Noah Wyle
Noah Wyle | |
|---|---|
 Wyle at the 2010San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Noah Strausser Speer Wyle June 4, 1971 Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern University(BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouses | Tracy Warbin
(m.2000;div.2010)Sara Wells (m.2014) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | James C. Katz(stepfather) Edith R. Wyle(paternal grandmother) Sonia Romero(cousin) |
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle(/ˈwaɪli/;born June 4, 1971) is an American actor, producer, director, and writer. He currently plays lawyer Harry Wilson inLeverage: Redemption,a revival ofLeverage(2008-2012). He is best known for his role asJohn Carterin the television seriesER(1994–2009), which earned him nominations for threeGolden Globe Awardsand fivePrimetime Emmy Awards.He is also known for his roles asFlynn CarseninThe LibrarianfranchiseandTom Masonin the television seriesFalling Skies(2011–2015). He has appeared in films such asA Few Good Men(1992),Pirates of Silicon Valley(1999),Donnie Darko(2001), andW.(2008).
Wyle was nominated for aCritics' Choice Television Awardfor his role as Daniel Calder in the television miniseriesThe Red Line(2019).
Early life[edit]
Wyle, the middle of three children, was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Marjorie (néeSpeer), a registeredorthopedicheadnurse,and Stephen Wyle, anelectrical engineerandentrepreneur.[1]His father wasJewish(ofRussian-Jewishdescent), whereas his mother wasEpiscopalian,and he was raised "fairlynondenominationally",around both faiths.[2][3][4][5]Wyle's parents divorced in the late 1970s, and his mother later marriedJames C. Katz,afilm restorationist[6]with three children of his own from a previous marriage. Wyle's paternal grandparents, Edith and Frank Wyle, founded the Los AngelesCraft and Folk Art Museum,and his grandfather also foundedWyle Laboratories.[7]Edith R. Wylewas anexpressionistpainter who also createdThe Egg and The Eye,a café and shop in theMiracle Mile districtofLos Angeles.[8]
Wyle was educated atThe Thacher SchoolinOjai, California,and graduated with the class of 1989. Wyle participated in aTheatre Artsprogram atNorthwestern Universityafter his junior year of high school and appeared in high school plays, even winning an award for a play he wrote. After graduation, he studied with acting teacher Larry Moss while living in a small apartment onHollywood Boulevard.
Career[edit]
ER[edit]
Wyle's big break came when he was given the pilot script forERand was cast as medical studentJohn Carter.He was the youngest member when he joined the cast.[9]Wyle was the only major cast member ofERto have been with the show since its inception (1994) when he left after its eleventh season (2005). His performances on the show earned himEmmy Awardnominations in each of its first five seasons. As part of anensemblehe was nominated several times for theScreen Actors Guild Award,he was recognized with threeGolden Globenominations asBest Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Televisionand won the 2001TV GuideAward forSupporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Wyle left the series at the end of season 11, although he returned in guest appearances for a four-episode arc during season 12. He stated that he left because he wanted to spend more time with his family and friends and to make room for the upcoming generation. However, in 2009, Wyle returned toERduring its fifteenth and final season for five episodes, including theseries finale.
According to theGuinness World Records2005 Special 50th Anniversary Edition, Wyle became the holder of a "Highest paid TV drama actor per episode" record during the 2003–2004 tenth season, earning approximately $400,000 per episode. While onER,Wyle's estimated salary was $9 million a year.[10]Wyle has also appeared in the most episodes ofER,254, four more thanLaura Innes.[11]
The Librarian[edit]
Wyle starred in the filmThe Librarian: Quest for the Spear(2004), launching what would becomeThe Librarian Franchise.Two sequels,The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's MinesandThe Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice,were followed by a television series calledThe Librarians(2014-2018) which focuses on three additional new librarians who are brought into the library at a time of cataclysmic events.
Film[edit]
Wyle was first seen in thePaul Bartel1985 filmLust in the Dust(a western exploitation/parody which starredTab Hunter,Lainie Kazan,andDivine) as an extra in the local gang running the small town of Chili Verde.
His later roles were a mini-series and featuring in the movieCrooked Hearts(1991) in 1990. In 1993 he appeared in another feature film,There Goes My Baby.After appearing in several local plays in Los Angeles, he was cast in the box-office hitA Few Good Men,in which he played a Marine jeep driver who testified in court. He also appeared in the featureSwing Kidsas Emil Lutz, a leader in theHitler Youth,and in the independent movieThe Myth of FingerprintswithRoy Scheider,Blythe Danner,andJulianne Moore.Additionally, he starred as Lancelot oppositeSheryl Leein the Television movieGuinevere.In 2019, he played Daniel Calder in the eight-part limited seriesThe Red Line.[12]
His other work has included a critically acclaimed turn asSteve Jobsin theEmmy-nominatedPirates of Silicon Valley(1999). Steve Jobs was so impressed with the performance that he invited Wyle to step on stage as him at the opening of his annual speech at the Apple convention.[13]He has also appeared in several feature films, includingWhite OleanderoppositeRenée Zellweger,EnoughoppositeJennifer Lopez,the independent featureDonnie Darko,as the President's interpreter in the 2000 live-television production ofFail Safe,and in the independent filmThe Californians.
