• Chris Owen was born in 1980 in Michigan, USA.
• He started his acting career at age 10 and had a breakthrough role in 1999 in the comedy film "American Pie" as Chuck Sherman aka The Sherminator.
• He reprised his role in a sequel, a short spin-off, and "American Reunion" in 201•
• He married his longtime girlfriend in 2007, but they divorced in 2012; he is currently engaged to fellow actress Dayna Cousins.
• Owen's estimated net worth is around $500,000 as of 2020.
Known for movies
Short Info
Net Worth | $200 thousand dollars |
Date Of Birth | September 25, 1980 |
Spouse | Michelle Beck |
Fact | Has appeared in five movies with actor Charlie Talbert, whom he met on Angus (1995). |

Contents
Introduction
If you were a teenager or a young adult during the ‘90s, you probably think you know everything about the hit comedy film “American Pie” and the actors in it. However, do you know where The Sherminator is now, and what his marital status is?
Early life and Education
Chris Owen was born on 25 September 1980, in Michigan USA. His parents are Rosie Taylor and Gary Owen, and he has a younger brother, Gareth Owen.
He was raised in California, US, to where his family moved when he was just a toddler.
He went to the local high school, but later moved to Parkhead, Edinburgh in Scotland, so he could attend Stevenson College.
Career
Owen’s acting career started when he was only 10 years old, when he landed a role in the French-Canadian film “Le Peloton D’Execution” in 1991. In the early ‘90s, he acted in several feature films, such as “It Runs in the Family”, “Major Payne”, “Angus” and “Black Sheep”. He portrayed a guest role in several TV series from this time period, such as “Picket Fences”, “Boy Meets World” and “7th Heaven”.
In 1997, he portrayed Steve in a family drama “The Ride”, and the next year had a small role of Klepto Kid in “Can Hardly Wait”. In 1999 he portrayed Quentin in “October Sky”, a role that earned him a Young Star Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in Drama Film nomination. That same year, he portrayed Derek Funkhouser Rutley in a high school romantic comedy, “She’s All That”.
Owen’s breakthrough role happened in 1999, when he portrayed the self-proclaimed womanizer, Chuck Sherman aka The Sherminator, in the famous comedy film, “American Pie”.
This led to Owen’s increased popularity, and in 2000 he had a prominent role in the comedy film, “Ready to Rumble”. The next year he appeared in two episodes of TV series “Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family”, as well as in a comedy film “Going Greek”. He reprised the role of Chuck Sherman in a sequel of “American Pie” that aired in 2001 then in 2002 he appeared in “Van Wilder: Party Liaison” as well as in “A Midsummer Night’s Rave”, in which he portrayed the role of Frankie. In 2003 he appeared in an episode of TV series “Everwood” and he had a guest role in detective comedy TV series “Monk”.
That same year, he co-starred as Leonard Smallwood in a crime comedy “Gold Diggers”. In 2004, he made an appearance in the feature film “Hidalgo”, and also portrayed Trent Barker in an episode of the TV series “Without a Trace”, then Huey in “Dear Wendy”, a crime drama written by Lars von Trier. In 2005, he reprised the role of Chuck Sherman in a short movie spin-off from “American Pie”, “American Pie Presents: Band Camp”.
In the late 2000s, he appeared in several feature films, including “The Mist”, “Just Add Water”, “The Life of Lucky Cucumber” and “Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion”.
In 2012, he returned again as Chuck Sherman in “American Reunion”, and the same year portrayed Officer Young in “Pretty Bad Actress”, then appeared as Chad in the short movie “Undead: A Love Story”. He appeared in the 2015 comedy movie “Bachelors”, and in the next year was Matthew in “All That Jam”. In 2016 he had guest roles in the popular TV series “Criminal Minds” and entitled “Scarecrow”, before portraying Mike Kastelein in the final season of the crime series “Hand of God”, and in 2018 he appeared in “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time”.
Owen has also appeared in several music videos. He was in the video for Something Corporate’s song “If You C Jordan”, as well as in a video for Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike’s hit single “Mammoth”.
Personal Life
He married his longtime girlfriend, Michelle Beck, in 2007, however, the couple divorced in 2012 – they don’t have children together. In 2013, Owen started dating a fellow actress, Dayna Cousins, who is known for her roles in movies such as “Dark Feed” and “Shout It Out!” On 22 July 2018, the duo announced their engagement on Owen’s Instagram profile, via a picture that showed her engagement ring.
In 2014, during an interview for “New York Daily News”, Owen admitted that he was working as a sushi restaurant waiter, and stated that ‘life doesn’t always go the way you planned. I love acting and this job lets me stay in the fight.’
Owen has a Corgi dog, called Barron, who is a common guest on Owen’s Instagram profile.
He is often confused with the Australian filmmaker of the same name.
Owen is active on the social media platform Instagram, on which he is posting photos that show his private life.
