John Noble
John Noble | |
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 John Noble at the 2012 WonderCon in March 2012 | |
| Born | 20 August 1948 Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia[1] |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Penny Noble |
| Children | Samantha Noble, Daniel Noble, Jess Noble |
John Noble (born 20 August 1948) is an Australian film and television actor, and theatre director of more than 80 plays.[citation needed] He is best known for the roles of Dr Walter Bishop in the American Fox science fiction television series Fringe and Henry Parrish in the American Fox action-horror series Sleepy Hollow. His most high-profile film role was as Denethor in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He also provided the voice of Scarecrow in the 2015 video game Batman: Arkham Knight, taking over the role from Dino Andrade. In 2015, he joined the main cast of the television series Elementary as Sherlock Holmes's father. He was also cast as a doctor in the Australian (TV series) All Saints.
Personal life
Noble lives in the US with his wife Penny Noble. They have three children: Daniel Noble, Jess Noble and actress Samantha Noble. In 2011, John Noble's hobbies are reported to be "music, painting and narration".[2]
Career
Noble starred as scientist Walter Bishop in the television series Fringe.
He made occasional appearances on the television series All Saints. He is internationally known for his performance as Denethor in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He played Russian Consul Anatoly Markov in the sixth season of the American television series 24. In 2011, he appeared as Real Estate tycoon Leland Monroe in Rockstar's video game L.A. Noire.[3][4] He is also the voice of Unicron for the television show Transformers: Prime and its conclusion film.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Dreaming | Dr. Richards | |
| 1989 | A Sting in the Tale | Prime Minister's minder | |
| 1990 | Call Me Mr. Brown | Sergeant | |
| 1993 | The Nostradamus Kid | General Booth | |
| 2000 | The Monkey's Mask | Mr. Norris | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Denethor | Seen only in the Extended Edition |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Denethor | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast |
| 2004 | Fracture | Howard Peet | |
| 2006 | One Night with the King | Prince Admantha | |
| 2006 | Running Scared | Ivan Yugorsky | |
| 2006 | Voodoo Lagoon | Ben | |
| 2010 | Risen | Eddie Thomas | |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | Dragon Spirit | |
| 2013 | Superman: Unbound | Brainiac | Voice[5] |
| 2014 | The Mule | Pat Shepherd |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Police Rescue | Sergeant | Episode: "Hostage" |
| 1993 | Time Trax | Mr. Michaels | Episode: "One on One" |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Graham James | Episode: "Future Past and Present" |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Dr. Harry | Episode: "Epiphany" |
| 1998–2004 | All Saints | Dr. John Madsen | 32 episodes |
| 1999 | Airtight | Sorrentino | Television movie |
| 2000 | Tales of the South Seas | Christian Ambrose | Episode: "Trent in Love" |
| 2000 | Virtual Nightmare | Dad | Television movie |
| 2001 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World | Inspector Robert Anderson | Episode: "The Knife" |
| 2001 | The Bill | Commander Warren | Episode: "Beech on the Run" |
| 2001–2006 | Home and Away | Dr. Helpman | 9 episodes |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Adam Gallagher | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Stingers | Michael Kranz | Episode: "Disgraceful Conduct" |
| 2002 | The Outsider | Fergus Hunter | Television movie |
| 2004 | The Mystery of Natalie Wood | Irving Pichel | Television movie |
| 2002 | Superfire | Paul Baylis | Television movie |
| 2006 | Stargate SG-1 | Meurik | Episode: "Camelot" |
| 2007 | Journeyman | Wine Connoisseur | Episode: "Winterland" |
| 2007 | The Unit | The CEO | Episode: "Pandemonium – Part 2" |
| 2007 | 24 | Anatoly Markov | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji | Blackheart | 13 episodes |
| 2008–2013 | Fringe | Walter Bishop/Walternate | 100 episodes Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2008–09) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2010, 2012–13) |
| 2011–2012 | Dark Matters: Twisted But True | Himself | 16 episodes |
| 2011 | Transformers: Prime | Unicron | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Good Wife | Matthew Ashbaugh | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising | Unicron | Television movie |
| 2013–2015 | Sleepy Hollow | Henry Parish/Jeremy Crane | 20 episodes |
| 2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Edward Stanley | Episode: "Murder Under The Mistletoe" |
| 2014 | Rake | Clayton Post | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Devil's Playground | Bishop McNally | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Forever | Aubrey Griffin | Episode: "The Last Death of Henry Morgan" |
| 2015 | Elementary | Morland Holmes | Main Cast (Season 4-present) |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Saboteur | Bishop |
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Leland Monroe |
| 2013 | Infinity Blade III | The Worker of Secrets / Galath |
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow |
Other work
- Artistic Director of Stage Company of South Australia 1977–1987
- Head of Drama, Brent St. School of Arts (Sydney) 1997–2000
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | National Board of Review | Best Cast | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Won |
| 2004 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Cast | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Cast | Won | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Cast | Nominated | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
| 2008 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Fringe | Nominated |
| 2009 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Won | |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Won | ||
| 2012 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Nominated |
References
- ^ "John Noble Biography". Starpulse.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Bill Keveney (29 April 2011). "Universes collide in Bishops' world". USA Today. McLean, Virginia: Gannett. p. 8D.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Nick Broughall. "How L.A. Noire Conquered The Uncanny Valley with a Tech Called MotionScan". Gizmondo.
- ^ Real Estate Agent: http://www.gamefocus.ca/news/13352
- ^ Sands, Rich (7 January 2013). "First Look: Matt Bomer Gets Animated for Superman: Unbound". TV Guide. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
External links
- John Noble at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Port Pirie
- Australian male film actors
- Australian theatre directors
- Australian male television actors
- Australian male video game actors
- Australian male voice actors
- Male actors from South Australia
- 20th-century Australian male actors
- 21st-century Australian male actors
- Australian expatriate male actors in the United States
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners