Mike Faist

Mike Faist is an American actor who began his career on the stage. Born in Gahanna, Ohio, he started acting professionally in 2011 in Newsies and appeared in its Broadway production from 2012 to 2013. His breakthrough came in the musical Dear Evan Hansen from 2015 to 2018, playing Connor Murphy, which brought a Tony nomination and, with his cast, a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album and a Daytime Emmy. He made his feature debut in The Unspeakable Act (2013) and later appeared in Wildling (2018) and The Atlantic City Story (2020). His first major film part was Riff in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021), which earned him a BAFTA nomination. He also played Jack Twist in a West End production of Brokeback Mountain, took the role of photographer Danny Lyon in The Bikeriders (2023), and starred in Challengers (2024).