Owen Thiele on His Skincare Saviors and Chaotic Vacation Plans

In the case of Owen Thiele, we’re making the proper individual well-known. The actor is within the midst of a quiet ascent—the sort of period the place you look again and notice he was subtly all over the place, unexpectedly. With roles in buzzy exhibits like Adults, Overcompensating, and beforehand Dollface, it will possibly really feel like watching Thiele play himself—a notion he jokes is simply “dangerous performing,” however what really comes by is one thing cooler: the convenience of somebody assured sufficient to deliver themselves absolutely to the function.

That very same authenticity got here by in our interview, too. Thiele is actually, nicely, actual—the sort of actual that makes for a fantastic dialog. I discovered myself full-on stomach laughing at a number of of his solutions, along with his rep messaging me afterward to say that Thiele and I had “matched” one another’s power completely. We bonded over self-deprecating humor, a shared tendency to go a bit of too deep after one too many, and—on a a lot lighter observe—our mutual love of trying flushed, why he desires his grandma to cease asking a few basketball profession, and our supreme vacation social gathering playlist.

With essentially the most fantastic time of the yr nicely underway, Thiele is teaming up with Baileys to have fun the festive season with the launch of the Baileys Swap the Small Speak Cookie Pack—a tasty collaboration with Humorous Face Barkery designed to assist spark extra significant conversations. Forward, Thiele opens up about who he is least excited to see this vacation season, his skincare saviors, and his stance on spinning the block within the title of Christmas cheer.

One Vacation Get together Query He By no means Needs to Hear Once more

“Fortunately, my household already cuts the small speak. We’re diving proper into the trauma—we go deep rapidly—however I believe I would love for my grandma to cease asking if basketball is in my future. She thinks my top goes to waste. I would love for the vacation conversations to shift to skincare, one thing extra helpful, you recognize?”

His Present Skincare Routine

“I take advantage of the IS Medical Cleaning Complicated. I am obsessive about it. I swear by it—I believe I wash my face an excessive amount of, however I simply love the sensation of it. Then, I am going in with the Chanel Les Beiges Wholesome Glow Basis. It is tremendous sheer, so hopefully you may’t inform I am sporting it. After, I put the Armani Magnificence Cheek Tint over my nostril. I am obsessive about trying flushed, a bit of flustered. I additionally spray my face with Rhode’s Glazing Mist. I prime all of that off with Rhode’s Peptide Lip Remedy. Oh wait! I am not completed. I lather my physique with Cyklar’s Bare Neroli Vitamin C Physique Oil. It smells unbelievable. I get so many compliments.”

His Magnificence Muse

“Hailey Bieber. I simply watch every little thing she does. Glazed donut each single day.”

Who He is Inviting to His Vacation Get together

“My finest pals, my aunts, uncles, some highschool pals, and new pals I work with. Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Fruitcake’ is blasting, blended with some Nat King Cole, to make me appear cultured. We’re making scorching chocolate with tons of marshmallows. Baileys, after all, and the Humorous Face Bakery cookies—however with simply my face on them.”

Who He is Least Excited to See This Season

“I am in all probability least excited to see the parking attendant at The Grove. I’ll owe a lot cash as a result of I will in all probability have spent no less than 10 hours there.”

His Stance on Spinning the Block

“Oh, I really like that. I simply invited my ex over for a vacation dinner the opposite day, and it was a lot enjoyable. We’re really pals, however I additionally love a bit of drama. It’s important to have a bit of drama. Plus, should you’re inviting the ex to a household operate, it creates such a second. Your cousins are within the rest room whispering about how your ex is exterior. I believe additionally, each vacation season, you and your loved ones want a typical enemy. It helps the bond.”

What His Roles on ‘Adults’ and ‘Overcompensating’ Have Taught Him

“I am positively nonetheless in that section of life, which makes it so enjoyable to play these characters who’re figuring it out, as a result of I very a lot am figuring it out. So I really feel simply utterly akin to those folks. Typically I really feel like Anton, typically a bit of like Owen. I believe it will be enjoyable as I age, as these characters age, to navigate identification together with them.”

What Followers Can Count on Subsequent Season

“I hope Anton in Adults finds love as a result of I really feel like that is the least secure a part of his life. I hope George, in Overcompensating, finds deep friendship. It is simply so attention-grabbing that I get to play these two characters which are discovering this stuff whereas I am additionally discovering this stuff. It’s extremely enjoyable.”

His Dream Position

“I simply watched Marty Supreme, and I assumed it was top-of-the-line films I’ve ever seen in my life. I do not know the place I slot in that world as a result of it could possibly be very complicated to see somebody like me in that world, however I might die to be part of any Josh Safdie movie. I would like to work with individuals who encourage me.”

One Factor He is Leaving in 2025 and One Factor He is Bringing into 2026

“I am leaving self-deprecation. I even made a self-deprecating remark on this interview. I am leaving it. I will deliver two issues into the brand new yr: manifestation—I have to preserve manifesting, I have to preserve dreaming. After which, I am bringing Baileys.”