Chad Faust

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name	Chad Faust
birth_date
birth_place	Victoria, British Columbia
yearsactive	2000–2020
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| name = Chad Faust | image = | birth_date = | birthname = | birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia | yearsactive = 2000–2020 Chad Faust (born July 14, 1980) is a Canadian actor, singer, film producer, film director, and screenwriter best known for his role as Kyle Baldwin in The 4400. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He is well-known for his role in the 2007 film Descent.

Biography

Faust starred in Bang Bang You're Dead, a film about high school shootings. Faust was also seen in All I Want, which features him sporting a long mullet, cheap sunglasses, and a spiked collar alongside Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, and Mandy Moore. Among Faust's other credits are multiple independent films, the CTV television series So?, as well as guest spots on NBC's Skate and Heroes; DreamWorks' Taken; and WB's Black Sash and Smallville.

Faust was later seen as "Dean Withers," a Christian teenager who is sent to The Mercy House to "cure" his homosexuality, in the feature film Saved!, starring alongside a collection of young stars including Macaulay Culkin, Mandy Moore, Jena Malone, Patrick Fugit, and veterans Martin Donovan and Mary-Louise Parker. He also starred together with Rosario Dawson in Descent, in 2006.

Faust has written, directed and produced six short films and one feature. We Ran Naked, a feature film about an author living in the shadow of his successful first novel, premiered in 1999, when Chad was just 19. As a solo recording artist, Faust has released two CDs under the independent label, Zotzman Music.

In early 2019, it was announced Faust had begun production on his directorial debut Girl, with actress Bella Thorne cast as the lead.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Bang Bang You're Dead	Alex Lumberman
2002	All I Want	Tough	AKA, Try Seventeen
2002	Moon in the Afternoon	TJ	Short film
2003	**		Short film
2003	Hope Springs	Rob
2004	Saved!	Dean
2005	Tamara	Jesse
2005	Nearing Grace	Lance
2007	Descent	Jared
2009	Plus One	Marco	Short film
2011	Red & Blue Marbles	Nick
2012	Behind the Scenes of American Apparel	Dov Charney	Video short
2012	Plain Jane Escorts	Chuck	Short film
2013	Angst	Him	Short film
2013	Watercolor Postcards	Tommy
2014	Oh God	The Priest	Short film
2014	Primeval	Tristan	Short film
2015	Silent War	Sergeant Gordon	Short film
2017	Warped	Madden	Short film
2018	Better Start Running	Dale Hankey
2020	Girl	Charmer	Also Director and Writer
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	So...?	Wesley	TV series
2001	Sk8	Jesse	"All Skate"
2002	Taken	Top Gunner (uncredited)	"Beyond the Sky"
2003	Black Sash	Reginald Jones	"Like a Virgin"
2003	Smallville	Kyle	"Visitor"
2003–04	Still Life	Joe Hipps	Regular role
2004	**	Scotty	TV film
2004	Cold Squad	Greg	"Cock of the Walk"
2004–07	**	Kyle Baldwin	Regular role
2006	CSI: Miami	Mike Doyle	"High Octane", "Backstabbers"
2008	CSI: NY	James Sutton	"The Cost of Living"
2008	Heroes	Scott	"Our Father", "Dual"
2009	Cold Case	Frank James	"WASP"
2009	Trauma	Raleigh	"That Fragile Hour", "Foul Lines"
2010	Lone Star	Harrison 'Harry' Boone	Recurring role
2010	Miami Medical	Todd	"Calle Cubana"
2011	House	Lane	"Out of the Chute"
2011	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jimmy Finnerty	"73 Seconds"
2012	**	'Manny' Mason	"Rogues' Gallery"
2015	Motive	Charlie Monahan	"The Amateurs"
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References

References

1. [https://www.northernstars.ca/faust_chad/ Chad Faust's bio] at www.northernstars.ca
2. [https://playbackonline.ca/2019/09/17/chad-faust-rolls-on-feature-directorial-debut-girl/ "Chad Faust rolls on feature directorial debut, Girl"] by Lauren Malyk at [[Playback (magazine). playbackonline.ca]]
3. [https://ew.com/article/2010/08/17/lone-star-chad-faust/ "'Lone Star' Exclusive: Ex marks the spot for '4400' alum Chad Faust"] by Michael Ausiello at [[Entertainment Weekly. ew.com]]
4. [https://variety.com/2004/tv/news/alien-pilot-comes-in-for-landing-at-usa-1117903136/ "Alien pilot comes in for landing at USA"] by Denise Martin at [[Variety (magazine). variety.com]]
5. [https://ew.com/recap/heroes-recap-mother-and-child-reunion/ "'Heroes' recap: Mother and child reunion"] by Marc Bernardin at [[Entertainment Weekly. ew.com]]
6. [https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/saved/ "Review: Saved!"] by Ed Gonzalez at [[Slant Magazine. slantmagazine.com]]
7. (November 2024). "Chad Faust".
8. [https://ew.com/article/2007/08/15/descent-2/ Descent review] by Owen Gleiberman at [[Entertainment Weekly. ew.com]]
9. (January 30, 2019). "Bella Thorne Nabs Lead in Thriller 'Girl' (Exclusive)".
10. [https://playbackonline.ca/2021/06/14/deals-boat-rocker-wildbrain-universal/ "Deals: Boat Rocker, WildBrain, Universal"] by Jordan Pinto at [[Playback (magazine). playbackonline.ca]]

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