Sean Faris

Biography

Sean Faris is an American actor known for his part as Jake Tyler in Never Back Down. He played Rick Penning in Forever Strong and Kyo Kusanagi in The King of Fighters. Born in Houston, Texas, he moved to Ohio at twelve, studying at the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Cleveland before taking part in the International Model and Talent Association in 1999. He starred in the television shows Life as We Know It and Reunion and was William Beardsley in Yours, Mine & Ours (2005). A nomination for the Young Actors Award at the seventh Young Hollywood Awards followed his appearance in Sleepover (2004). Other credits include Ghost Machine (2009), The Lost Valentine (2011), a part on Pretty Little Liars and the voice of Jack Rourke in the video game Need for Speed: The Run.

44years old

Turns 45 on March 25in 163 days

Born March 25, 1982Houston
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Sean Hardy Faris (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 14 years2004 to 2018

Genres

Drama50%, 9 films
Action33%, 6 films
Romance28%, 5 films
Thriller28%, 5 films
Comedy17%, 3 films

First and latest

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Beyond film
In 2011, Sean Faris provided the voice of the character Jack Rourke in the video game Need for Speed: The Run.
A first
Sean Faris was the cover model for the January/February 2010 issue of U.S. Men's Health Magazine, which became the magazine's highest selling issue of 2010.

Sean Faris movies on Netflix

A Veteran's Christmas2018IMDb rating 7.1as Joe Peterson
An Uncommon Grace2017IMDb rating 6.5as Levi Troyer
Female Fight Squad2017IMDb rating 4.3as Potter
Gangster Land2017IMDb rating 4.4as Jack McGurn
Adulterers2016IMDb rating 5.1as Samuel Deuprey
Sandra Brown's White Hot2016IMDb rating 6.2as Beck Merchant
Pawn2013IMDb rating 5.7as Nick
Christmas with Holly2012IMDb rating 7.1as Mark Nagle
Stash House2012IMDb rating 4.7as David Nash
Freerunner2011IMDb rating 3.5as Ryan
The Lost Valentine2011IMDb rating 7.5as Lucas Thomas
Ghost Machine2009IMDb rating 4.7as Tom
The King of Fighters2009IMDb rating 3.1as Kyo Kusanagi
Forever Strong2008IMDb rating 7.1as Rick Penning
Never Back Down2008IMDb rating 6.6as Jake Tyler
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green2005IMDb rating 6.1as Orlando
Yours, Mine & Ours2005IMDb rating 5.5as William Beardsley
Sleepover2004IMDb rating 5.3as Steve

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Never Back Down2008 Action, Drama, Sportas Jake Tyler
IMDb rating 6.6112K votes
Forever Strong2008 Drama, Sportas Rick Penning
IMDb rating 7.112K votes
Yours, Mine & Ours2005as William Beardsley
IMDb rating 5.533K votes
Pawn2013as Nick
IMDb rating 5.77.8K votes
Freerunner2011as Ryan
IMDb rating 3.55.4K votes
Christmas with Holly2012as Mark Nagle
IMDb rating 7.14.1K votes
The Lost Valentine2011as Lucas Thomas
IMDb rating 7.57.0K votes
The King of Fighters2009as Kyo Kusanagi
IMDb rating 3.14.8K votes

Most often with

Mark Jean directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dolph Lundgren

Tom Nowicki

Evan Peters

Eloise Mumford

Katija PevecMark JeanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Dolph Lundgren2 films together, 2012 to 2017
Dolph Lundgren's page
- Female Fight Squad2017IMDb rating 4.3Faris as PotterLundgren as Holt
- Stash House2012IMDb rating 4.7Faris as David NashLundgren as Andy Spector
Tom Nowicki2 films together, 2008 to 2011
Tom Nowicki's page
- The Lost Valentine2011IMDb rating 7.5Faris as Lucas ThomasNowicki as Glenn Billings
- Never Back Down2008IMDb rating 6.6Faris as Jake TylerNowicki as Mr. Lloyd
Evan Peters2 films together, 2004 to 2008
Evan Peters's page
- Never Back Down2008IMDb rating 6.6Faris as Jake TylerPeters as Max Cooperman
- Sleepover2004IMDb rating 5.3Faris as StevePeters as Russell
Eloise Mumford2 films together, 2012 to 2018
Eloise Mumford's page
- A Veteran's Christmas2018IMDb rating 7.1Faris as Joe PetersonMumford as Grace Garland
- Christmas with Holly2012IMDb rating 7.1Faris as Mark NagleMumford as Maggie Conway
Katija Pevec2 films together, 2004 to 2005
Katija Pevec's page
- Yours, Mine & Ours2005IMDb rating 5.5Faris as William BeardsleyPevec as Christina Beardsley
- Sleepover2004IMDb rating 5.3Faris as StevePevec as Molly
Mark JeanDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2018
All films by Mark Jean
- A Veteran's Christmas2018IMDb rating 7.1Faris as Joe Peterson
- Sandra Brown's White Hot2016IMDb rating 6.2Faris as Beck Merchant

Box office

What Sean Faris's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$126 million

6 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.

6Worldwide figure
2US gross only
6Never in cinemas
4Figure not found

Top grosser

Yours, Mine & Ours2005William Beardsley$72.0 million

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Yours, Mine & Ours2005as William Beardsley
$72M57.2% of the total
2
Never Back Down2008as Jake Tyler
$42M33.0% of the total
3
Sleepover2004as Steve
$10M8.1% of the total
4
The King of Fighters2009as Kyo Kusanagi
$2.0M1.6% of the total
5
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green2005as Orlando
$153K0.1% of the total
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Female Fight Squad2017as Potter
$22K0.0% of the total