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Mike Faist

Mike Faist

Actor · Born January 5, 1992 (34) · Gahanna, Ohio, USA

BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 5, 1992 (34)
From
Gahanna, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 44% in 30 days

What are Mike Faist's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
31%
Survival
11%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Hero
2 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
7
Bittersweet
4
Contemplative
4
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mike Faist's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mike Faist's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • East of Eden(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · as Charles Trask

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Bikeriders(2023)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Challengers(2024)

    as Art Donaldson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game(2022)

    as Roger Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Stories of West Side Story the Steven Spielberg Film(2022)

    Thanks · as Self

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • West Side Story(2021)

    as Riff

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • PANIC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dodge Mason

  • Panic(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Dodge Mason

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Atlantic City Story(2020)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Wildling(2018)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Deception(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Mekka

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Active Adults(2017)

    as Teenage Boy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • I Can I Will I Did (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ben

  • Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Benny

  • Touched with Fire(2015)

    as Additional Psych Ward Patient

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Yellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Skip

  • The Grief of Others(2015)

    as Gordie Joiner

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Unspeakable Act(2012)

    as Tony (Matthew's friend)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenn Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Maid of Orleans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Challengers (2024)

$96M worldwide

Highest rated

East of Eden (2026)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19992026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 20: 19 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 20: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 14% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 major awards from 3 major nominations, 2018–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Cannes award, won · Male Revelation
  2. 2022
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  3. 2018
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Musical Theater Album

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mike Faist's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Atlantic City Story (2020)

98th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

East of Eden (2026)

Midcredits 92nd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mike Faist's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles34–67 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles31–69 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles37–74 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles34–62 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles36–64 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.