Seth Green

Seth Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, writer, producer, and director, renowned for his versatile roles in film, television, and animation, including voicing Chris Griffin on the long-running Fox series Family Guy since 1999 and co-creating the Emmy-nominated stop-motion sketch comedy Robot Chicken on Adult Swim. Born in Overbrook Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to parents who worked as an artist and a math teacher, Green began his acting career as a child, appearing in commercials at age seven and making his film debut at age nine in the 1984 adaptation of The Hotel New Hampshire. He has since built a prolific career spanning live-action and voice work, earning multiple award nominations for his contributions to animation and comedy.

Green's breakthrough in live-action came during the 1990s with supporting roles in films like Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987), where he played a young lead at age 12, and the miniseries Stephen King's It (1990) as young Richie Tozier, one of the protagonists. His comedic timing shone in ensemble comedies such as Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Rat Race (2001), and the Austin Powers trilogy (1997–2002), where he portrayed the mischievous Scott Evil, son of Mike Myers' Dr. Evil. On television, he gained cult status as the werewolf musician Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2000), a role that showcased his deadpan humor and musical talents, and recurred on shows like That '70s Show (2003–2004) as the slacker Mitch Miller.

Green was raised in a Jewish family with roots in Russian Jewish, German Jewish, Ukrainian Jewish, and Latvian Jewish heritage. He attended a Reform Jewish congregation and underwent a bar mitzvah ceremony as part of his cultural upbringing. His mother, Barbara Gesshel, is an artist recognized for her public mosaic installations, including works at schools in Philadelphia. His father, Herbert Green, worked as a mathematics teacher at a high school in the area. Green has one sibling, an older sister named Kaela.