Martin Starr

Martin Starr
Starr in July 2011
Born	Martin James Pflieger Schienle (1982-07-30) July 30, 1982 (age 34) Santa Monica, California, United States
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1992–present
Website	Official Twitter

Martin Starr (born Martin James Pflieger Schienle; July 30, 1982) is an American actor and comedian, known for his television roles as Bill Haverchuck on the short-lived comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks, Roman DeBeers on the comedy series Party Down, and Bertram Gilfoyle in the HBO series Silicon Valley, as well as for his film roles in Knocked Up, Adventureland and Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead. He has also guest starred in Life in Pieces, a comedy TV series.

Starr was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Jean St. James (née Pflieger), an actress, and James Schienle. His mother is from Kansas. He is a Buddhist.

Starr was cast as Bill Haverchuck in the NBC sitcom Freaks and Geeks. The series received positive reviews from critics, but it suffered from low ratings and was canceled after only one season. After cancellation, the series gained a strong cult following.

After Freaks and Geeks, Starr had a number of guest appearances and one-time roles on shows such as Ed, Mysterious Ways, Providence, King of the Hill, and Normal, Ohio. He had a small recurring role during the third season of Roswell as the character Monk. In 2002, Starr appeared in the films Stealing Harvard and Cheats. He also reunited with both Freaks and Geeks producer Judd Apatow and Freaks and Geeks co-star Seth Rogen when he made a guest appearance on Apatow's situational comedy Undeclared in the episode "The Perfect Date". In 2005, he appeared in the miniseries Revelations and the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.