Y'lan Noel
Y'lan Noel | |
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Born | New York, New York,U.S. | August 19, 1988
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Y'lan Noel(born August 19, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for portrayingDaniel Kingin theHBOtelevision seriesInsecure(2016–2018).[1]He played the lead role in the 2018horror filmThe First Purge.[2]
Early life
[edit]Noel was born inBrooklyn, New York.He was further raised inQueensuntil his family moved toDecatur, Georgia.He is ofAfro-Panamaniandescent. He began attendingMorehouse Collegeand transferred toNew York University.[1]He continued throughTisch School of Artsuntil he was called away toLos Angeles.[3]Noel is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Career
[edit]In 2015, Noel landed the role ofDaniel KingonInsecure.Noel described Daniel as being the opposite of him, "I was nervous about playing Daniel. I love being around women...but I’ve always felt a bit awkward, well, insecure, around women I’ve had crushes on. Daniel doesn’t seem to have any of that awkwardness... Daniel’s extremely confident and goes after what he wants."[4]
In 2018, Noel played the lead role of Dmitri inThe First Purge,which he considered very challenging, having said, "I feel like I started to actually physiologically relate to these fictional characters and what they would have to experience if they were to go about surviving the Purge."[5]
In 2021, Noel was reported as cast in the lead for a television pilot based on theSam GreenleenovelThe Spook Who Sat By The Door,to be produced byLee Daniels.[6][7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Noel is a member ofKappa Alpha Psi.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | The Spartan King | Jack | Short film |
2013 | House of Another | Henry Gibson | |
2018 | The First Purge | Dmitri | |
2018 | Slice | Big Cheese | |
2018 | The Weekend | Aubrey | |
2020 | The Photograph | Young Isaac Jefferson |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The Hustle | Kutta | Main cast |
2016–2018 | Insecure | Daniel King | Recurring (season 1);
Main cast (season 2-3) |
2021 | The Spook Who Sat by the Door | Dan Freeman | Main cast; unaired pilot |
2024 | Lady in the Lake | Ferdie Platt |
Video games
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2024 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Troy Marshall | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^abBallin, Sofiya (September 1, 2017)."Insecure's Y'lan Noel Makes It Easy To Be #DanielHive".Fader.RetrievedJuly 9,2018.
- ^Crucchiola, Jordan (July 6, 2018)."The First Purge Star Y'lan Noel on Beating Up Nazis".Vulture.RetrievedJuly 9,2018.
- ^"Alumni Focus: Y'lan Noel".Method Acting Strasberg.December 14, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon January 23, 2018.RetrievedJuly 9,2018.
- ^Armstrong, Olivia."Y'lan Noel on Why Daniel Is Way More Than Just" The Other Guy "".HBO.RetrievedJuly 9,2018.
- ^Volpe, Allie (July 3, 2018)."'Insecure' + 'The First Purge' Star Y'lan Noel on How to Use Audition Nerves to Your Advantage ".Backstage.RetrievedJuly 9,2018.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie."Y'lan Noel To Headline 'The Spook Who Sat By The Door' FX Pilot Produced By Lee Daniels".Deadline.RetrievedAugust 4,2022.
- ^Morales, Wilson (April 14, 2021)."Christina Jackson Joins Y'lan Noel In FX Pilot 'Spook Who Sat by the Door'".BFTV.RetrievedAugust 4,2022.
- ^Alexander, Jared (March 24, 2021)."Y'lan Noel grabs lead role in Lee Daniels' 'The Spook Who Sat By The Door'".thegrio.com.RetrievedAugust 4,2022.
- ^Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. [@kapsi1911] (July 7, 2018)."Brother Y'lan Noel (Omicron Chapter) speaks onstage during the 2018 #EssenceFest at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 📸 by @thephotomanlife #Nupes #essencefestival2018 #essencefestival #InsecureHBO #YlanNoel https://t.co/95e29Go7Ii"(Tweet).RetrievedOctober 3,2021– viaTwitter.
- ^"Xbox's 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' Voice Cast to Star 'Insecure' and 'The First Purge' Actor Y'lan Noel (EXCLUSIVE)".7 June 2024.Retrieved7 June2024.