Noah Wyle
Biography
Noah Wyle is an American actor, director, producer and writer best known for his run as Dr. John Carter on the NBC medical drama ER, from 1994 to 2005. Born in Hollywood, he started out in Los Angeles stage work and films including Crooked Hearts (1991), A Few Good Men (1992) and Swing Kids (1993). His ER years brought five Emmy nominations, three Golden Globe nominations and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He played Steve Jobs in Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999), took supporting roles in Donnie Darko (2001) and Enough (2002), and led the TNT Librarian movies beginning with The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004). He headlined Falling Skies as Tom Mason and drew a Critics' Choice Award nomination for The Red Line. He stars in The Pitt, a role that earned him his first Emmy Award. For more than twenty years he was an artistic leader of the Blank Theatre Company.
55years old
Turns 56 on June 4in 215 days
- Born Hollywood
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Noah Strausser Speer Wyle
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 32 years1985 to 2017
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A role that slipped away
Wyle was offered parts in Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan and Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck, but he could not accept either one because of ER's nine-month filming schedule.
A role that slipped away
After the ER pilot was filmed, Wyle tried out for Ross Geller in the NBC pilot Friends. Producers wanted a network screen test from him, but first had to wait and see if ER got picked up for a full season.
Behind the award
Noah Wyle earned the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, plus the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. That Emmy marked his sixth career nomination, his first in the lead category, and his first victory.
Early training
Wyle trained in the Cherubs Theatre Arts program at Northwestern University the summer of his junior year of high school, then returned to school focused on becoming a professional actor.
Noah Wyle movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Librarian: Quest for the Spear2004 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Flynn Carsen
IMDb rating 6.224K votes
Most often with
Jonathan Frakes directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jonathan Frakes
Also two films together2 more actors
- Tab HunterTab Hunter Confidential (2015) and Lust in the Dust (1985)
- Lisa BrennerThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) and The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Noah Wyle's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$313 million
8 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 8 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$243M77.6% of the total
- 2$52M16.5% of the total
- 3$7.5M2.4% of the total
- 4$5.6M1.8% of the total
- 5$4.4M1.4% of the total
- 6$459K0.1% of the total
- 7$410K0.1% of the total
- 8$31K0.0% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 2025 to 2026, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2026 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | The Pitt | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2026 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | The Pitt | Won |
| 2025 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | The Pitt | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2026 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | The Pitt | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2026 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series | The Pitt | Won |
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