Mike Faist

Mike Faist is a Tony Award-nominated actor for originating the role of Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen. He is also known for his film roles as Riff in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story and Art Donaldson in Challengers.

Faist's additional theatre credits include his Broadway-debut performance Newsies on Broadway; a stage adaptation of Brokeback Mountain in London's West End; and Appropriate, Days of Rage, and A Month in the Country (opposite Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling) off Broadway.