On Adults , FX ‘s new comedy about 20-something roommates in New York, there’s a running joke about one character’s iMessages — specifically, the 4,000 of them he hasn’t read. Friends, strangers, people saved in his contacts as “Psychic Shared Her Joint” — they all go unanswered. Onscreen, the character’s branded (affectionately) as a “friend slut.” Offscreen, Owen Thiele can relate.

“I’m always the one who doesn’t answer the group chat but still shows up to the dinner party,” says the 28-year-old actor. “Nobody knows I’m coming, so they have to pull up a chair. It really annoys everyone. But that’s why I always bring wine.”

On Adults , FX ‘s new comedy about 20-something roommates in New York, there’s a running joke about one character’s iMessages — specifically, the 4,000

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