Sean Faris

Sean Hardy Faris was born in Houston Texas to Katherine Miller and Warren Stephen Faris He is of English German Scottish and Irish descent Sean moved to Ohio at age twelve and has been honing his craft in Los Angeles since moving four years upon his high school graduation He received an MTV Movie Award for his lead role in Summit Entertainments hit Never Back Down and starred as Betty Whites grandson and Jennifer Love Hewitts love interest in the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm The Lost Valentine In addition to his central role in the rugbyinspired feature Forever Strong he appeared as Dennis Quaids eldest son in Paramounts hit remake of the classic Yours Mine Ours and previously starred as the hunky object of affection in MGMs comedy romp Sleepover Next on the horizon is the crime thriller Pawn in which he stars opposite Academy Awardwinner Forest Whitaker and the coveted title role in The Story of Bonnie Clyde In direct contrast Faris starred as the lead in FOXs acclaimed drama series Reunion which followed six close friends from their high school graduation to their 20th reunion He previously led the cast of ABCs dramatic series Life As We Know It Based upon British author Melvin Burgess controversial novel Doing It the acclaimed show chronicled the sexual antics of a group of high school friends in Seattle For his role as sensitive jock Dino Whitman he was heralded as a breakout talent by the likes of Daily Variety The Hollywood Reporter and USA Today A more recent foray into television included a multiepisode arc on The CWs toprated Vampire Diaries No stranger to television Faris has also gueststarred on such shows as Smallville One Tree Hill and Boston Public His big screen debut featured him alongside the likes of Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett in Michael Bays epic Pearl Harbor IMDb