Chris Witaske

Chris Witaske (born June 12, 1983) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Chris Czajkowski in the Netflix romantic comedy Love.

Chris Witaske
Born (1983-06-12) June 12, 1983
St. Charles, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Life and career

Witaske was born in St. Charles, Illinois.[1] He began taking classes at Second City in Chicago as a teenager and also performed as a birthday party magician before focusing mainly on comedy and acting. Witaske attended St. Charles High School and after graduation, he commenced his studies at the University of Iowa where he majored in Theater Arts. He then moved to Chicago and worked at comedy venues including the Second City, iO, and Annoyance Theaters before moving to Los Angeles.[2][3][4]

In 2014, Witaske made his television acting debut in the Fox comedy-drama series New Girl. Following on from his first role, Witaske won other roles on a variety of TV shows and films including The Comeback, Teachers, Drunk History, Lady Bird, Unicorn Store, What Men Want, Arrested Development, Weird City, and The Wrong Missy.

In 2016, Witaske was cast as Chris Czajkowski in the Netflix romantic comedy Love.[5] Witaske was later promoted to a series regular role the following year.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Lady Bird Business Jock
Unicorn Store Matt
2019 What Men Want Eddie
2020 The Wrong Missy Rich

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 New Girl Bradley Episode: "Dice"
The Comeback Kevin Episode: "Valerie Gets What She Really Wants"
2015 W/ Bob & David Salesman Episode: "1.04"
2016–2018 Love Chris Czajkowski 17 episodes
Recurring (season 1–2); Main (season 3)
2017 Drunk History Alexander Hamilton Episode: "Drunk History Christmas Special"
Teachers Mr. Schmidt Episode: "Passive Eggressive"
2018 Arrested Development Instructor Episode: "Sinking Feelings"
Alone Together Jason Episode: "Crypto"
2019 Weird City Booj Episode: "The One"
Sunnyside Tanner Episode: "Skirt-Skirt!"

References
  1. "Biography". Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. Casey, Chris (February 25, 2016). "St. Charles grad Chris Witaske stars in new Netflix original series". Kane County Chronicle. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  3. McCarthy, Anne (November 23, 2016). "12 Questions with Comedian Chris Witaske". Medium. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  4. Switall, Rachel. "Q&A with Chris Witaske". West Suburban Living. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  5. Tasha, Robinson (February 17, 2016). "On Netflix's Love, crummy people still can't fix each other". The Verge. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  6. Strause, Jackie (February 15, 2017). "Netflix's 'Love' Promotes Chris Witaske to Series Regular for Season 3 (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
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