Owen Kline
Born: 1991-10-14 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Owen Kline is an American director, screenwriter and actor based in New York City. His short Jazzy for Joe starred the late broadcasting legend Joe Franklin in a rare comic performance paired alongside an orphaned toddler. His prior short, Fowl Play, a Queens-based comedy about low-rent aspiring cockfighters and their chicken, was presented on Le Cinéma Club in 2017 as part of the Safdie brothers’ carte blanche. Kline’s acting credits include Noah Baumbach’s The Squid and the Whale, the Safdies’ John’s Gone and the Michael M. Bilandic comedies Hellaware and Jobe’z World. Kline wrote and directed Funny Pages, his feature debut.
Filmography
2025
- The Studio as Owen Kline
2024
- A Different Man as Nick
- Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt as Self
2022
- Funny Pages ... (Editor)
- The Cranberry Hour ... (Thanks)
- Mystery Reel ... (Director)
2018
- Jobe'z World as Zane
2017
- The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie ... (Editor)
2014
- Jazzy for Joe ... (Director)
2013
- Fowl Play ... (Director)
2011
- Sinners of Kings Highway ... (Director)
2010
- John's Gone as Owen
2005
- The Squid and the Whale as Frank Berkman
2001
- The Anniversary Party as Jack Gold