Wyle starred as the lead inTNT'ssci-fiseriesFalling Skies(2011-2015), Wyle playedTom Mason,a former Boston University history professor who becomes the second-in-command of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment, a group of civilians and fighters fleeing post-apocalyptic Boston while fighting aliens who have wiped out 90% of humanity.[14]The character was also the father of three boys, one of whom was captured by the aliens. Wyle's performance earned himBuddyTV's #91 position on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".[15]
Stage[edit]
Along with his film and television career, Wyle is also Artistic Producer ofThe Blank Theatre Companylocated inHollywood,California. With the company, he has appeared on stage in the 1995 production ofThe 24th DaywithPeter Berg,The Why(as part of the company's Young Playwrights Festival), andLobster Alice,oppositeNicholas Brendon,where he played the surrealist painterSalvador Dalí.
For his work as one of the producers of 2005 Los Angeles Production ofMichael John LaChiusa'sThe Wild Party,he won anNAACP Theatre Award.[16]
Personal life[edit]
Noah met his first wife,make-up artistTracy Warbin, on the set ofThe Myth of Fingerprints.They married in 2000 and have a son, Owen Strausser Speer Wyle (born November 9, 2002), and a daughter, Auden Wyle (born October 15, 2005). Wyle and Warbin separated in 2009 and divorced in 2010.[17]
Wyle married Sara Wells in June 2014 in California.[18]The couple met in 2011 during a production at The Blank Theatre Company. Their daughter Frances Harper Wyle was born on June 22, 2015.[19]
Political advocacy and philanthropy[edit]
Wyle opened the 1999 NYMacworld Expokeynote,initially posing asApple Inc.'sSteve Jobs.It was a practical joke on the audience, engineered by Jobs and Wyle in light of the 1999 TNT filmPirates of Silicon Valley.[20]
Wyle devotes much of his free time to the international non-profit organizationDoctors of the Worldand to his work as a member of theHuman Rights WatchCouncil. Wyle also serves as the voluntary artisticproducerof theBlank Theatre CompanyinHollywood,which stages an annual young playwrights festival and whose alumni includeEd Asner,Sarah Michelle Gellar,D. B. Sweeney,James Kerwin,Amber Benson,Megan Henning,Travis Schuldt,Warren Davis,Grant Show,andNicholas Brendon.He also recently acquired Second Stage Theater (Los Angeles) in Hollywood, where the company has mounted numerous successful productions.
Wyle was thespokespersonfor the Cover the Uninsured campaign in 2004, which had as Honorary Co-Chairs former PresidentsGerald FordandJimmy Carter.The Cover the Uninsured Week is annually held in theUnited States of Americaand focuses attention on the nearly 44 million Americans who go without health care coverage. The campaign includes several events among different communities, health and enrollment fairs, press conferences, and business seminars all over the U.S. Additionally, Wyle is a supporter of animal rights and a spokesman forthe World Wildlife Fund,dedicated to protecting and conserving wildlife for future generations.
In 2009, Wyle became a spokesperson for theWorld Wide Fund for Nature(WWF), claiming thatpolar bearsare "hanging on by a thread" and "may be extinct in our children's lifetime, due to theeffects of climate change."[21]
In 2012, Wyle supported the disability rights groupADAPT.[22]On April 23, he was arrested during a protest on Capitol Hill to fight againstMedicaidcuts for the elderly and people with disabilities.[23][24]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Crooked Hearts | Ask | |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | Cpl. Jeffrey Barnes | |
| 1993 | Swing Kids | Emil Lutz | |
| 1994 | There Goes My Baby | Michael Finnegan | |
| 1997 | The Myth of Fingerprints | Warren | Also associate producer |
| 1999 | Can't Stop Dancing | Poe | |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Steve Jobs | |
| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff | |
| 2001 | Scenes of the Crime | Seth | |
| 2002 | Enough | Robbie | |
| 2002 | White Oleander | Mark Richards | |
| 2005 | The Californians | Gavin Ransom | |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth | Avril Aaronson | |
| 2008 | An American Affair | Mike Stafford | |
| 2008 | W. | Donald Evans | |
| 2010 | Below the Beltway | Hunter Patrick | |
| 2010 | Queen of the Lot | Aaron Lambert | |
| 2013 | Snake & Mongoose | Arthur Spear | |
| 2015 | The World Made Straight | Leonard Shuler | |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Stan Pottinger | |
| 2017 | Shot | Mark Newman |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Blind Faith | Eric | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Guinevere | Lancelot | Television film |
