Mike Faist is an American actor, singer, and dancer who was born on January 5, 1992, in Gahanna, Ohio, in the United States. He was given up for adoption after he was born to his biological mother, a pilot. Faist was raised by his adopted parents who own a real estate business in Ohio. He attended Gahanna Lincoln High School and graduated a year early in 2009. Faist went on to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He dropped out after two semesters to begin his career. He began auditioning for roles and in 2011 he played Morris Delancey in "Newsies" at both the Paper Mill Playhouse and the Nederlander Theatre.
In 2014, Faist landed the role of Rhys Thurston in the off-broadway show "Appropriate" at the Pershing Square Signature Center. He went on to appear in "A Month in the Country" in 205 as Aleksei Belyaev with the Classic Stage Company. His career culminated in his largest role yet in 2016 when he played Connor Murphy in the hit Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen". Faist is set to appear next as Spence in the off-broadway show "Days of Rage" at the Second Stage Theater.
Birth Date: | 5 Jan, 1991 |
Age: | 29 yrs |
Occupations: | Actor Singer Stage actor Television actor |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Gahanna |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American actor, born 1991 |
Net Worth 2020: | 5 million |
Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |