Chad Lindberg

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Chad Lindberg
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Chad Lindberg in 2008
Born
Chad Tyler Lindberg

(1976-11-01) November 1, 1976 (age 47)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Chad Tyler Lindberg (born November 1, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles in The Fast and the Furious and October Sky , as well as television roles on Sons of Anarchy and Supernatural . Lindberg was also the co-host of the television series Ghost Stalkers .

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Life and career

Lindberg was born in Mount Vernon, Washington, the son of Luwana and Pete Lindberg. [1] He attended Mount Vernon High School. He began his acting career as Rory in Black Circle Boys at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. From there, he made several guest appearances on popular television shows, such as ER , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , and The X-Files . He continued pursuing films roles, particularly as Sherman O'Dell in October Sky and Jesse, a mechanic suffering from ADHD, in The Fast and the Furious. [2] [3] [4] [5]

He received attention for his role in I Spit on Your Grave , the 2010 remake of the '70s cult classic. He has also appeared in the recurring role of Chad Willingham on CSI: NY and as Ash on Supernatural . He took part in Tony Zierra's 2011 documentary My Big Break , which follows the early careers of Lindberg, Wes Bentley, Brad Rowe and Greg Fawcett. He was also a guest star in an episode of The Cape as Hicks, a professional sniper assassin. He was more recently featured as a paranormal investigator on the Destination America program Ghost Stalkers. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 The Twilight Zone Grey Haired BoyEpisode: "The Beacon"
1995 Born to be Wild Burger Boss
1997 413 Hope St. Jonas
Buffy the Vampire Slayer DaveEpisode: "I, Robot... You, Jane"
ER Jadd Houston2 episodes
Black Circle Boys Rory
1998 The Velocity of Gary Kid Joey
City of Angels Balford's Son
Mercury Rising James Halstrom
The X-Files Bobby RichEpisode: "Schizogeny"
1999 The White River Kid Reggie Weed
October Sky Sherman O'Dell
2000 Brightness Nick
2001 The Fast and the Furious Jesse
Undone Paul
2002 A Midsummer Night's Rave Nick
The Rookie Joe David West
The Flats Harper
2003 The Last Samurai Winchester Rep Assistant
The Failures William
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Eddie CappillaEpisode: "Fallacy"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Brody JonesEpisode: "Recipe for Murder"
2004 Cold Case JohnnyEpisode: "The House"
2005 National Lampoon's Adam & Eve Freddie
2005 CSI: NY Chad Willingham5 episodes
The Inside Louis SaltEpisode: "Point of Origin"
2006–2010 Supernatural Ash Recurring role (season 2), guest role (season 5)
2006 Push Joe
Punk Love Spike
2008 The Other Side of the Tracks Rusty
2009 Sons of Anarchy Meth DealerEpisode: "Fix"
2010 I Spit on Your Grave Matthew Duncan
2011 NCIS Joey PeanutsEpisode: "Baltimore"
The Cape HicksEpisode: "Goggles and Hicks"
Criminal Minds Tony (one of the hallucinations)Episode: "With Friends Like These"
My Big Break Himself
2012 Castle Marco VinstrolliEpisode: "Secret's Safe with Me"
Weeds Detective TiptonEpisode: "Messy "
Ghost Adventures Himself (Guest Investigator)
Rise of the Zombies Kyle
2014 Ghost Stalkers Himself (Co Host)
Midnight Rider Joseph "Red Dog" Campbell [7] Unreleased film
Major Crimes Bill GeorgeEpisode: "Leap of Faith"
2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Dwight FryeEpisode: "Devils You Know"
2016 Manson's Lost Girls Terry Melcher TV film
2017 Security Mason
2020 Four Good Days Eric
2021 List of a Lifetime MikeTV film
2023 Star Trek: Picard Ensign Foster3 episodes
2024American Dream: The 21 Savage StoryTBAPost-production

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