Daeg Faerch ( ; is a
Danish
-Canadian actor. His credits include a
comedic role in
Will Smith'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.
Film career
Halloween
Faerch was cast in the
Halloween remake as a young
Michael Myers, performing his own stunts. 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. 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 he was later recast, because he had grown
too big for the role.
Halloween director
Rob Zombie regretfully recast the role of Micheal
Myers in the second film, despite being happy with Faerch's
performance in the first.
Other projects
Faerch has a cameo appearance as a character named Michel in the
2008
Will Smith film,
Hancock, where he plays a
French punk who swears at Smith and is thrown
into space by the titular superhero for insulting him.
Faerch's other projects include the current filming of
Sebastian in the title role, the
Christmas comedy
Wreck the Halls starring
Mickey Rooney as
Santa Claus, and the short film "Suffer the
Little Children", based on a story by
Stephen King co-starring his mother. Faerch
also performed in 2008 episodes of the TV show
Pushing Daisies, as a German schoolboy.
He is currently filming in the
title role
of Sebastian
a.k.a. Evan Sample in a
thriller entitled
Sebastian.
Acclaim
Faerch was nominated for a
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror
Awards for
Monster Kid of the Year, and was named best
minor character in
Miami Herald's 2008
Movie Yearbook for his role in
Hancock.
Filmography
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.
- The scene appears in the movie pretrailer shown on
Entertainment Tonight(see
YouTube clip) and the newly released teaser trailer (
Youtube clip).
-
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.viewcustom&friendId=101946169&blogId=474961671&swapped=true
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1529568/
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