Chris Witaske

Chris Witaske is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Chris Czajkowski in the Netflix romantic comedy Love, and Pete Katinsky in the Emmy Awards-winning FX on Hulu comedy series The Bear.

Life and career Witaske was born in St. Charles, Illinois. 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. In 2013, he and his Second City castmates made an appearance on stage at a Phish concert at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion.

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, The Wrong Missy, and The Bear. He plays Pete, a wholesome Midwestern lawyer and Natalie's husband, on The Bear.

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

In July 2021, it was announced that Netflix had greenlit the adult animated series Chicago Party Aunt, created by Witaske with Jon Barinholtz and Katie Rich and based on the Twitter account Witaske created of the same name. The series started airing on September 21, 2021.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Lady Bird James Unicorn Store Matt 2019 What Men Want Eddie 2020 Rich 2022 Josh 2024 Omni Loop Morris 2025 Holland Holland cop

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 episodesRecurring (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 Fresh Off the BoatKenEpisode: "Just the Two of Us" Weird City Booj Episode: "The One" Sunnyside Tanner Episode: "Skirt-Skirt!" 2021 Curb Your Enthusiasm Deke Episode: "Igor, Gregor, & Timor" 2021–2022 Chicago Party Aunt Kurt (voice) Also series co-creator 2022–2026 The Bear Pete Katinsky 15 episodes 2022–2024 Is It Cake? Himself / Judge 4 episodes 2026 Free Bert Landon Vanderthal 6 episodes