Mike Faist
Mike Faist
Michael David Faist (; born January 5, 1992) is an American actor. He is the recipient of a Grammy and a Daytime Emmy Award, with nominations for a Tony and a British Academy Film Award.
Mike Faist
An alumnus of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Faist began his acting career in 2011 in Disney's Newsies), appearing in its Broadway production (2012–2013). He continued to appear in several independent films, television series and starring in Off-Broadway productions before his breakthrough role in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2018), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Mike Faist
In 2021, Faist starred in the series Panic) and had his first major film part as Riff, the leader of the Jets, in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story), for which he received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He has since played Jack Twist in a West End theatre production of Brokeback Mountain) (2023) and starred in the romantic sports film Challengers) (2024).
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