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Noah Bean
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Bean at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Noah Whipple Bean [1]

(1978-08-20) August 20, 1978 (age 44)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Children2

Noah Whipple Bean (born August 20, 1978) is an American actor best known for his roles as Ryan Fletcher on The CW action-thriller series Nikita , as David Connor on the FX legal drama Damages and his leading performance in the independent film The Pill .

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Career

Prior to his role on Damages , Bean had a number of minor and less notable roles on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Ed , Joan of Arcadia , Numb3rs , and Crumbs , the films Williamstowne and Stay , and a number of commercials. [2]

He labels his signing on the role of David Connor on Damages, the fiancé of the protagonist, as being "lucky", praising the script of the show and also the fact that it is shot in New York City, where he is currently living. [3] He also says he was aware that his character dies in the first season and was disappointed but "thrilled" for the opportunity to have a full season.[ citation needed ] He also summarizes working with Glenn Close, Željko Ivanek and Ted Danson as "a dream come true". [4] Bean returned for guest appearances in one episode each of the show's second, third, and fifth seasons.

Bean has also been involved in theatre, Broadway and off-Broadway. His first role was in Philadelphia Here I Come! , a role which he was offered when the originally cast actor left the show four days before the opening. [5] He co-runs a theatre company, Stage 13, with several other actors, directors and playwrights, including Dan Fogler, in New York,[ citation needed ] and although he prefers screen acting, he says, "I love the theater and would always go back to do a play if it was an exciting project." [6] He appeared as a guest star in the episode "Ability" of the TV series Fringe . [7] In 2015, he starred as Aaron Marker in Syfy's Science-Fiction series 12 Monkeys . [8]

He was also a series regular on The CW television series Nikita , as CIA Agent Ryan Fletcher.

Personal life

Bean was born in Boston, Massachusetts. [9] As a child, Bean attended Pine Point School and The Williams School in Connecticut. [2] An only child, he describes himself as being so quiet and shy that his school would phone his parents asking whether anything was wrong at home: "I was deathly shy and basically scared of people in general." [10] In high school, his mother encouraged him to become involved in drama, which he says helped him open up, "I found when I had a script in my hand I could speak." [6] He later attended Boston University's College of Fine Arts before he was offered his first theatre role by director Michael Ritchie. [10]

The son of Ruth Crocker, an author, and Richard Robert Bean, a housebuilder, Bean hails from Mystic, Connecticut, [6] [11] although he has lived and worked in Los Angeles [ citation needed ] and is currently[ when? ] living in New York City. [12] He is friends with actor Seth Gabel and director Jack Bender [ citation needed ] and also says he has come to be good friends with Damages co-actor and on-screen fiancée Rose Byrne. [4]

Bean began a relationship with his Nikita co-star Lyndsy Fonseca in 2013. In February 2016, Fonseca announced their engagement, [13] and they were married on October 2, 2016. [14] They have a two daughters: Greta Lilia Bean (born February 2, 2018) [15] and Evelyn Estella Bean (born June 20, 2022). [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998WilliamstowneTom
2009 Peter and Vandy Andrew
2009 Hysterical Psycho Chuck
2011Ghost of New OrleansPaul Marais
2011 The Pill Fred
2012The Break-Up TourMikeShort
2012 Ex-Girlfriends Tom
2012Beneath the SheetsDaveShort
2013Black MarigoldsRyan Cole
2016LemonBarryShort
2017 Curvature Wells
2017My 'Friend' MickNiallShort, post-production
2019 The Report Martin Heinrich
2021 King Richard Steven

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–01 Ed Tim CooperRecurring role (4 episodes)
2003 Joan of Arcadia Officer OsbourneEpisode: "Pilot"
2006 Crumbs PaulEpisode: "Maybe I'm Tony Randall"
2007–2012 Damages David ConnorMain role (13 episodes)
2008 Medium Charles WintersEpisode: "Drowned World"
2008The VerdictNickTV film
2008 Lipstick Jungle Noah MasonEpisode: "Help!", "Let It Be"
2008 Private Practice ShawnEpisode: "Crime and Punishment"
2009 Fringe FBI agentEpisode: "Ability"
2009–2012 Damages David ConnorGuest role (5 episodes)
2009 The Cleaner Michael ZellmanEpisode: "Does Everybody Have a Drink?"
2009 Dark Blue Scott MuellerGuest role (season 1)
2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Art SloanEpisode: "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry"
2010 Cold Case Dan PalmerEpisode: "Two Weddings"
2010–2013 Nikita Ryan Fletcher Recurring role (seasons 1–2), main (seasons 3–4)
2012 Once Upon a Time Daniel Colter2 episodes
2014 Gang Related Jason ManningGuest role
2015–16 12 Monkeys Aaron MarkerMain role (season 1), guest (season 2)
2016 Elementary Craig CrismondEpisode: "A Burden of Blood"
2016 Vinyl David Bowie Episode: "Cyclone"
201612 Monkeys: Recap/FinaleAaron MarkerTV film
2017 Shut Eye Foster HilburnGuest role (season 2)
2017CivilTed WagmanTV film
2019 The Enemy Within Christopher Shepherd4 episodes
2020–21 9-1-1 Jeffrey Hudson5 episodes
2021 The Baby-Sitters Club Chaz MastersEpisode: "Jessi and the Superbrat"
2021 Invasion David BartonRecurring role (3 episodes)
2022 The Endgame Adic Jonathan DoakSeries regular [17]

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