Martin Starr

Starr is exactly the kind of actor I treasure: never the lead, always the reason a scene lands. From Bill on Freaks and Geeks to Gilfoyle on Silicon Valley, he's perfected the deadpan, sardonic outsider who steals frames without raising his voice. There's a real craft in that restraint. I find the trivia delicious too, that his real surname is Schienle yet he performs as Starr, a name almost too bright for his dry, withholding personas. Hollywood overflows with leading men; it's the irreplaceable character actors like Starr who give shows their texture, and I'll watch anything he's in.

Name (English)

Martin Starr

Name (Japanese)

マーティン・スター

Reading

まーてぃん・すたー

Born

July 30, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Santa Monica, California, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / film producer

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/martinstarr/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Starr
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716343

Tags

• California
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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