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Josh Rhett Noble
Birth Name:Josh Rhett Noble
Birth Date:September 6, 1980
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia
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 the Jay-Z produced 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

Early life

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

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, produced by Selena Gomez, the new Bruce Willis film, Wrong Place, the new Fox TV series Monarch,[15] the new comedy Finding Happy on Bounce[16] and The Wonder Years[17] on abc.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016TroubleMiller3 Stump Circle Films
2017A Dose of TherapySteveNoble Endeavors
2018Guided by VoicesVivian's Spirit GuideTribblevision Pictures
2019In BetweenJoelNoble Endeavors
2020This Is the YearJaredDavid Henrie, director/ Selena Gomez, producer
2022Wrong PlaceOfficer RichterEFO Films
2023FreeGilliumTriumphant Pictures

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Mysteries at the CastlePrince JohnEpisode: Book Thief, Bigamist Duchess, Patent-ly Absurd
2015The Haunting OfSinging ManEpisode: Audrina Patridge
2015Momsters: When Moms Go BadPatrickEpisode: A Helping Hand, Host: Roseanne Barr
2015A Crime to RememberMatt (Sketch Artist)Episode: Last Night Stand
2016Shadow of DoubtSteven (Drinking buddy)Episode: The Wrong Man
2016I'd Kill for YouDetective Jeffrey YeagerEpisode: Killing Me Softly
2016Evil Lives HereKeith JohnsonEpisode: The Prophet
2016UnraveledTom (Hotel manager)Episode: Driven to Perfection
2017Public Defender Series Regular
2018Bobby JohnsonEpisode: Service (Season 19, Episode 18)
2018How to Do EverythingWillEpisode: What Will It Take?
2022MonarchPersistent ReporterEpisode: Stop at Nothing (Series Premiere)
2022Finding HappyHR RepEpisode: Finding a Chance
2023The Wonder YearsJim FlemingEpisode: Blockbusting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josh Rhett Noble. IMDb. 2016-01-11.
  2. Web site: BWW Cleveland 2012 Awards Winners Announced!.
  3. Web site: 2013 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards Winners Announced - StarStruck Theatre Wins Big!. BroadwayWorld.com. 2016-01-06.
  4. Web site: JOSH RHETT NOBLE - Resume Actors Access. 2021-11-26. resumes.actorsaccess.com.
  5. Web site: Beauty and the Beast at Beck Center complete reviews - Fred Sternfeld website . www.fredsternfeld.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927223920/http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeastreviewscomplete.htm . 2006-09-27.
  6. http://www.westlifenews.com/2007/12-19/insights.html
  7. http://www.positivelycleveland.com/press_releases.php?id=2084
  8. Web site: NEW REVIEWS . www.atlantatheatrebuzz.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070712111842/http://www.atlantatheatrebuzz.com/id12.html . 2007-07-12.
  9. Web site: Saved by the Boyz .
  10. http://www.spanglemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71%3Aspangle-says-a-blessed-altar-boyz&Itemid=70
  11. Web site: 'Altar Boyz' resurrected at PlayhouseSquare's Hanna Theatre. 18 January 2011.
  12. Web site: HippoPress -- The Hippo -- Guide to Manchester NH . www.hippopress.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041022111833/http://www.hippopress.com/theater/plaid040923.html . 2004-10-22.
  13. http://www.starstruckfl.com/images2/PJGame07/index.html?detectflash=false
  14. Web site: The Richmond Shepard Theatre Presents World Premiere of OSWALD, Opens 6/1.
  15. Web site: Stories . Local . Conversations with Josh Rhett Noble - Voyage ATL Magazine ATL City Guide . 2022-02-28 . voyageatl.com . 9 December 2021 . en-US.
  16. Web site: Bounce - Finding Happy . 2023-07-03 . Bounce . en-US.
  17. Web site: Watch The Wonder Years Season 2 Episode 4 Blockbusting Online . 2023-07-03 . ABC . en.