Sean Faris (born March 25, 1982
) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Tyler in ''
Never Back Down'',
Kyo Kusanagi
is a character in SNK's ''The King of Fighters'' series of fighting games. The character was first introduced in the 1994 video game ''The King of Fighters '94'' as the leader of the Japan team from the series' title tournament. Kyo, head to th ...
in ''
The King of Fighters
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'', and Rick Penning in ''
Forever Strong''. He also played Tom in ''
Ghost Machine''.
Early life
Faris was born on March 25, 1982, in
Houston
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
, Texas, the son of Katherine and Warren Stephen Faris.
His family was working-class and lived in a small house in Houston; he moved to
Ohio
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at age 12, where he attended
Padua Franciscan High School in
Parma
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and
Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in
Cleveland
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. In 1999, Faris competed at the International Model and Talent Association.
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''.
In 2010, Faris appeared in three episodes of the TV show ''
The Vampire Diaries''. He also appeared on the cover of the January/February issue of U.S. ''
Men's Health
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'' Magazine, and was the highest selling issue of the magazine in 2010. In early 2011, he co-starred in the
CBS film ''
The Lost Valentine'', opposite
Betty White and
Jennifer Love Hewitt
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.
On March 22, 2013, it was announced that Faris would portray
Pennsylvania State Police Officer Gabriel Holbrook on ''
Pretty Little Liars
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''.
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
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'', with the
twentieth episode of the latter's
ninth season airing as a
backdoor pilot. However, the pilot was not picked up.
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
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festivities. In November 2021, they announced on Instagram that they were expecting their first child.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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1982 births
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Cleveland
Male actors from Houston
Male models from Texas