Owen Painter

Owen Nash Painter (born November 6, 1997) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Isaac Night/Slurp in the Netflix series Wednesday.

Early life Painter was born on November 6, 1997, in West Hartford, Connecticut. He did several theatre roles in town, including Mel Beineke in Conard High School's 2016 production of The Addams Family Musical, and Lumiere in the 2016 West Hartford Summer Arts Festival presentation of Beauty and the Beast.

In 2020, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Screen Acting from Chapman University in Orange, California.

Career In 2021, he made his film acting debut in the short film "Soup." In 2022, he starred in an episode of the television series The Handmaid's Tale. The following year, he received a recurring role as the younger Lucas in seven episodes of the miniseries Tiny Beautiful Things, whose alter ego was played by Nick Stahl. In 2025, he was seen in the second season of the Netflix original series Wednesday, initially as the zombie "Slurp," who regains his human appearance as Isaac Night over the course of the story.

On April 6, 2026, Deadline announced that Owen Painter had been cast in Roxy Sophie Sorkin's feature directorial debut, Hot Year, a coming-of-age revenge thriller, and the Ryan Murphy-produced erotic/psychological thriller series The Shards.

Filmography

Film + Year Title Role Notes 2021 Soup Young Lawrence Short film TBA Post-production

Television + Year Title RoleNotes 2022 The Handmaid's Tale Jaden Season 5; Episode: “Fairytale” 2023 Tiny Beautiful Things Young Lucas Recurring role; season 1 2025 Wednesday Isaac Night/Slurp Main role; season 2 2026 The Shards Matthew Kellner Recurring role