Josh Rhett Noble
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| Born | Josh Rhett Noble September 6, 1980 |
| 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]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Trouble | Miller | 3 Stump Circle Films |
| 2017 | A Dose of Therapy | Steve | Noble Endeavors |
| 2018 | Guided by Voices[20] | Vivian's Spirit Guide | Tribblevision Pictures |
| 2019 | In Between | Joel | Noble Endeavors |
| 2020 | This Is the Year[21] | Jared | David Henrie, director/ Selena Gomez, producer |
| 2022 | Wrong Place[22] | Officer Richter | EFO Films |
| 2023 | Free[23] | Gillium | Triumphant Pictures |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2[24] | Lemoyne Raiders Gang, The Local Pedestrian Population | Rockstar Games |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mysteries at the Castle | Prince John | Episode: Book Thief, Bigamist Duchess, Patent-ly Absurd |
| 2015 | The Haunting Of | Singing Man | Episode: Audrina Patridge |
| 2015 | Momsters: When Moms Go Bad | Patrick | Episode: A Helping Hand, Host: Roseanne Barr |
| 2015 | A Crime to Remember | Matt (Sketch Artist) | Episode: Last Night Stand |
| 2016 | Shadow of Doubt | Steven (Drinking buddy) | Episode: The Wrong Man |
| 2016 | I'd Kill for You | Detective Jeffrey Yeager | Episode: Killing Me Softly |
| 2016 | Evil Lives Here | Keith Johnson | Episode: The Prophet |
| 2016 | Unraveled | Tom (Hotel manager) | Episode: Driven to Perfection |
| 2017 | TIME: The Kalief Browder Story | Public Defender | Series Regular |
| 2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bobby Johnson | Episode: Service (Season 19, Episode 18[25]) |
| 2018 | How to Do Everything | Will | Episode: What Will It Take? |
| 2022 | Monarch | Persistent Reporter | Episode: Stop at Nothing (Series Premiere) |
| 2022 | Finding Happy | HR Rep | Episode: Finding a Chance |
| 2023 | The Wonder Years | Jim Fleming | Episode: Blockbusting |
References
[edit]- ^ "Josh Rhett Noble". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "BWW Cleveland 2012 Awards Winners Announced!".
- ^ "2013 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards Winners Announced - StarStruck Theatre Wins Big!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "JOSH RHETT NOBLE - Resume | Actors Access". resumes.actorsaccess.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast at Beck Center complete reviews - Fred Sternfeld website". www.fredsternfeld.com. Archived from the original on 2006-09-27.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NEW REVIEWS". www.atlantatheatrebuzz.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12.
- ^ "Saved by the Boyz".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "'Altar Boyz' resurrected at PlayhouseSquare's Hanna Theatre". 18 January 2011.
- ^ "HippoPress -- The Hippo -- Guide to Manchester NH". www.hippopress.com. Archived from the original on 2004-10-22.
- ^ http://www.starstruckfl.com/images2/PJGame07/index.html?detectflash=false [dead link]
- ^ "The Richmond Shepard Theatre Presents World Premiere of OSWALD, Opens 6/1".
- ^ This Is the Year, retrieved 2018-10-27
- ^ Burns, Mike (2022-07-15), The Wrong Place (Thriller), BondIt Media Capital, Buffalo 8 Productions, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films), retrieved 2022-02-28
- ^ Stories, Local (9 December 2021). "Conversations with Josh Rhett Noble - Voyage ATL Magazine | ATL City Guide". voyageatl.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Bounce - Finding Happy". Bounce. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Watch The Wonder Years Season 2 Episode 4 Blockbusting Online". ABC. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ Oakden, Danny (2018-12-31), Guided by Voices, Maria Knox, Gabriel Sedgemore, Josh Rhett Noble, retrieved 2018-06-25
- ^ This Is the Year, retrieved 2018-10-25
- ^ Burns, Mike (2022-06-06), The Wrong Place (Thriller), Five Star Films, retrieved 2021-11-26
- ^ Price, Eboni, Free (Drama), Clifton Powell, Kiami Davael, Valarie Pettiford, The Hudson Sterling Firm, Triumphant Entertainment, Triumphant Pictures, retrieved 2023-07-03
- ^ Red Dead Redemption II, retrieved 2018-10-27
- ^ Berner, Fred (2018-04-11), Service, Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, retrieved 2018-04-17