Casey Jon Deidrick is an American actor and singer. He is best known for originating the role of Chad DiMera on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives.
Deidrick had his first experience as an actor in high school when he and a friend auditioned for the school's production of Carousel with a rock song. Deidrick attended the AMTC (Actors, Models & Talent Competition) Convention in Orlando, Florida, where he met his agent. Deidrick made the decision to go into acting at the age of 15 when he saw The Lord of the Rings for the first time. At the age of 19, Deidrick relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. He found a manager and enrolled in acting classes. Deidrick supported himself working as a waiter and eventually booked guest spots on Wizards of Waverly Place and 90210 before booking Days. In February 2012, Deidrick made a guest appearance on the ABC prime time series Body of Proof. In April 2013, Deidrick made guest appearances on Glee and NBC's Revolution. On June 20, 2013, Deidrick announced his departure from Days of our Lives on his Twitter account. Deidrick's last appearance on Days was on October 30, 2013.
In September 2014, Deidrick was cast in MTV's thriller series Eye Candy. He played the main role of Tommy, a detective, who worked with Lindy (Victoria Justice). The series is about a genius who realizes that her online suitor is a dangerous cyber stalker. The show was cancelled after one season. In November 2016, Casey appeared in The Chainsmokers' music video for the song "All We Know."
On July 7, 2017, Deidrick had been cast on the MTV teen drama series Teen Wolf where he portrayed Halwyn, a former resident of Eichen House who also happens to be a hundred-year-old Hellhound with mysterious ties to an ancient evil now threatening Beacon Hills in the aftermath of the Ghost Riders and the Wild Hunt.
From 2018-2019, Deidrick starred in the mini-series Driven in the role of Colton Donovan, a bad boy race car driver, who falls in love with Rylee Thomas, a generous girl involved in foster care. After the first year, his role was recast as he mentioned scheduling conflicts with his other series In The Dark. His passionate interpretation of the role is a favorite in the hearts of his Passionflix fans.
From 2019-2022, Deidrick starred in In The Dark. He played Max Parish, a food truck owner and associate of Darnell who becomes attracted to Murphy.
In 2020, Deidrick starred in the feature psychological thriller film Painter.
In February 2021, Deidrick starred in a feature-length episode of the horror TV anthology Into the Dark titled "Tentacles" as Sam Anselm. In December of the same year, he was cast alongside Emily Osment in Hallmark’s A Very Merry Bridesmaid.
Date of Birth | 25th April 1987 |
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Age | 37 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Country | United States of America |
Current City | Santa Clara |
Language | English |
Reference | IMDB |
Career Start | 2009 (15 years ago) |
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