Sean Faris
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (January 2008) |
| Sean Faris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sean Haroy Faris March 25, 1982 Houston, Texas |
| Official website | |
Sean Haroy Faris[1] (born March 25, 1982)[2] is an American model and actor.
Contents |
[edit] Life and career
Born in Houston, Texas, he moved to Ohio at age 12. After graduating from Padua Franciscan High School, he relocated to Los Angeles, California.
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. Written into an episode of "Life As We Know It" was Faris' resemblance to a young Tom Cruise. He also played William Beardsley in Yours, Mine and Ours.
Faris has also starred in Sleepover with Alexa Vega 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.[3] The same year, he produced and starred in a short film called Manifest Destiny.[4][5]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Twisted | Fernando Castillo | |
| The Brotherhood II: Young Warlocks | John van Owen | Direct-to-video | |
| Pearl Harbor | Danny's Gunner | ||
| 2004 | Sleepover | Steve | |
| 2005 | Yours, Mine, and Ours | William Beardsley | |
| The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green | Orlando | ||
| 2008 | Manifest Destiny | Josh | Short film |
| Never Back Down | Jake Tyler | ||
| The Glass Eye | Danny | ||
| 2009 | Ghost Machine | Tom | |
| Forever Strong | Rick Penning | ||
| Brooklyn to Manhattan | Logan | ||
|
2010 |
Signed in Blood | George | |
| Amsterdam | Caden | ||
| The King of Fighters | Kyo Kusanagi | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Undressed | Darren | |
| 2002 | Even Stevens | Scott Brooks | Where in the World Is Pookie Stevens? |
| House Blend | Chris Reed | 1 episode | |
| Maybe It's Me | n/a | The Prom Episode | |
| Smallville | Byron Moore | Nocturne | |
| 2003 | Eve | Chip | Player Down |
| One Tree Hill | High School Guy | The Search For Something More | |
| 2004 | Boston Public | Troy Mooney | Chapter Seventy-Nine |
| 2004-2005 | Life As We Know It | Dino Whitman | |
| 2005 | Reunion | Craig Brewster | |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Ben | |
[edit] Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (2004) - Himself - Representing Life As We Know It
- Teen Choice Awards (2005) - Himself - Presenter for the V-Cast Award with Reunion castmates
- TRL (March 12, 2008)- Himself- Representing Never Back Down with co-star Amber Heard
he also appeared in Smallville (second series) as Byron
[edit] Producer
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Notes | |
| 2008 | Manifest Destiny[4] | (associate producer) | |
| The Glass Eye | (producer) | ||
[edit] Awards
Won
- 2008: MTV Movie Award - Never Back Down (Best Fight shared with Cam Gigandet)
- 2007: Young Hollywood Award - The One To Watch
- 2005: Young Hollywood Award[6]
Nominated
- 2005: Young Artist Award - Sleepover (Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast along 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)
[edit] References
- ^ According to the State of Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. At Ancestry.com
- ^ Sean Faris Biography (1982-)
- ^ Sean Faris Online Gallery: Click image to close this window
- ^ a b Sean Faris
- ^ Dino May Management
- ^ http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1567256/eva_longoria_presents_to_sean_faris/
[edit] External links
 |
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Sean Faris |
