Biography
Michael David Faist (born January 5, 1992) is an American actor, dancer, and singer. He is known for starring in the original Broadway productions of Newsies and Dear Evan Hansen, and in movies such as West Side Story (2021), Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022), and Challengers (2024).
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Bikeriders
2024
as Danny
After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerou...
Challengers
2024
as Art Donaldson
Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent los...
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
2023
as Roger Sharpe
The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ...
The Stories of West Side Story
2022
as Self
Rejoice in the astonishing all-new footage of Spielberg at work in documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau’s revealing The Stories of West Side Story....
The Stories of West Side Story
2022
Thanks
Rejoice in the astonishing all-new footage of Spielberg at work in documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau’s revealing The Stories of West Side Story....
West Side Story
2021
as Riff
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
as Self
Incredible video behind-the-scenes with the stars, Steven Spielberg, and see one of the last interviews with the legendary Stephen Sondheim.
The Atlantic City Story
2020
as Arthur
An unhappily married woman runs away from home and goes to Atlantic City for the weekend. While there, she meets a young gambler and becomes intoxicat...
Wildling
2018
as Lawrence
A young woman held in captivity discovers the realities of truth and lies in the outside world.
Active Adults
2017
as Teenage Boy
Malcolm and Lily try to start their lives as they watch Malcolm's grandparents' fall apart.
I Can I Will I Did
2017
as Ben
A bullied adolescent who has spent his life bouncing from foster home to foster home finds new hope with the help of a Tae Kwon Do master and his para...
Our Time
2016
as Benny
After Chris and his friends graduate from high school, he plans to leave town and escape the legacy of his father's criminal past.
Touched with Fire
2016
as Additional Psych Ward Patient
Two young poets with bipolar disorder begin a highly passionate, volatile relationship that threatens both their futures.
Yellow
2015
as Skip
An aspiring race car driver fights off the recognition that he'll never progress beyond an amateur circuit. On this Saturday night race, however, he p...
The Grief of Others
2015
as Gordie Joiner
The Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth. Without words to express their grief, the parents, John a...
The Unspeakable Act
2012
as Tony
17-year-old Jackie is in distress as her older brother Matthew gets his first girlfriend and prepares for college. Though Matthew does not share her i...
Dear Evan Hansen Broadway
N/A
as Connor Murphy