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Daeg Faerch 
Daeg Faerch at the 2007 Scream AwardsBorn Daeg Faerch
Copenhagen, DenmarkOccupation Actor Years active 2004–present Website http://www.daegfaerch.com Daeg Faerch (pronounced /ˈdeɪɡ ˈfɛərk/) [1] is a Danish-Canadian actor.[2][3] His credits include a comedic role in Peter Berg's Hancock (2008) and, most notably, in the horror remake Halloween (2007). Faerch has also played in theatrical productions of Grapes of Wrath in which he played the role of Winfield, Marat/Sade in which he played the role of young Herald, Waiting for Godot playing the messenger, and Shakespeare Unabridged as a musical guest rapper. He has performed in Shakespeare productions, including Coriolanus, in which he played young Coriolanus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Hamlet. He also landed the role of Pincegurre in the French play L'Impromptu de Théophile, as well as a role in the comedy The Nerd, in which he played the character Thor Waldgrave.[4] In addition to English, Faerch speaks French.
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Halloween
Faerch was cast in the Halloween remake as a young Michael Myers, performing his own stunts.[5][6][7] Faerch's performance as the murderous young Myers was met with positive reviews. KPBS said of the young actor: "Daeg Faerch is key in making these early scenes work. He delivers a truly chilling performance as a surprisingly sweet, soft and feminine looking ten-year-old Myers. His physical appearance contrasts with his brutal actions and it’s only in his eyes that you perceive his true nature he skates .[8] Although Faerch was initially signed on to reprise his role as young Michael Myers in the sequel, Halloween II (then known as H2), after filming briefly in Georgia as young Michael[9] he was later recast because he had grown taller.[10]
Other projects
Faerch has a cameo appearance as a character named Michel in the 2008 Will Smith film, Hancock,[11] where he plays a French punk who swears at Smith[6] and is thrown into the sky by the titular superhero for insulting him, but falls back to earth unharmed with Hancock catching him.
Faerch's other projects include the thriller Sebastian in the title role, which also features his mother;[12][13] the Christmas comedy Wreck the Halls starring Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus; the short film "Suffer the Little Children", based on a story by Stephen King co-starring his mother.[14] Faerch also performed in 2008 episodes of the TV show Pushing Daisies, as a German schoolboy. He also recently co-starred as a homosexual young man named Jesse in the award-winning short film, Mental.[15]
Acclaim
Daeg was named best minor character in Miami Herald's 2008 Movie Yearbook for his role in Hancock.[16]
HorrorNews.net ranks Daeg in the all time Top Ten Kids in Horror.[17] Similarly, Fear Fragments.com ranks his Young Michael Myers as the No. 2 greatest "evil kid" performance in horror.[18]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 2004 Seafood Heaven Boy Jill Little Joshua Earl's Your Uncle Ratt 2005 Frank's First Love Frank Andrew the Pirate Tom Life Ride Billy Lovin' Scoopful Bully #1 Blind Doll Mute Child 2006 A Bullet Beyond Redemption Young Daniel Pedoefylé Elvis Boy Angry Ghost Bernard Waiting Room Punk Kid Coming to Town Alasdair Romer Interminal Little Boy 2007 Front Jason Lucky Numbers: A Musical Junior Dark Mirror Neighbor Kid Halloween Michael Myers, Age 10 a.k.a. Rob Zombie's Halloween 2008 The Liar Andy Wreck the Halls Charles Digits Matthew Villa Nova Brian Hancock Michel a.k.a. "Hidden from Earth" in the Philippines Delaney Hercules Pushing Daisies Ingmar Todd TV Series, 2 Episodes, "Comfort Food" & "Dim Sum Lose Some" 2009 Family of Four Joshua Necromance David Run! Bitch Run Tommy 2010 Sebastian Sebastian Unreleased as of October 2011 Mental Jesse References
- ^ Faerch says that his name is pronounced Day (dā) with a 'G' at the end of it. Thus Day-g F-air-k. It is pronounced this way on the Halloween commentary and special features; it was also pronounced as this way on the 2007 Spike Scream Awards, on which Faerch was a presenter.
- ^ "Halloween – Cast or Crew Bio". Cinemareview.com. http://www.cinemareview.com/cast.asp?movieid=499962&castid=4554. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "What agency does Canadian actor Daeg Faerch use?". 2008-05-05. http://www.jdtalentmanagement.com/?L=blogs.blog&article=3. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Daeg Faerch". Coronado Playhouse.com. http://www.coronadoplayhouse.com/nerd/bios/daeg-faerch.html. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
- ^ "Official Michael Myers Casting Confirmed!". Bloody Disgusting I. 2006-12-19. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7847. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ a b "Interview: Daeg Faerch & Tyler Mane for Halloween". The Hollywood News. 2007-09-28. Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20071018064051/http://thehollywoodnews.com/artman2/publish/movie_news/Interview_Daeg_Faerch_Tyler_Mane_for_Halloween_31280907.php. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ "Scary Revealing: Rob Zombie's Halloween Premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre". The Last Place. 2007-08-22. http://lastheplace.com/2007/08/29/scary-revealing-rob-zombies-halloween-premieres-at-the-graumans-chinese-theatre/. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ "KPBS Movie Reviews >> Blog Archive >> Halloween". KPBS. 2007-08-31. Archived from the original on 2007-09-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20070923073517/http://www.kpbs.org/blogs/movies/2007/08/31/halloween/. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ The scene appears in the movie pretrailer shown on Entertainment Tonight(see YouTube clip) and the newly released teaser trailer (Youtube clip).
- ^ Mr. Disgusting (2009-03-03). "A New Young Michael Myers Arrives in Haddonfield". Bloody-Disgusting. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15466. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ "Will Smith Plays a homeless, flip-flop-wearing superhero in Hancock". MTV News. 2007-09-03. Archived from the original on 2007-09-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070918182432/http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200709/03014695.html. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ Sebastian at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Sebastian – My new film". DaegFaerch.com. http://daegfaerch.com/blog/2009/10/29/sebastion-my-new-film/. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Daeg Faerch – IMDb". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1698761/. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Mental -0 Dramatic short film". Eightenmovie.com. http://www.eighteenmovie.com/mental. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- ^ Rene Rodriguez (2009-01-02). "2008 movie yearbook". Miami Herald. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/story/833128.html. Retrieved 2009-01-03.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.horrornews.net/exclusives/html/Top_10_horror_child_stars.html
- ^ Stacey (2009-10-25). "Evil Kid Movies". Fear Fragments. http://fearfragments.com/?p=13. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
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