Daeg Faerch /?de?? ?f??rk/ (born September 27, 1995) is an actor/character actor. 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. In addition to English, Faerch speaks French.
Halloween, Hancock, Run! Bitch Run!, The Glass Circle, Coming to Town, Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary, Sebastian, Frank's First Love, Family of Four, Life Ride, Earl's Your Uncle, Angry Ghost, Andrew the Pirate, Lucky Numbers: A Musical, Wreck the Halls, The Liar, Necromance, Seafood Heaven, Villa ...
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Daeg Faerch's performance as Michael Myers in "Halloween" (2007) ranks in the "Top 10 Performances From A Child Star In Horror" by Horrornews.
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Daeg has a French accent in "Hancock" and a German accent in "Pushing Daisies". He speaks Japanese in "Life Ride" and French in "Angry Ghost." Daeg can also speak some American Sign Language and a bit of Danish.
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Named the "Best Minor Character" in Miami Herald's 2008 Movie Yearbook: "Hancocks' Michel (Daeg Faerch) the snotty French boy who insists on referring to the alcoholic superhero in an extremely rude way." Best Minor Character.
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When Daeg was cast as Michel, the French boy in Hancock, he had a star meter of 38. At that time, that star meter was greater than the three big names of this movie. The reason is he had just completed the lead role in Halloween (2007), directed by Rob Zombie. Daeg did all his own stunts in both movies.
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Daeg began scriptwriting at eight years old when he wrote the 15 page pirate/vampire script "Duel" that he directed and edited the following year.
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