Mike Faist is an American actor, singer, and dancer born on January 5, 1992, in Gahanna, Ohio. He was adopted shortly after birth by a couple who owned a real estate business. His biological mother was reportedly a pilot. Faist attended Gahanna Lincoln High School, graduating a year early in 2009.
Following high school, he moved to New York City to pursue formal training in the performing arts. He enrolled at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) but left after two semesters to begin his professional career as an actor.
Faist began auditioning for roles soon after leaving AMDA, and in 2011, he was cast as Morris Delancey in the stage adaptation of Newsies, which debuted at the Paper Mill Playhouse and later transferred to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre. This role marked his professional stage debut and introduced him to a broader theater audience.
In 2014, he portrayed Rhys Thurston in the off-Broadway production of Appropriate at the Pershing Square Signature Center. The following year, he joined the Classic Stage Company’s production of A Month in the Country, playing Aleksei Belyaev. These performances solidified him as a rising talent in the New York theater scene.
Faist's breakthrough came in 2016 when he originated the role of Connor Murphy in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. The show was a critical and commercial success, and his performance earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. His portrayal of the troubled teenager brought nuance and depth to a complex character, earning widespread acclaim.
| Birth Date: | 5 Jan, 1991 |
| Age: | 29 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Singer Stage actor Television actor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Gahanna |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor, born 1991 |
| Net Worth 2020: | 5 million |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
