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Martin Starr

Biography

Martin Starr is an American actor best known for playing Bill Haverchuck in the comedy drama Freaks and Geeks, which ran from 1999 to 2000, was canceled after one season and later gained a cult following. Born in Santa Monica, he followed it with guest roles on shows such as Ed, Roswell and How I Met Your Mother, and parts in the 2002 films Stealing Harvard and Cheats. A supporting role in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up (2007) led to larger parts, including Adventureland (2009), A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011) and Save the Date (2012). He was a series regular as Roman DeBeers on Party Down and later played Bertram Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley from 2014 to 2019. He has also appeared as Roger Harrington in the Marvel films, among them Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

44years old

Turns 45 on July 30in 291 days

  • Born Santa Monica
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Martin James Pflieger Schienle

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
30 years1995 to 2025

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    In 2025, Starr started a candy company called Sweet Stash alongside Adeev and Ezra Potash. The business makes gummies shaped like musical notes.

  2. First role

    In 1999, Starr played Bill Haverchuck on the NBC sitcom Freaks and Geeks. Critics liked the show, but low ratings led to its cancellation after one season, and it later built a strong cult following.

Martin Starr 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. Adventureland2009 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Joel

    IMDb rating 6.8175K votes

  2. Knocked Up2007 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Martin

    IMDb rating 6.9403K votes

  3. Spider-Man: Far from Home2019as Mr. Harrington

    IMDb rating 7.3676K votes

  4. This Is the End2013as Martin Starr

    IMDb rating 6.6459K votes

  5. Spider-Man: No Way Home2021as Mr. Harrington

    IMDb rating 8.11.1M votes

  6. Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead2014as Daniel

    IMDb rating 6.829K votes

  7. Intruders2015as Perry Cuttner

    IMDb rating 5.716K votes

  8. Samaritan2022as Albert Casler

    IMDb rating 5.762K votes

Most often with

Jon Watts directed three of these films, Bob Byington three. 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 Martin Starr's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.4 billion

17 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 17 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 11Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Spider-Man: No Way Home2021as Mr. Harrington
    $1.9B44.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Spider-Man: Far from Home2019as Mr. Harrington
    $1.1B26.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Spider-Man: Homecoming2017as Mr. Harrington
    $881M20.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Knocked Up2007as Martin
    $220M5.0% of the total
  5. 5
    This Is the End2013as Martin Starr
    $126M2.9% of the total
  6. 6
    The Invention of Lying2009as Waiter #1
    $32M0.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Adventureland2009as Joel
    $17M0.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Stealing Harvard2002as Liquor Store Clerk
    $14M0.3% of the total
I'll See You in My Dreams (2015), $7.4 millionVeronica Mars (2014), $3.5 millionHoney Boy (2019), $3.4 millionPlaying It Cool (2014), $1.3 millionPaper Heart (2009), $1.3 millionThere's Something in the Barn (2023), $1.3 millionDead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014), $37,473Lemon (2017), $29,258Save the Date (2012), $5,719

$18.3 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total