Sean Faris

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 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. 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 in Parma and Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Cleveland. 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 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. On March 22, 2013, it was announced that Faris would portray Pennsylvania State Police Officer Gabriel Holbrook on Pretty Little Liars.

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, 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 festivities. In November 2021, they announced on Instagram that they were expecting their first child.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Twisted Fernando Castillo 2001 Pearl Harbor Danny's gunner 2001 The Brotherhood II John Van Owen Direct-to-video film 2004 Sleepover Steve Phillips 2005 Yours, Mine & Ours William Beardsley 2008 Manifest Destiny Josh Short film 2008 Never Back Down Jake Tyler 2008 Forever Strong Rick Penning 2009 Ghost Machine Tom 2010 The King of Fighters Kyo Kusanagi 2011 Freerunner Ryan Also executive producer 2012 The Truth in Being Right Jake Short film; also executive producer and producer 2012 Stash House David Nash 2013 Lost for Words Michael Also executive producer 2013 Pawn Nick 2013 NYC Underground Logan Direct-to-video film 2015 The App Vic Becklett 2015 Adulterers Samuel originally titled Avouterie 2016 Female Fight Club Potter 2017 Gangster Land Jack McGurn also known as In the Absence of Good Men 2017 Surprise Me! Jeff Bachmann 2019 Munchausen by Internet Todd 2019 I Am Not for Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking Michael 2020 Algorithm: Bliss Vic 2022 The Bay House Cam Brooks 2023 Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale Karl 2023 A Gettysburg Christmas Nick

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 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); 15 episodes 2014 Supernatural Julian Duval Episode: "Bloodlines" 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 Year Title Role Notes 2011 Need for Speed: The Run Jack Rourke Voice role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Refs 2005 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast Sleepover 2007 Young Hollywood Award Himself 2008 MTV Movie Award Best Fight Never Back Down