River Faught

River Faught

Born: February 11, 1975
in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
River was in college at Arkansas State University when he first decided to become an actor though he forged forth and earned a B.A. in Criminology with the pursuit of Law School previously on his mind. However, one year after completing his collegiate endeavors at the bachelor level, River moved to LA in July of 1998 to pursue his dream of becoming an actor in Hollywood. He trekked across the country in a U-Haul with a Jeep attached to the back and $3000 in his pocket...with no place to live. He spent three days knocking on doors of apartment complexes looking for a place to call home...for awhile. On the third day (and the day the U-Haul was due back at the dealership), he found an available apartment in Studio City, California. He recalls having made a phone call to his father from a pay phone at the cross streets of Vineland and Ventura Blvd. excitedly stating, "I can see Universal Studios from where I'm standing!" He was steps away from fulfilling his dream. Soon thereafter, River landed his first big role in a national commercial for "Red Stripe Beer... and then came television roles for ABC Family Channel and various documentaries.

These days River can be seen Starring in Feature Films, Reality Shows, TV Pilots, documentaries, commercials, music videos, and print ads!

In addition, River has written a "Dark Comedy" screenplay. Registered with the Writers Guild of America, the movie screenplay is making its rounds in numerous screenplay contests. He has begun work on his second screenplay at this time.

Movies for River Faught...

The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost
Title: The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost
Character: Demon #1
Released: August 5, 2023
Type: Movie
A single mother struggles with the grief of her missing child on the one-year anniversary of her disappearance, while her neighborhood milkman begins to feel a strong connection to her grief.
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King Baby
Title: King Baby
Character: Santa
Released: August 3, 2019
Type: Movie
A collage storybook retelling of the Jesus Christ story with Digital, Super 8, 16MM, and VHS, primarily set within a decaying and run-down world and divided into three acts. Accompanying the film's images is distilled church music provided by various noise artists. This is the first feature film from Los Angeles experimental filmmaker Case Esparros and was released in 2019.
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Title: Darwin’d
Character: Roger
Released: September 23, 2018
Type: TV
Darwin’d was released on September 23, 2018 in the United States.
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1 Buck
Title: 1 Buck
Character: Bill
Released: September 22, 2017
Type: Movie
Shifting from one pocket to another, from one man's drama to another, a lowly dollar bill, 'one buck' takes us on an odyssey through the heart of a forgotten town in Louisiana.
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The Lodge
Title: The Lodge
Character: Didi
Released: June 1, 2016
Type: Movie
The LA Corner Productions released The Lodge on June 1, 2016 in the United States.
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Guiding Light
Title: Guiding Light
Character: Abusive Boyfriend
Released: March 27, 2016
Type: Movie
Benjamin Ironside Koppin and David Orgill released Guiding Light on March 27, 2016 in the United States.
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Jim
Title: Jim
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
An OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) professional has a reoccurring character as he dreams. Little does he know this 'character' is apart of him in reality.
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Staying Clean
Title: Staying Clean
Character: James
Released: November 28, 2010
Type: Movie
The first 24 hours are the hardest.....especially when you’re homeless.
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Saul of Suburbia
Title: Saul of Suburbia
Character: Inmate 1
Released: July 13, 2010
Type: Movie
Saul Williams is a punk teenager that lashes out at his mother in violence. He is taken to a correctional facility and must face his caged anger.
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Blockhead
Title: Blockhead
Character: John
Released: January 23, 2010
Type: Movie
John, an old mason who suffers from a disease after years of working with concrete, is locked up in the family bookstore. His younger brother Dave, who takes care of John and the bookstore, moonlights as an accomplice to John's murderous habit.
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The Things We Carry
Title: The Things We Carry
Character: Man #1
Released: September 21, 2009
Type: Movie
When her drug-addict mother dies, Emmie returns home, traveling through the underbelly of suburbia looking for a package her mother has left behind, reconnecting with her estranged sister, Eve, along the way.
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Academy of Satan
Title: Academy of Satan
Character: Dalton Jenkins
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Misha, Dalton, Jaxon, Hamlet, and David are young aspiring actors who move to Hollywood to follow their dream, but wind up testing their fate with consequences beyond their wildest imagination. Each of the actors have been hand picked by 'The Master'. A dark, mysterious teacher who promises to teach them the ultimate secret to success. Without knowing it, the young faithful dreamers are set to the test of their lives. They are hypnotized, mentally and physically abused and brainwashed as The Master slowly steals away any human instinct and empathy from them and applies a strange animal behavior instead. He calls it his unique acting technique. But in spite of all their hopes, dreams and aspirations The Master is never planning on giving them the secret to success. He has his own dark agenda. He is the hungry wolf in the jungle waiting for the right moment to prey on little girls. Just like the fairy tale of 'Little Red Riding Hood'.
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Montana
Title: Montana
Character: Montana
Released: September 13, 2007
Type: Movie
Embassies of Cinema released Montana on September 13, 2007.
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Ten Years Time
Title: Ten Years Time
Character: Convict 1
Released: May 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Can time heal all wounds?
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Short Side of Nothing
Title: Short Side of Nothing
Character: Creep
Released: July 19, 2005
Type: Movie
When the subject of a documentary is found murdered, the documentarian shifts the focus of her picture to finding out who is responsible.
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Cedar Flats
Title: Cedar Flats
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Dub Gardens Productions released Cedar Flats in 2002 in the United States.