American actor
Sean Faris
Born (1982-03-25 ) March 25, 1982 (age 42) Occupation Actor Years active 2001–present Spouse
Children 1[ 1]
Sean Faris (born March 25, 1982[ 2] ) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Tyler in Never Back Down , Kyo Kusanagi in The King of Fighters , and Rick Penning in Forever Strong . He also played Tom in Ghost Machine .
Early life
Faris was born on March 25, 1982, in Houston , Texas, the son of Katherine 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 Padua Franciscan High School [ 4] in Parma and Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Cleveland .[ 5] In 1999, Faris competed at the International Model and Talent Association.[ 6]
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 & Ours .
Faris 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.
In 2008, he produced and starred in a short film called Manifest Destiny .[ 7] [ 8]
In 2010, Faris appeared in three episodes of the TV show The Vampire Diaries .[ 9] He also appeared on the cover of the January/February issue of U.S. Men's Health Magazine, and was the highest selling issue of the magazine in 2010.[ 10] In early 2011, he co-starred in the CBS film The Lost Valentine , opposite Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt .
On March 22, 2013, it was announced that Faris would portray Pennsylvania State Police Officer Gabriel Holbrook on Pretty Little Liars .[ 11]
In 2011, Faris voiced the character Jack Rourke in the 2011 video game Need for Speed: The Run . On February 25, 2014, it was reported that Faris had landed one of the lead roles in Supernatural: Bloodlines , a spin-off of the CW series Supernatural ,[ 12] with the twentieth episode of the latter's ninth season airing as a backdoor pilot .[ 13] However, the pilot was not picked up.[ 14]
Personal life
On September 5, 2017, Faris and actress Cherie Daly (also known as Cherie Jimenez) announced that they had married during that year's Burning Man festivities.[ 15] In November 2021, they announced on Instagram that they were expecting their first child.[ 16]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2001
Undressed
Darren
4 episodes
2002
Even Stevens
Scott Brooks
Episode: "Where in the World Is Pookie Stevens?"
2002
House Blend
Chris Reed
Unsold television pilot
2002
Maybe It's Me
N/A
Episode: "The Prom Episode: Part 2"
2002
Smallville
Byron Moore
Episode: "Nocturne"
2003
Eve
Chip
Episode: "Player Down"
2003
One Tree Hill
High school guy
Episode: "The Search for Something More"
2004
Boston Public
Troy Mooney
Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Nine"
2004–2005
Life as We Know It
Dino Whitman
Main role
2005
Reunion
Craig Brewster
Main role
2010
The Vampire Diaries
Ben McKittrick
3 episodes
2011
Leverage
Shelley
2 episodes
2011
The Lost Valentine
Lucas Thomas
Television film
2012
Christmas with Holly
Mark Nagle
Television film
2013–2015
Pretty Little Liars
Gabriel Holbrook
Recurring role (seasons 4–5)
2014
Supernatural
Julian Duval
Episode: "Bloodlines "[ Note 1]
2016
White Hot
Beck Merchant
Television film; also known as Sandra Brown's White Hot
2017
An Uncommon Grace
Levi
Television film
2017
The Joneses Unplugged
Matthew Jones
Television film
2018
A Veterans Christmas
Joe Peterson
Television film
2019
Psycho Nanny
Todd
Television film; also known as Munchausen by Internet
Video games
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
^ "CHERIE JIMENEZ 🦋 FARIS on Instagram: "Welcome to "Spaceship Earth" Phoenix Warren Faris! Born on 03/24/22 @ 3:05pm PST. Thank you @cheriealexandra for giving me the greatest gift I could ever hope to receive and on my 40th birthday no less! I am in awe of you mi amor! You have overwhelmingly filled my heart with joy and gratitude. Special thank you to everyone that blessed us with so much love and support along the way. As well as the utmost gratitude to Pacha Mama for showing me a glimpse of this very moment 8 years ago. That moment changed my life forever. Thank you @shaman_edwin for guiding us with Ayahuasca to discover the truest wealth one can have, self love. I am forever grateful for your guidance, wisdom, love and presence in this life. Peace, love, and happiness to all! 🙏🏽💜🦋👑" " .
^ "Sean Faris Biography (1982-)" . www.filmreference.com .
^ "Sean Faris" . TVGuide.com .
^ "Classroom Confidential" .
^ "Barbizon Modeling and Acting - Alumni" . barbizonmodeling.com .
^ "Current Stars Who Came From IMTA" . International Model and Talent Association. Retrieved December 19, 2012 .
^ "Sean Faris" .
^ "DINOMAYMANAGEMENT.COM" . www.dinomaymanagement.com .
^ Ausiello, Michael (November 9, 2009). "Exclusive: Coming up necks on 'Vampire Diaries' — Sean Faris!" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010 .
^ Koblin, John (January 6, 2011). "Memo Pad: Rihanna Was Tops — Topless" . Women's Wear Daily . Retrieved April 15, 2014 .
^ Holbrook, Damian (March 22, 2013). "Exclusive: Pretty Little Liars Casts a New Law Enforcer" . TV Guide . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 21, 2013 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2014). "Sean Faris Joins The CW's 'Supernatural' Spinoff; Duo Cast In ABC Pilot 'Selfie' " . Deadline Hollywood . PMC . Retrieved May 10, 2014 .
^ Thurm, Eric (April 29, 2014). "Supernatural : "Bloodlines" " . The A.V. Club . The Onion . Retrieved May 10, 2014 .
^ Ausiello, Michael (May 8, 2014). "Fall TV Scoop: The CW Orders Four Dramas, Including Flash , iZombie and Jane the Virgin , Passes on Supernatural Spin-Off" . TVLine . PMC. Retrieved May 10, 2014 .
^ Kimble, Lindsay (September 7, 2017). "Pretty Little Liars Star Sean Faris Weds Actress Cherie Daly at Burning Man" . People. Retrieved September 7, 2017 .
^ "Gunther Faris on Instagram: "Every moment of everyday you fill my heart with gratitude! I am overwhelmed with joy to witness the creation of life within you. Thank you for choosing me to journey this adventure with. You are my best friend..You are magic..You are a Goddess creating life! I love you! The adventure continues 03/22/2022 HUZZAH!" " . Instagram . Meta. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021 .
^ metacafe.com. "Video is temporarily not available" . Metacafe .
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General (1996–2019, 2023–present) Scripted (2021–2022) Unscripted (2021–2022)