| 1994–2009 | ER | Dr. John Carter | Main role (seasons 1–11 and 15); guest star (season 12) |
| 1995 | Friends | Dr. Jeffrey Rosen | Episode: "The One with Two Parts: Part 2" |
| 1995 | The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | Episode: "Eight" |
| 1996 | Sesame Street | Dr. Colburn | 2 episodes "Maria Goes To The Hospital" |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Steve Jobs | Television film |
| 1999 | Save Our History: America's Most Endangered 1999 | Himself | Host |
| 2000 | Fail Safe | Buck | Television film |
| 2000 | Beggars and Choosers | Davis G. Green | Episode: "The Naked Truth" |
| 2004 | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Flynn Carsen | Television film |
| 2006 | The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | Flynn Carsen | Television film; also producer |
| 2008 | The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice | Flynn Carsen | Television film; also producer |
| 2011–2015 | Falling Skies | Tom Mason | Main role; also producer and director |
| 2013 | Lab Rats | Dr. Evans | Episode: "Twas the Mission Before Christmas" |
| 2014 | Phineas and Ferb | Martin the news vendor (voice) | Episode: "Night of the Living Pharmacists" |
| 2014–2018 | The Librarians | Flynn Carsen | Recurring role; also executive producer, writer and director |
| 2015 | Drunk History | Thomas Nast | Episode: "Journalism" |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Hospital administrator | Episode: "Organ Trail" |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Ivan | Episode: "The Royal We" |
| 2019 | The Red Line | Daniel Calder | |
| 2020 | 25 words or less | Himself | Main role; player; s1:e163 |
| 2021–present | Leverage: Redemption | Harry Wilson | Main role; also director |
Awards and nominations[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^Schneider, Karen S. (May 20, 1996)."Smooth Operators – ER, Anthony Edwards, Eriq La Salle, George Clooney, Noah Wyle".People.com.RetrievedJune 18,2012.
- ^Rappaport, Jill; Linda Solomon (2007).Mazel Tov: Celebrities' Bar and Bat Mitzvah Memories.Simon and Schuster. p.47.ISBN978-0-7432-8787-6.
- ^"Intensive Care: ER's Noah Wyle Made Sure His Wedding Went Off Without Complications".People.May 22, 2000.RetrievedNovember 16,2015.
- ^Miller, Gerri (July 31, 2013)."Hollywood Now: Noah Wyle - Raised Interfaith, Raising Interfaith Kids".Interfaith Family.RetrievedNovember 16,2015.
- ^"Noah Wyle Biography – Yahoo! Movies".
- ^Sharon K. Emanuelli, "Oral History Interview with Edith Wyle, 1993, March 9-September 7,"Archives of American Art, Women in the Arts in Southern California Oral History Project.
- ^Aushenker, Michael (April 10, 2003)."Loco for Local Art".Jewish Journal.RetrievedNovember 16,2015.
- ^"NOAH WYLE: RAISING THE BAR".Archived fromthe originalon April 1, 2016.
- ^"Salaries".Entertainment Weekly.October 26, 2001.Archivedfrom the original on October 3, 2013.
- ^blanche-2."ER (TV Series 1994–2009)".IMDb.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^Andreeva, Nellie (March 6, 2018)."Noah Wyle To Topline CBS Pilot 'Red Line' From Ava DuVernay & Greg Berlanti".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedMarch 6,2018.
- ^"Noah Wyle on playing Steve Jobs".Fortune.October 7, 2011.RetrievedNovember 16,2015.
- ^Adam Bryant (June 30, 2009)."Noah Wyle Set to Star in Spielberg's TNT Series".TVGuide.com.RetrievedJuly 1,2009.
- ^"TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011".BuddyTV.RetrievedMarch 9,2012.
- ^ Pincus-Roth, Zachary (February 21, 2007)."Fishburne Among Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP Theatre Award Winners".Playbill.Archived fromthe originalon December 4, 2012.RetrievedNovember 24,2009.
- ^Leonard, Elizabeth (January 15, 2010)."Noah Wyle Separates from Wife".People.com.RetrievedDecember 7,2014.
- ^Michaud, Sarah (June 24, 2014)."Noah Wyle Marries Sara Wells".People.com.RetrievedJune 24,2014.
- ^"Noah Wyle Welcomes Daughter Frances Harper – Moms & Babies – Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies - People.com".PEOPLE.com.Archived fromthe originalon October 25, 2015.RetrievedNovember 23,2015.
- ^"Noah Wyle on playing Steve Jobs."Fortune Magazine,October 7, 2011.
- ^"Save the polar bears".
- ^"Noah Wyle to be ADAPT Celebrity Fun Runner".Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2012.RetrievedApril 23,2012.
- ^Donnelly, Matt (April 23, 2012)."Noah Wyle arrested during Medicaid-cuts protest in D.C."Los Angeles Times.He was arrested.
- ^Marrero, Pedro (May 17, 2020)."Glimpse into ER Star Noah Wyle's Personal Life Including Wife Sara Wells and Three Kids".news.amomama.com.RetrievedSeptember 14,2020.
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