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Wikipedia / Chad Lindberg

Chad Tyler Lindberg (born November 1, 1976) is an American actor and producer. 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. 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 with ADHD, in The Fast and the Furious.

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.

Filmography

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

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

2026

The 'Burbs

Walters

3 episodes

References