Byrdie Boy
Byrdie Boy is our ongoing collection increasing the dialog round males and magnificence—on their very own phrases. We highlight tastemakers with distinct factors of view, following them via the routines, rituals, and product go-tos that form how they present up each day. From skincare philosophies to grooming necessities to wellness practices, we dig into the main points that make them who they’re.
When it comes to Owen Thiele, we’re making the fitting individual well-known. The actor is within the midst of a quiet ascent—the form of period the place you look again and notice he was subtly in every single place, unexpectedly. With roles in buzzy exhibits like Adults, Overcompensatingand beforehand Dollfaceit may well really feel like watching Thiele play himself—a notion he jokes is simply “bad acting,” however what really comes via is one thing cooler: the benefit of somebody assured sufficient to deliver themselves absolutely to the function.
That identical authenticity got here via in our interview, too. Thiele is actually, effectively, actual—the form of actual that makes for an amazing dialog. I discovered myself full-on stomach laughing at a number of of his solutions, together 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 somewhat too deep after one too many, and—on a a lot lighter word—our mutual love of wanting flushed, why he needs his grandma to cease asking a couple of basketball profession, and our excellent vacation occasion playlist.
With essentially the most fantastic time of the 12 months effectively underway, Thiele is teaming up with Baileys to have fun the festive season with the launch of the Baileys Swap the Small Talk Cookie Pack—a tasty collaboration with Funny Face Barkery designed to assist spark extra significant conversations. Ahead, 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 identify of Christmas cheer.
One Holiday Party Question He Never Wants to Hear Again
“Luckily, my family already cuts the small talk. We’re diving right into the trauma—we go deep quickly—but I think I’d love for my grandma to stop asking if basketball is in my future. She thinks my height is going to waste. I’d love for the holiday conversations to shift to skincare, something more useful, you know?”
His Current Skincare Routine
“I exploit the IS Clinical Cleansing Complex. I’m obsessive about it. I swear by it—I feel I wash my face an excessive amount of, however I simply love the sensation of it. Then, I’m going in with the Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation. It’s tremendous sheer, so hopefully you’ll be able to’t inform I’m sporting it. After, I put the Armani Beauty Cheek Tint over my nose. I’m obsessed with looking flushed, a little flustered. I also spray my face with Rhode’s Glazing Mist. I top all of that off with Rhode’s Peptide Lip Treatment. Oh wait! I’m not done. I lather my body with Cyklar’s Naked Neroli Vitamin C Body Oil. It smells unbelievable. I get so many compliments.”
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His Beauty Muse
“Hailey Bieber. I just watch everything she does. Glazed donut every single day.”
Who He’s Inviting to His Holiday Party
“My best friends, my aunts, uncles, some high school friends, and new friends I work with. Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Fruitcake’ is blasting, mixed with some Nat King Cole, to make me seem cultured. We’re making hot chocolate with tons of marshmallows. Baileys, of course, and the Funny Face Bakery cookies—but with just my face on them.”
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Who He’s Least Excited to See This Season
“I’m probably least excited to see the parking attendant at The Grove. I will owe so much money because I’ll probably have spent at least 10 hours there.”
His Stance on Spinning the Block
“Oh, I love that. I just invited my ex over for a holiday dinner the other day, and it was so much fun. We’re actually friends, but I also love a little drama. You have to have a little drama. Plus, if you’re inviting the ex to a family function, it creates such a moment. Your cousins are in the bathroom whispering about how your ex is outside. I think also, every holiday season, you and your family need a common enemy. It helps the bond.”
What His Roles on ‘Adults’ and ‘Overcompensating’ Have Taught Him
“I’m definitely still in that phase of life, which makes it so fun to play these characters who are figuring it out, because I very much am figuring it out. So I feel just completely akin to these people. Sometimes I feel like Anton, sometimes a little like Owen. I think it’ll be fun as I age, as these characters age, to navigate identity along with them.”
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What Fans Can Expect Next Season
“I hope Anton in Adults finds love because I feel like that’s the least stable part of his life. I hope George, in Overcompensating, finds deep friendship. It’s just so interesting that I get to play these two characters that are finding these things while I’m also finding these things. It’s very fun.”
His Dream Role
“I just watched Marty Supremeand I thought it was one of the best movies I’ve ever seen in my life. I don’t know where I fit in that world because it could be very confusing to see someone like me in that world, but I would die to be a part of any Josh Safdie film. I’d love to work with people who inspire me.”
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One Thing He’s Leaving in 2025 and One Thing He’s Bringing into 2026
“I’m leaving self-deprecation. I even made a self-deprecating comment in this interview. I’m leaving it. I’m going to bring two things into the new year: manifestation—I need to keep manifesting, I need to keep dreaming. And then, I’m bringing Baileys.”