Owen William Teague is an American actor. He first came to attention playing the psychopathic bully Patrick Hockstetter in It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), followed by main cast roles in the miniseries Mrs. Fletcher (2019) and The Stand (2020–2021). He played the antagonized young adult son of the title character in the film To Leslie (2022) and starred in his first lead film role as the chimpanzee Noa in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). He is also known for playing the antagonist Francis Carter Jr. in The Whisper Man (2026).
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Early life and education
Teague was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. Both his parents were musicians and he played violin until 15. Teague was interested in acting beginning at a young age, performing scenes from Beauty and the Beast with stuffed animals at the age of four and appearing in small theater productions soon thereafter. He was a member of the Movie Makers Club at Macfarlane Park International Baccalaureate Elementary and the thespian club and orchestra at Howard W. Blake High School School of the Arts, both in Tampa.
Career
Teague is known for his roles in Bloodline (2015) and "Arkangel", an episode of the fourth season of Black Mirror (2017).
In 2016, he was cast in a supporting role in the supernatural thriller The Empty Man, based on a graphic novel by Cullen Bunn. He played Nolan Rayburn in the second season of Bloodline, at which point Teague was still going to high school. In 2016, he also had a part in the film Cell, based on a Stephen King book.