Net Worth
Owen makes most of his money from his acting career. He is usually playing supporting roles, and this has earned him an estimated net worth of around $500,000 as of early 2020.
Physical characteristics
Owen has a height of 5ft 10ins (1.78m) and weighs around 150lbs (68kgs). He has ginger red hair, and sports a goatee; he has bright blue eyes.
General Info
Full Name | Chris Owen |
Net Worth | $200 thousand dollars |
Date Of Birth | September 25, 1980 |
Height | 1.78 m |
Profession | Photographer, Actor |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Michelle Beck |
Accomplishments
Music Groups | Girls |
Movies | American Pie, American Pie 2, American Reunion, American Pie Presents: Band Camp, October Sky, National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze, The Mist, National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2, National Lampoon's Gold Diggers, Major Payne, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, She's All That, Dear Wendy, Can't Hardly Wait, An... |
TV Shows | Social Studies |
Social profile links
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Moved to California with his family when he was a young child. |
2 | Loves listening to music and playing guitar. |
3 | Has a dog named Barron. |
4 | Has appeared in five movies with actor Charlie Talbert, whom he met on Angus (1995). |
5 | The suit he wore in American Pie (1999) was also worn by Steve Buscemi in The Wedding Singer (1998) |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Can't Hardly Wait | 1998 | Klepto Kid | |
The Ride | 1997/I | Steve | |
Meego | 1997 | TV Series | Tod Johnson |
Sister, Sister | 1997 | TV Series | Neil Hawkins |
Social Studies | 1997 | TV Series | Collin McGuirk |
7th Heaven | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Sam |
The Adventures of Pinocchio | 1996 | Video Game | Candlewick |
The Faculty | 1996 | TV Series | Petey |
Black Sheep | 1996 | Hal | |
Angus | 1995 | Troy Wedberg | |
Major Payne | 1995 | Cadet Wuliger | |
VR.5 | 1995 | TV Series | Harrassing Boy |
It Runs in the Family | 1994 | Scut Farcus | |
Boy Meets World | 1993 | TV Series | Ned |
Picket Fences | 1993 | TV Series | Milton Lebeck |
Le peloton d'exécution | 1991 | TV Movie | Jorge Zebrowski |
Off-Time | post-production | Ross the Cashier | |
The Epidemic | pre-production | Josh | |
Criminal Minds | 2016 | TV Series | Kevin Decker |
Ves etot dzhem | 2016 | Matthew | |
Bachelors | 2015 | Floyd | |
Undead: A Love Story | 2012 | Short | Chad |
American Reunion | 2012 | Sherman | |
Fortress | 2012 | Video | Burt |
Love, Gloria | 2011 | Officer Young | |
The Mentalist | 2011 | TV Series | Nick aka Megafan8 |
Hit List | 2011 | Wick | |
Expired | 2011/I | Short | Nelson |
Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | 2009 | Igniter Boy | |
The Life of Lucky Cucumber | 2009 | Rodney Machado | |
Just Add Water | 2008/I | Will | |
The Mist | 2007 | Norm | |
Party Legends, Pledges and 'Bull'-ies | 2007 | Video short | |
5-25-77 | 2007 | ||
Brothers & Sisters | 2006 | TV Series | Taylor the Clerk |
Dorm Daze 2 | 2006 | Video | Booker McFee |
American Pie Presents: Band Camp | 2005 | Video | Sherman |
Old Man Music | 2005 | Short | Teenager #1 |
Dear Wendy | 2004 | Huey | |
Without a Trace | 2004 | TV Series | Trent Barker |
Hidalgo | 2004 | First Soldier | |
Dorm Daze | 2003 | Booker McFee | |
Monk | 2003 | TV Series | Trainee |
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers | 2003 | Leonard Smallwood | |
Everwood | 2003 | TV Series | Pierson |
A Midsummer Night's Rave | 2002 | Frankie | |
Van Wilder | 2002 | Suicidal Freshman | |
American Pie 2 | 2001 | Chuck Sherman | |
Going Greek | 2001 | Davis | |
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family | 2001 | TV Series | Agent Mace / Investigator |
Ready to Rumble | 2000 | Isaac | |
Brutally Normal | 2000 | TV Series | Corey |
Good vs Evil | 1999 | TV Series | Trekkie |
American Pie | 1999 | Chuck Sherman | |
October Sky | 1999 | Quentin | |
She's All That | 1999 | Derek Funkhouser Rutley |
Camera Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Horse Trader | 2004 | Short still photographer |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Band Camp Dirty Diary: American Pie Presents Band Camp DVD | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Letters to Dear Wendy | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Huey |
Spotlight on Location: October Sky | 1999 | Video documentary short | Himself / Quentin |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Video on Trial | 2007 | TV Series | The Shermanator |
Awards
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | YoungStar Award | YoungStar Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film | October Sky (1999) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia