Nathan Mitchell

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Nathan Mitchell
Born (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 35)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Nathan Mitchell is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Earving / Black Noir in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys , based on the comic book series of the same name.

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Early life

Mitchell was born in Mississauga, Ontario. He is of Trinidadian and Jamaican descent. [1]

Career

Mitchell debuted in 2007 with a recurring role on the series Aliens in America . He appeared on Arrow , The Tomorrow People , Timeless , iZombie [2] and Supernatural . [3] Mitchell also appeared in the 2018 film Scorched Earth and the Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia . [3]

In 2019, Mitchell starred in The Boys as Black Noir. [4] His severe tree nut allergy was creatively incorporated into Black Noir as a rather unique type of kryptonite for the character. In one memorable scene, Queen Maeve subdues Black Noir with an Almond Joy bar. [5] [6] Mitchell will also portray the second Black Noir after the first one's death in season three. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 The Marine 5: Battleground Cole Direct-to-video
2018 Scorched Earth Zee

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Aliens in America JeffreyRecurring role; 3 episodes
2010 Flashpoint SidneyEpisode: "Follow the Leader"
Covert Affairs TommyEpisode: "Tommy"
Unnatural History GregEpisode: "Maximum Insecurity"
2010–2011 How to Be Indie Teach2 episodes
2011 Falling Skies ParkerEpisode: "Sanctuary: Part 1"
2013–2014 The Tomorrow People Ultra Agent #12 episodes
2014 The Lottery BartenderEpisode: "Pilot"
Cedar Cove Tom2 episodes
Rush Officer HarwoodEpisode: "Where Is My Mind?"
Arrow Isaac Stanzler2 episodes
2015–2016 Motive Russell Bowman / Phil2 episodes
2016The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant StoryReggieTelevision film
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl StrokerEpisode 1.1
Twist of FateZackTelevision film
Newlywed and DeadTrooperTelevision film
Timeless JayEpisode: "The Watergate Tape"
2016–2017 iZombie Singing MercenaryGuest (season 2); recurring role (season 3); 5 episodes
2017 Supernatural Kelvin2 episodes
Rogue CoyleEpisode: "A Good Leaving Alone"
Psych: The Movie Black Gentleman NinjaTelevision film
DoomsdayRichardTelevision film
2019–present The Boys Earving / Black Noir, Black Noir II (season 4)Main cast
2020-present Ginny & Georgia Zion MillerRecurring role

Online

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Death Battle! Earving / Black Noir Guest role; web series promoting The Boys
2021 Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman

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