

Joe Johnston directed two of these films, David Hillenbrand two and Scott Hillenbrand two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Chris Owen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

14 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 21 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    American Pie 22001as Chuck Sherman
    $288M26.7% of the total
  2. 2
    American Pie1999as Chuck Sherman
    $235M21.8% of the total
  3. 3
    American Reunion2012as Chuck Sherman
    $235M21.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Hidalgo2004as First Soldier
    $108M10.0% of the total
  5. 5
    The Mist2007as Norm
    $57M5.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Van Wilder: Party Liaison2002as Suicidal Freshman
    $39M3.6% of the total
  7. 7
    October Sky1999as Quentin
    $35M3.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Black Sheep1996as Hal
    $32M3.0% of the total
Major Payne (1995), $30.1 millionReady to Rumble (2000), $12.4 millionAngus (1995), $4.8 millionNational Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2003), $527,000Dorm Daze (2003), $436,365The Ride (1997), $189,635

$48.5 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total