Chad Lindberg

{{short description|American actor}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox person

| image = Chad Lindberg.jpg

| caption = Lindberg in 2008

| name = Chad Lindberg

| birthname = Chad Tyler Lindberg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|11|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1985–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.

Life and career

Lindberg was born in Mount Vernon, Washington, the son of Luwana and Pete Lindberg.[http://www.goskagit.com/entertainment/leading-lindberg/article_e27c527f-e4d1-5011-bb0c-10837e636ed4.html Profile], goskagit.com; accessed September 26, 2015. 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.{{Cite web|title=Chad Lindberg|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511349/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=IMDb}}{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Dylan |date=2022-08-11 |title=Does Chad Lindberg Wish The Creators Of Fast And Furious Would Bring Jesse Back? |url=https://www.thethings.com/does-chad-lindberg-wish-the-creators-of-fast-and-furious-would-bring-jesse-back/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=TheThings |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=2021-06-24 |title=Chad Lindberg Answers Every Question We Have About The Fast and the Furious |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/chad-lindberg-answers-every-question-we-have-about-f-and-f.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Vulture |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Cotter |first=Padraig |date=2019-10-17 |title=Fast & Furious: What Happened To Leon After The Original Movie? |url=https://screenrant.com/fast-furious-movie-leon-what-happened/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://press.discovery.com/us/da/press-releases/2014/back-dead-after-near-death-experiences-two-pa-3221/|title=BACK FROM THE DEAD: AFTER NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES, TWO PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS SEARCH FOR ANSWERS ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE IN DESTINATION AMERICA'S "GHOST STALKERS" : Discovery Press Web|website=press.discovery.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-09}}

Filmography

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! Year

TitleRoleNotes
1985The Twilight ZoneGrey Haired BoyEpisode: "The Beacon"
1995Born to be WildBurger Boss
rowspan="4" | 1997413 Hope St.Jonas
Buffy the Vampire SlayerDaveEpisode: "I, Robot... You, Jane"
ERJadd Houston2 episodes
Black Circle BoysRory
rowspan="4" | 1998The Velocity of GaryKid Joey
City of AngelsBalford's Son
Mercury RisingJames Halstrom
The X-FilesBobby RichEpisode: "Schizogeny"
rowspan="2" | 1999The White River KidReggie Weed
October SkySherman O'Dell
2000BrightnessNick
rowspan="2" | 2001The Fast and the FuriousJesse
UndonePaul
rowspan="3" | 2002A Midsummer Night's RaveNick
The RookieJoe David West
The FlatsHarper
rowspan="4" | 2003The Last SamuraiWinchester Rep Assistant
The FailuresWilliam
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEddie CappillaEpisode: "Fallacy"
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBrody JonesEpisode: "Recipe for Murder"
2004Cold CaseJohnnyEpisode: "The House"
2005National Lampoon's Adam & EveFreddie
rowspan="2" | 2005CSI: NYChad Willingham5 episodes
The InsideLouis SaltEpisode: "Point of Origin"
2006–2010SupernaturalAshRecurring role (season 2), guest role (season 5)
rowspan="2" | 2006PushJoe
Punk LoveSpike
2008The Other Side of the TracksRusty
2009Sons of AnarchyMeth DealerEpisode: "Fix"
2010I Spit on Your GraveMatthew Duncan
rowspan="4" | 2011NCISJoey PeanutsEpisode: "Baltimore"
The CapeHicksEpisode: "Goggles and Hicks"
Criminal MindsTony (one of the hallucinations)Episode: "With Friends Like These"
My Big BreakHimself
rowspan="4" | 2012CastleMarco VinstrolliEpisode: "Secret's Safe with Me"
WeedsDetective TiptonEpisode: "Messy "
Ghost AdventuresHimself (Guest Investigator)
Rise of the ZombiesKyle
rowspan="3" | 2014Ghost StalkersHimself (Co Host)
Midnight RiderJoseph "Red Dog" Campbell{{cite news|title=Chad Lindberg Catches 'Midnight Rider'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/chad-lindberg-midnight-rider-gregg-allman-cory-michael-smith-todd-haynes-carol-674973/|access-date=February 21, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=PMC|date=February 4, 2014|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307065549/http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/chad-lindberg-midnight-rider-gregg-allman-cory-michael-smith-todd-haynes-carol/|url-status=live}}Unreleased film
Major CrimesBill GeorgeEpisode: "Leap of Faith"
2015Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Dwight FryeEpisode: "Devils You Know"
2016Manson's Lost GirlsTerry MelcherTV film
2017SecurityMason
2020Four Good DaysEric
2021List of a LifetimeMikeTV film
2023Star Trek: PicardEnsign Foster3 episodes
| 2024Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2Travis

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