Martin Starr

Martin James Pflieger Schienle (born July 30, 1982), known professionally as Martin Starr, is an American actor. He is known for the television roles of Bill Haverchuck on the comedy drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Roman DeBeers on the comedy series Party Down (2009–2010, 2023), Bertram Gilfoyle on the HBO series Silicon Valley (2014–2019), for his film roles in Knocked Up and Adventureland (2009), and as Roger Harrington in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Incredible Hulk (2008), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

Personal life Starr was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of actress Jean St. James (née Pflieger, who plays Mrs. Powell on Scrubs) and James Erwin Schienle, who was an instructor at Pasco-Hernando Community College. He was raised Buddhist. In an interview with Wired, Starr said that he felt "frustrated and depressed" at 22 due to lack of offers in the years after Freaks and Geeks was cancelled. He had fired his agent and decided to quit acting altogether; however, a few years later he was offered Knocked Up, and other offers then started to come his way. In May 2024, Starr married Alex Gehring, the bassist of the band Ringo Deathstarr.

Career In 1999, 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. It has since gained a strong cult following. Starr then 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 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.

Starr co-starred in the 2007 comedy film Knocked Up, which was directed by Judd Apatow. The same year, he had small appearances in Superbad and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, both of which were produced by Apatow. Knocked Up was critically praised and was successful at the box office. The success of Knocked Up led to Starr having larger roles in films, such as Good Dick and Adventureland. Starr also appears in many well-received short films that premiere at film festivals, such as the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2008, Starr played a minor role in The Incredible Hulk. He reprised the role, retroactively identified as Roger Harrington, in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

From 2009 to 2010, Starr was a series regular portraying Roman DeBeers on the Starz sitcom Party Down. The series was cancelled after two seasons and there were discussions of adapting the series into film, but this never came to fruition. From 2011 to 2013, he co-starred on the Adult Swim television series NTSF:SD:SUV::, in which he played Sam Stern. In 2011, Starr had a major role in the film A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and also had guest appearances on television series such as Mad Love, Community, and Childrens Hospital. In the latter, he reprised his role of Roman DeBeers from Party Down. Starr reunited with Freaks and Geeks and Party Down cast member Lizzy Caplan in the 2012 film Save the Date, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2019, Party Down 's co-creator and producer Dan Etheridge announced plans for a reunion with the original cast (including Starr) during a discussion at Vulture Festival. The third season of the series premiered in February 2023. In 2022, he joined the cast for Tulsa King, playing the role of Lawrence "Bodhi" Geigerman, the owner of a weed store.

In 2025, Starr founded the candy company Sweet Stash with Adeev and Ezra Potash; the company produces gummies in the shape of musical notes.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Hero Allen in Coma Credited as Martin Schienle 1995 Xtro 3: Watch the Skies Biff Atkins Credited as Martin Schienle 2001 Eyeball Eddie Eddie Malick Short film 2001 Robbie's Brother Wayne 2002 Stealing Harvard Liquor Store Clerk 2002 Cheats Applebee 2003 Band Camp Shane Short film 2004 Who's Your Daddy? Scooter Direct-to-video 2004 Fish Burglars Marty Short film 2005 The Toast No Friend of the Groom 2005 Kicking & Screaming Beantown Customer 2006 American Storage Charlie Short film 2006 A Midsummer Night's Rewrite John Short film 2007 Knocked Up Martin 2007 Superbad James Masselin 2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Schmendrick 2008 Good Dick Simon 2008 The Incredible Hulk Roger Harrington Cameo; Credited as "Computer Nerd" 2009 Big Breaks Barista Short film 2009 Adventureland Joel 2009 Oh Joy Best Friend Short film 2009 The Toll Road Stewart Short film 2009 The Invention of Lying Waiter #1 Cameo 2009 The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu Clarence 2009 1-900-Drinking-Buddy Young Jock Short film 2009 Paper Heart Himself 2010 Church & State Jesus Short film 2010 Lovepocalypse Ernie Short film 2011 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Doug Duquez 2011 Fight for Your Right: Revisited Police Short film 2011 6 Month Rule Alan 2012Save the Date Andrew 2012 Angel of Death Victim 3 Short film 2012 Deep Dark Canyon Lloyd Cavanaugh 2013 This Is the End Himself Cameo 2013 The Sidekick Blood Diamond Short film 2013 The Lifeguard Todd 2013 The Apocalypse Kyle Short film 2013 Seasick Sailor Bookbinder Short film 2014 Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead Daniel 2014 Veronica Mars Stu "Cobb" Cobbler 2014 Leonard in Slow Motion Leonard Short film 2014 Amira & Sam Sam Seneca 2014 Playing It Cool Lyle 2015 I'll See You in My Dreams Lloyd 2015 Intruders Perry Cuttner 2016 Operator Joe Larsen Also co-producer 2017 Lemon Adam 2017 Infinity Baby Malcolm 2017 Grow House Conspiracy Chris 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Roger Harrington 2018 The Escape of Prisoner 614 Jim Doyle 2019 Frances Ferguson Mel 2019 Honey Boy Alec 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Roger Harrington 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home 2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Corrections Officer / Ball-kicking Biker (voice) 2022 Samaritan Albert Casier 2023 There's Something in the Barn Bill Nordheim 2023 Lousy Carter Kaminsky 2025 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Stewart

Television

Web Year Title Role Notes 2011 Madeon - Pop Culture (Dance Video) Boombox Guy YouTube Video 2012 Dating Rules from My Future Self Vincent 4 episodes