Josh Rhett Noble

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Josh Rhett Noble

(1980-09-06) September 6, 1980 (age 44)
Website http://www.joshrhettnoble.com

Josh Rhett Noble (born September 6, 1980) is an American stage, television, film and voice actor. Noble is known for his role as Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast in theaters across the country, various guest star roles in television including stints in Law & Order: SVU, The Wonder Years and TIME: The Kalief Browder Story and for providing voice and motion capture for the Rockstar produced video game Red Dead Redemption 2. [1] He is the recipient of the 2011 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Matthew in Altar Boyz [2] as well as the 2013 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Adam in Next Fall . [3]

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Biography

Early life

Noble was born at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The son of the late Janet Brown Noble and the late Lamar Noble, Josh grew up in the small town of Tallapoosa, Georgia along with his older brother, Jason. As a 6-year-old performer, he graduated from entertaining his family and friends to the stage with the community’s production of Down by the Creek Bank .

Noble attended Haralson County High School, where he continued to perform locally and abroad, and was awarded the Lisa Bowlin Abney Performing Arts Memorial Award for Excellence in the Arts. Graduating Salutatorian, an honor graduate, and voted "Most Intellectual", Noble studied musical theatre and film at the University of Miami.

Career

Noble's theatre career has spanned over 70 professional productions in theaters across the U.S. [4]

Noble won acclaim for his work as Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast beginning in 2004, and while in the Cleveland, Ohio, production of the show, he was called the "show-stealer" and "phenomenal". [5] [6] [7]

Noble has also starred as Matthew in the Atlanta, Georgia, and Cleveland, Ohio, premiers of Altar Boyz , for which he also received critical acclaim. For the Atlanta production, Noble was hailed as the leader of the "marvelous" cast. [8] In Cleveland, Noble was called "spot on", [9] and the "singing standout" of the show. [10] In 2010, Noble reprised the role of Matthew in Cleveland, Ohio at the Hanna Theatre in Playhouse Square where he was awarded the 2011 BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actor in a Musical. [11]

In addition to his work in Beauty and the Beast and Altar Boyz, Noble has performed in multiple regional premieres, including his BroadwayWorld Award Winning performance in Next Fall (Adam) and the Florida regional premiere of 9 to 5 (Franklin Hart, Jr.). Other notable performances include shows such as Company (Bobby), Forever Plaid (Sparky/Smudge), [12] Camelot (Lancelot), Godspell (Judas), The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp), The Pajama Game (Sid), [13] The Fantasticks (Matt), Jekyll & Hyde (Stride/Utterson), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II Voice), Guys and Dolls (Sky), The Music Man (Harold), Grease (Kenickie) and Lend Me a Tenor (Max). Noble was also seen in the world premiere of the play OSWALD, based on the interrogation of suspected presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, which played at the Richmond Shepard Theatre in New York City. [14]

Noble was most recently seen in David Henrie's directorial film debut, This Is the Year, [15] produced by Selena Gomez, the new Bruce Willis film, Wrong Place, [16] the new Fox TV series Monarch , [17] the new comedy Finding Happy on Bounce [18] and The Wonder Years [19] on abc.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016TroubleMiller3 Stump Circle Films
2017A Dose of TherapySteveNoble Endeavors
2018Guided by Voices [20] Vivian's Spirit GuideTribblevision Pictures
2019In BetweenJoelNoble Endeavors
2020This Is the Year [21] Jared David Henrie, director/ Selena Gomez, producer
2022Wrong Place [22] Officer RichterEFO Films
2023Free [23] GilliumTriumphant Pictures

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 [24] Lemoyne Raiders Gang, The Local Pedestrian Population Rockstar Games

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Mysteries at the Castle Prince JohnEpisode: Book Thief, Bigamist Duchess, Patent-ly Absurd
2015 The Haunting Of Singing ManEpisode: Audrina Patridge
2015Momsters: When Moms Go BadPatrickEpisode: A Helping Hand, Host: Roseanne Barr
2015A Crime to RememberMatt (Sketch Artist)Episode: Last Night Stand
2016Shadow of DoubtSteven (Drinking buddy)Episode: The Wrong Man
2016I'd Kill for YouDetective Jeffrey YeagerEpisode: Killing Me Softly
2016Evil Lives HereKeith JohnsonEpisode: The Prophet
2016UnraveledTom (Hotel manager)Episode: Driven to Perfection
2017 TIME: The Kalief Browder Story Public DefenderSeries Regular
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Bobby JohnsonEpisode: Service (Season 19, Episode 18 [25] )
2018How to Do EverythingWillEpisode: What Will It Take?
2022 Monarch Persistent ReporterEpisode: Stop at Nothing (Series Premiere)
2022Finding HappyHR RepEpisode: Finding a Chance
2023 The Wonder Years Jim FlemingEpisode: Blockbusting

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