Mike Faist
Mike Faist | |
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| Born | Michael D. Faist January 5, 1992 Gahanna, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Michael D. Faist (born January 5, 1992) is an American actor, best known for originating the role of Connor Murphy in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, a performance for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Faist also originated the role of Morris Delancey in Disney's Newsies.
Early life
Faist was born and raised in Gahanna, Ohio and was adopted at birth.[1][2] His parents own their own real estate business; his birth mother is a pilot.[3] Faist graduated a year early from Gahanna Lincoln High School in 2009.[1][4] He left for New York soon after graduating and went to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy; he dropped out after two semesters in order to start auditioning for shows.[5]
Theatre credits
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
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| 2011 | Newsies | Morris Delancey | Paper Mill Playhouse | Regional |
| 2012–2013 | Nederlander Theatre | Broadway | ||
| 2014 | Appropriate | Rhys Thurston | Pershing Square Signature Center | Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | A Month in the Country | Aleksei Belyaev | Classic Stage Company | Off-Broadway |
| Dear Evan Hansen | Connor Murphy | Arena Stage | Washington, D.C. | |
| 2016 | Second Stage Theater | Off-Broadway | ||
| 2016–2018 | Music Box Theatre | Broadway |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Unspeakable Act | Tony | |
| 2015 | Yellow | Skip | Short film |
| 2015 | The Grief of Others | Gordie Joiner | |
| 2016 | Our Time | Benny | |
| 2017 | I Can I Will I Did | Ben | |
| 2017 | Active Adults | Teenage Boy | |
| 2018 | Wildling | Lawrence |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Eye Candy | Olsen | Episode: "Unaired Original Pilot" |
| 2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Glenn Lawrence | Episode: "Complicated" |
| 2018 | Deception[6] | Ben "Mekka" Evans | Episode: "Masking" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Dear Evan Hansen | Nominated |
| Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male) | Won | |||
| 2018 | Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theater Album | Won | |
| Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program | "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen on The Today Show | Won |
References
- ^ a b "Newsies the Musical: Gahanna native Mike Faist is having fun in his Broadway debut in the Disney hit". The Columbus Dispatch. August 27, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Fitzgibbon, Camila (November 17, 2017). "Montreal master class with Tony Award nominee Mike Faist set for November 27th". Montreal Theatre Hub. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Powers, Annie (March 31, 2017). "Discovery: Mike Faist". Interview. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Marsh, Ariana (May 24, 2017). "Hamilton's Jordan Fisher and Dear Evan Hansen's Mike Faist Talk Starting Out, Making Music, and Taking a Stance". Teen Vogue. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Mike Faist Biography on BroadwayWorld.com". Broadway World. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Rick (March 27, 2018). "'NCIS: LA' and 'Bob's Burgers' adjust up, 'Instinct,' 'Simpsons' and 'Deception' down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
External links
- Mike Faist at IMDb
- Mike Faist at the Internet Broadway Database
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