Chris Witaske
Biography
Chris Witaske is an American actor who got his start in Chicago comedy, taking classes at Second City as a teenager and performing at venues including Second City, iO and the Annoyance before moving to Los Angeles. He studied theater arts at the University of Iowa and made his television acting debut in 2014 on the Fox comedy-drama New Girl. He is known for playing Chris Czajkowski on the Netflix romantic comedy Love, a part he landed in 2016 and was promoted to series regular the following year, and Pete, a Midwestern lawyer, on the Emmy-winning FX on Hulu comedy The Bear. His other screen credits include the films Lady Bird, Unicorn Store and What Men Want (2019). In 2021 Netflix greenlit Chicago Party Aunt, an adult animated series he created with Jon Barinholtz and Katie Rich.
43years old
Turns 44 on June 16in 246 days
- Born St. Charles
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 6 years2019 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025HollandIMDb rating 5.0
- 2024Omni LoopIMDb rating 5.6
- 2022The BubbleIMDb rating 4.7
- 2019What Men WantIMDb rating 5.4
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Behind the camera
Witaske created the Twitter account that became the Netflix adult animated series Chicago Party Aunt, which he developed with Jon Barinholtz and Katie Rich and which began airing in September 2021.
Early training
As a teenager, Witaske took classes at Second City in Chicago and also worked as a birthday party magician before he focused mainly on comedy and acting.
Beyond film
Witaske and his fellow Second City castmates took to the stage during a Phish concert in 2013, at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion.
Chris Witaske movies on Netflix
Worked with
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Films together
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Mimi CaveDirector, 1 film, 2025
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