Noah Fleiss

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Noah Fleiss
Born (1984-04-16) April 16, 1984 (age 39)
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active1989-present

Noah Fleiss (born April 16, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as the eponymous Sam Whitney in Josh and S.A.M. (1993). Subsequently, he played the title character in Joe the King (1999) and appeared in Brick (2005). Outside of his film roles, Fleiss portrayed one of the eight playable characters in the video game Until Dawn (2015).

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Born in White Plains, New York, Fleiss' great uncle is Professor Joseph L. Fleiss, and he is a distant relative of Dr. Paul Fleiss, Mike Fleiss, and Heidi Fleiss. [1]

Career

Fleiss made his screen debut as a young runaway (Sam Whitney) who drives cross-country with his brother in Josh and S.A.M. (1993), perhaps his best-known film. He also has appeared in films such as Joe the King (1999), The Laramie Project (2002), and Brick (2005), in which he portrayed the intimidating Tug. Television appearances include Touched by an Angel , Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , and Fringe .

In 1996, Fleiss was awarded The Hollywood Reporter 's YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for his performance in A Mother's Prayer opposite Linda Hamilton. He was named Jane magazine's "Star of Tomorrow" in 2002 and Nylon magazine's "Next Ed Norton".[ vague ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Josh and S.A.M. Sam
1995 Roommates Michael at age 5
1997 Bad Day on the Block Zach Braverton
1999 Joe the King Joe Henry
2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Jay (segment "Someone For Rose")
2000Double ParkedBret
2001 Storytelling Brady Livingston(segment "Non-Fiction")
2001The FavorSteveShort film
2003 Bringing Rain Marcus Swords
2004EvergreenChat
2005 Brick Tugger
2006 Off the Black Todd Hunter
2006 Day on Fire
2006 Hard Luck Sol RosenbaumVideo
2007Mother's Day MassacreBobby
2007The Speed of LifeVincent
2008 Red Canyon Harley
2009Further LaneBenShort film
2008 Capers Eric
2010 Beware the Gonzo Ryan
2010ConsentRyan
201111:11DerekVideo
2012 Dead Souls Mack
2015 No Letting Go Sasha
2016 The Last Film Festival Stoner
2018Patient 001Eddie / Handyman-son

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 The Baby-Sitters Club Andrew BrewerEpisode: "Mary Ann and the Brunettes"
1995 A Mother's Prayer T.J. HolmstromTelevision film
1995Past the BleachersCharlie
1996 Chasing the Dragon Sean Kessler
1996An Unexpected FamilyMatt Whitney
1998 Touched by an Angel Aaron GibsonEpisode: "How Do You Spell Faith?"
1998An Unexpected LifeMatt WhitneyTelevision film
2000 The Truth About Jane Ned
2002 The Laramie Project Shannon Shingleton
2002 Law & Order Denny CannonEpisode: "Girl Most Likely"
2003 Ed Joe RisbyEpisode: "The Offer"
2008HugeIvan
2009 Taking Chance Army SergeantTelevision film
2009 Fringe Luke DempseyEpisode: "The No-Brainer"
2010 Three Rivers Sam HeatonEpisode: "Win-Loss"
2014 Blue Bloods PaulEpisode: "Partners"
2004, 2016 Law & Order: SVU Nat Dennehy/Nathan Angeli2 episodes

Video games

YearGameRoleNotes
2015 Until Dawn Christopher "Chris" HartleyVoice and motion capture performance

Music videos

TitleYearPerformerRoleNotes
"Waking The Demon"2009 Bullet for My Valentine Todd Skinner (Bully)Cameo

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