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.

Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg in 2008
Born
Chad Tyler Lindberg

(1976-11-01) November 1, 1976 (age 48)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Life and career

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 The Twilight Zone Grey Haired Boy Episode: "The Beacon"
1995 Born to be Wild Burger Boss
1997 413 Hope St. Jonas
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dave Episode: "I, Robot... You, Jane"
ER Jadd Houston 2 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 Rich Episode: "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 Cappilla Episode: "Fallacy"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Brody Jones Episode: "Recipe for Murder"
2004 Cold Case Johnny Episode: "The House"
2005 National Lampoon's Adam & Eve Freddie
2005 CSI: NY Chad Willingham 5 episodes
The Inside Louis Salt Episode: "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 Dealer Episode: "Fix"
2010 I Spit on Your Grave Matthew Duncan
2011 NCIS Joey Peanuts Episode: "Baltimore"
The Cape Hicks Episode: "Goggles and Hicks"
Criminal Minds Tony (one of the hallucinations) Episode: "With Friends Like These"
My Big Break Himself
2012 Castle Marco Vinstrolli Episode: "Secret's Safe with Me"
Weeds Detective Tipton Episode: "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 George Episode: "Leap of Faith"
2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Dwight Frye Episode: "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 Mike TV film
2023 Star Trek: Picard Ensign Foster 3 episodes
2024 Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 Travis

References

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  1. ^ Profile, goskagit.com; accessed September 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Chad Lindberg". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  3. ^ Parker, Dylan (2022-08-11). "Does Chad Lindberg Wish The Creators Of Fast And Furious Would Bring Jesse Back?". TheThings. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ^ Willmore, Alison (2021-06-24). "Chad Lindberg Answers Every Question We Have About The Fast and the Furious". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  5. ^ Cotter, Padraig (2019-10-17). "Fast & Furious: What Happened To Leon After The Original Movie?". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  6. ^ "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". press.discovery.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  7. ^ "Chad Lindberg Catches 'Midnight Rider'". Deadline Hollywood. PMC. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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