Chris Klein (actor)

Chris Klein
Klein in March 2012
Born
Frederick Christopher Klein

(1979-03-14) March 14, 1979 (age 45)
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Known forThe American Pie films (1999–2012)
Spouse
Laina Rose Thyfault
(m. 2015)
Children2

Frederick Christopher Klein[1] (born March 14, 1979)[2] is an American actor. In film, Klein is best known for his lead role as Chris "Oz" Ostreicher in the American Pie film series (1999–2001; 2012). Other lead roles include Here on Earth (2000), Say It Isn't So (2001), Rollerball (2002), Day Zero (2007), Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), and Authors Anonymous (2014). His notable supporting roles include Election (1999), We Were Soldiers (2002), The United States of Leland (2003), Just Friends (2005), and American Dreamz (2006).

In television, Klein has had main roles as Marty Tanner on the CBS sitcom Welcome to The Captain (2008) and Orlin Dwyer / Cicada on the CW superhero series The Flash (2018–2019). Since 2020, he has had a main role as Bill Townsend on the Netflix series Sweet Magnolias. Klein had a recurring role as Drew on the FX sitcom Wilfred (2011–2014).

  1. ^ "'American Pie' star Klein to be arraigned". Usatoday.Com. April 14, 2005. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "'American Pie's' Chris Klein, wife Laina are expecting their first child". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.