Chad Tyler Lindberg (born November 1, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles in ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as television roles on ''

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'' and ''

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''. Lindberg was also the co-host of the television series ''

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''.

Life and career

Lindberg was born in

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, the son of Luwana and Pete Lindberg. He attended

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. He began his acting career as Rory in ''

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'' at the 1997

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. From there, he made several guest appearances on popular television shows, such as '' ER'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He continued pursuing films roles, particularly as Sherman O'Dell in ''

'' and Jesse, a mechanic suffering from ADHD, in ''The Fast and the Furious''. He received attention for his role in ''

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'', the 2010 remake of the '70s cult classic. He has also appeared in the recurring role of Chad Willingham on ''

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'' and as

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on ''

''. He took part in Tony Zierra's 2011 documentary ''

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'', which follows the early careers of Lindberg,

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, 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

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program ''Ghost Stalkers''.

Filmography

References

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* 1976 births Male actors from Washington (state) American male film actors American male television actors Living people People from Mount Vernon, Washington 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub