| Daeg Faerch | |
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Daeg Faerch at the 2007 Scream Awards |
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| Born | Daeg Faerch Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | |
| http://www.daegfaerch.com | |
Daeg Faerch ( /ˈdeɪɡ ˈfɛərk/) [1] is a Danish-Canadian actor.[2][3] His credits include a comedic role in Peter Berg's Hancock (2008) and, most notably, in the horror remake Halloween (2007). Faerch has also played in theatrical productions of Grapes of Wrath in which he played the role of Winfield, Marat/Sade in which he played the role of young Herald, Waiting for Godot playing the messenger, and Shakespeare Unabridged as a musical guest rapper. He has performed in Shakespeare productions, including Coriolanus, in which he played young Coriolanus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Hamlet. He also landed the role of Pincegurre in the French play L'Impromptu de Théophile, as well as a role in the comedy The Nerd, in which he played the character Thor Waldgrave.[4] In addition to English, Faerch speaks French.
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Faerch was cast in the Halloween remake as a young Michael Myers, performing his own stunts.[5][6][7] Faerch's performance as the murderous young Myers was met with positive reviews. KPBS said of the young actor: "Daeg Faerch is key in making these early scenes work. He delivers a truly chilling performance as a surprisingly sweet, soft and feminine looking ten-year-old Myers. His physical appearance contrasts with his brutal actions and it’s only in his eyes that you perceive his true nature he skates .[8] Although Faerch was initially signed on to reprise his role as young Michael Myers in the sequel, Halloween II (then known as H2), after filming briefly in Georgia as young Michael[9] he was later recast because he had grown taller.[10]
Faerch has a cameo appearance as a character named Michel in the 2008 Will Smith film, Hancock,[11] where he plays a French punk who swears at Smith[6] and is thrown into the sky by the titular superhero for insulting him, but falls back to earth unharmed with Hancock catching him.
Faerch's other projects include the thriller Sebastian in the title role, which also features his mother;[12][13] the Christmas comedy Wreck the Halls starring Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus; the short film "Suffer the Little Children", based on a story by Stephen King co-starring his mother.[14] Faerch also performed in 2008 episodes of the TV show Pushing Daisies, as a German schoolboy. He also recently co-starred as a homosexual young man named Jesse in the award-winning short film, Mental.[15]
Daeg was named best minor character in Miami Herald's 2008 Movie Yearbook for his role in Hancock.[16]
HorrorNews.net ranks Daeg in the all time Top Ten Kids in Horror.[17] Similarly, Fear Fragments.com ranks his Young Michael Myers as the No. 2 greatest "evil kid" performance in horror.[18]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Seafood Heaven | Boy | |
| Jill | Little Joshua | ||
| Earl's Your Uncle | Ratt | ||
| 2005 | Frank's First Love | Frank | |
| Andrew the Pirate | Tom | ||
| Life Ride | Billy | ||
| Lovin' Scoopful | Bully #1 | ||
| Blind Doll | Mute Child | ||
| 2006 | A Bullet Beyond Redemption | Young Daniel | |
| Pedoefylé | Elvis Boy | ||
| Angry Ghost | Bernard | ||
| Waiting Room | Punk Kid | ||
| Coming to Town | Alasdair Romer | ||
| Interminal | Little Boy | ||
| 2007 | Front | Jason | |
| Lucky Numbers: A Musical | Junior | ||
| Dark Mirror | Neighbor Kid | ||
| Halloween | Michael Myers, Age 10 | a.k.a. Rob Zombie's Halloween | |
| 2008 | The Liar | Andy | |
| Wreck the Halls | Charles | ||
| Digits | Matthew | ||
| Villa Nova | Brian | ||
| Hancock | Michel | a.k.a. "Hidden from Earth" in the Philippines | |
| Delaney | Hercules | ||
| Pushing Daisies | Ingmar Todd | TV Series, 2 Episodes, "Comfort Food" & "Dim Sum Lose Some" | |
| 2009 | Family of Four | Joshua | |
| Necromance | David | ||
| Run! Bitch Run | Tommy | ||
| 2010 | Sebastian | Sebastian | Unreleased as of January 2012 |
| Mental | Jesse |