Mike Faiola is an American actor who has been present in the industry for almost two decades.
Mike Faiola was born in Detroit, Michigan. Mike was born on August 20, 1978, which makes him a Leo which explains why he oozes charm in his interviews.
Mike was born and bred in the City of Angels aka Los Angeles. California. Mike has made his place of birth his adult residence as well, Mike currently lives in Los Angeles.
Mike Faiola stars as Simon in the latest Hallmark Movie, Reunited At Christmas which premiered on November 23, 2018, at 8a/7c.
On Reunited At Christmas, we saw Mike reunite with his long-time co-star Nikki DeLoach from Awkward.
Nikki Deloach starred as Lacey DeLoach, Mike’s character wife on Awkward.
Mike is not a relatively well-known face in the industry significantly, but he boasts an impressive resume, keep on reading more to find out all that is known about Mr. Mike Faiola.
Mike Faiola’s Family and Upbringing
As we have previously mentioned before, Mike isn’t relatively known for his acting work except for a few, so much isn’t written about him and he has very few interviews of him.
Mike is a very private person. He has revealed in the past his absence from social media except for Twitter, which he only uses for his work’s promotion.
Due to this, we do not have sufficient information about his family or his marital status.
But, we have gathered all scoop on him that is available, keep on reading.
Quick Trivia on Mike Faiola
| Birthdate | August 20, 1978 |
| Zodiac | Leo |
| Height | 5 feet 11 inches |
| Haircolor | Auburn |
| Eyecolor | Blue |
Mike Faiola’s Career
Mike Faiola attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. He attended the University to become a journalist.
This is where his acting worm peaked. He was attracted to Tim Robbins’ prestigious “Actor’s Gang”, where he learned and refined his acting chops.
Mike Faiola’s first acting gig was in the 2002 Fantasy Island Movie.
Mike Faiola’s major notable works have been portraying Eric in the American web series, also briefly NBC television series Quarterlife, and Kevin Hamilton in MTV’s teen comedy-drama Awkward.
Mike Faiola’s stint in Quarterlife was short-lived.
Mike Faiola portrayed Eric Greensohn in Quarterlife, it is about artists in their twenties, fitting and juggling the mold of being a young adult in the new generation of digital technology.
Eric plays an environmental activist in the show. Eric ( played by Mike Faiola ) falls in love with Dylan Krieger (played by Bitsie Tulloch), when he visits his old friend Debra Locatelli (played by Michelle Lombardo).
Unfortunately, Mike’s character Eric Greensohn could not be developed beyond five episodes. The show Qarterlife is one of the few television shows which was canceled after episode 1.
Following the departure from NBC studio, the five remaining episodes were aired on NBC Universal’s sibling channel Bravo.
Compared with Quarterife, Awkward faired better in terms of both reception and viewership. Awkward had a five-season run over 89 episodes.
The show has been nominated for numerous prestigious awards like Critic’s Choice Awards, People’s Choice Awards, and Teen Choice awards along with other awards.
The show won the People’s Choice Award in 2013, in the category of Favourite Cable TV comedy.
Mike Faiola played Kevin Hamilton, father to the troubled and misunderstood lead character Jenna Hamilton.
Mike has been praised for his role in Awkward. When asked about his experience working in the show ad where he drew inspiration for Kevin Hamilton, he told SLTV that he had no personal experience as a father or husband, so he had to draw inspiration for Kevin elsewhere, which is his other career.
Mike’s Other Career Revealed
Mike has worked as a case manager and residential counselor for youth experiencing homelessness.
This is where Mike Faiola derived inspiration for portraying Kevin Hamilton, father to Jenna Hamilton on Awkward.
Mike has made many positive changes in the lives of homeless youth in Los Angeles and he has worked with SPY ( Space Place for Youth).
Mike, himself has said that he feels thankful to the SPY staff and its youth for making him feel welcome and valued in their collective endeavor to create positive change in the community.
Five Unknown Facts About Mike Faiola
Mr. Fike Faiola is a jack of many trades.
Acting is not the only thing the actor has his claws in, here are some Unknown Facts about him.
1. Working with homeless youths in Los Angeles,
Mike Faiola has almost worked as a case manager for homeless youths for almost two decades now.
He currently chairs the position of Drop In Case Manager at SPY ( Safe Place for Youth) in Venice Beach.
2. Mike can play drums.
Mike mentioned in the interview with SLTV, that he is an avid drummer.
He plays in a Los Angeles-based band, which has been named Les Enfants.
3. Mike is a teacher as well
Mike’s impressive resume just doesn’t end as previously mentioned roles. Mike Faiola teaches an acting class as well at BGB. The class has been titled “Mike Faiola: Becoming.”
The cost of attending his class has been priced at $275/ month for 4 months.
In a teacher’s talk on BGB meeting over Zoom, Mike talks about his struggles with adopting new technology and teaching a class online.
He is also a head teaching artist at the Young Storyellers Foundation.
4. Mike Faiola ranks as some of the most crushed celebrities.
He has been ranked 85,909th position among all celebrities on the List of Top Celebrity Crushes List.
And he ranks at no. 51,102nd among the most Most-Man-Crushed-Upon Celebrity Men.
These were titles bestowed upon him on mancrushes.com.
5. Mike is also a surfer.
Actor, drummer, case manager, and counselor. Mike can not only work his hands and legs drums, Mike can skillfully use them to surf as well.
Mike Faiola’s Other Minor Acting Roles
The actor was also featured in a commercial for Cool Whip.
It is also worth mentioning that some of his earlier minor roles were on an episode of Grey’s Anatomy and CSI: Miami.
His some of latest works were Criminal Minds( 2019), Will Make You Mine (2020), and The Last Days of Capitalism (2020).
Well, there you have it about Mr. Mike Fiaola.