Sean Faris
Sean Hardy Faris[1] (born March 25, 1982)[2] is an American model and actor. He is well known for his roles as Jake Tyler in Never Back Down, Kyo Kusanagi in The King of Fighters, and Rick Penning in Forever Strong.
Life and career
Faris was born on March 25, 1982 in Houston, Texas, the son of Katherine (née Miller) and Warren Stephen Faris.[3] His family was working-class and lived in a small house in Houston; he moved to Ohio at age 12, where he attended the Barbizon School of Modeling in Cleveland.[4] In 1999, Faris was named the Junior Male Model of the Year at the International Model and Talent sleepover Association.[5] After graduating with honors from Padua Franciscan High School in 2000, he relocated to Los Angeles, California, to pursue his acting career.
Faris has starred in many different projects, including two television shows, Life As We Know It, and Reunion, both canceled before the end of their first season. He also played William Beardsley in Yours, Mine and Ours.
Faris has also appeared in Sleepover with Alexa Vega in 2004. Faris was also nominated for the Young Actors Award at the 7th Annual Young Hollywood Awards in 2004. In 2007, Faris returned to work on three back-to-back films, Forever Strong, Never Back Down, and Brooklyn to Manhattan. Never Back Down was released on March 14, 2008, with the other two films also opening in 2008. Currently, Faris is starring in and producing The Glass Eye with his manager Dino May.
In 2008, he stripped for UK Cosmopolitan magazine for a good cause, benefiting his choice of awareness of pancreatic cancer.[6] The same year, he produced and starred in a short film called Manifest Destiny.[7][8]
In 2010, Faris appeared in 3 episodes of the TV show The Vampire Diaries.[9] In 2011 he appeared in the television premiered of The Lost Valentine on CBS a Hallmark Hall of Fame pre-valentines presentation, with co-starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 2001 |
Undressed |
Darren |
(1999 TV series) (4 episodes) |
| 2002 |
Even Stevens |
Scott Brooks |
(1999 TV series) Episode: Where in the World Is Pookie Stevens? |
| 2002 |
Maybe It's Me |
n/a |
(2001 TV series) Episode: The Prom Episode: Part 2 |
| 2002 |
Smallville |
Byron Moore |
(2001 TV series) Episode: Nocturne |
| 2003 |
Eve |
Chip |
(2003 TV series) Episode: Player Down |
| 2003 |
One Tree Hill |
High School Guy |
(2003 TV series) Episode: The Search For Something More |
| 2004 |
Boston Public |
Troy Mooney |
(2000 TV series) Episode: Chapter Seventy-Nine |
| 2004–2005 |
Life As We Know It |
Dino Whitman |
Main Role
All episodes |
| 2005 |
Reunion |
Craig Brewster |
Main Role
All episodes |
| 2010 |
The Vampire Diaries |
Ben McKittrick |
(2009 TV series) Episodes: Unpleasantville, Children of the Damned, Fool Me Once |
| 2011 |
The Lost Valentine |
Lucas Thomas |
(TV Movie) Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation |
| 2011 |
Leverage |
Shelley |
TV episode: The Boys' Night Out Job |
Video Game
Guest
Producer
| Year |
Film |
Notes |
| 2008 |
Manifest Destiny[7] |
(associate producer) |
| 2008 |
The Glass Eye |
(producer) |
| 2011 |
Freerunner |
(executive producer) |
| 2012 |
The Truth in Being Right |
(executive producer, producer) |
| 2012 |
Amsterdam |
(producer) |
Awards
Young Artist Awards
| Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient |
| 2005 |
Nominated |
Young Artist Award[10] |
Best Young Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast for: Sleepover (2004) Shared with: Mika Boorem, Eileen April Boylan, Kallie Flynn Childress, Scout Taylor-Compton, Brie Larson, Hunter Parrish, Sara Paxton, Evan Peters, Katija Pevec, Ryan Slattery, and Douglas Smith) |
Young Hollywood Awards
| Year |
Result |
Award |
Category/Recipient |
| 2007 |
Won |
Young Hollywood Award |
The One To Watch |
MTV Movie Awards
References
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Faris, Sean |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
March 25, 1982 |
| Place of birth |
Houston, Texas |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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