Faul also worked as dga trainee on the crime comedy My Blue Heaven (1990). He then worked as second assistant director on the action drama Rapid Fire (1992) and on episodes of Jake and the Fatman (1991), Eerie, Indiana (1992), Tales of the City (1993), Northern Exposure (1994-1995), and Murder One (1995-1996). His credits as first assistant director include episodes of Murder One (1996), JAG (1997-2005), Standoff (2006), Prison Break (2006-2009), The Deep End (2010), and Detroit 1-8-7 (2010-2011).