Noah Urrea Explained

Noah Jacob Urrea
Birth Name:Noah Jacob Urrea
Birth Date:31 March 2001[1]
Birth Place:Orange, California, U.S.
Years Active:2011–present
Agent:LA Models[2]
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Years Active:2011–present
Associated Acts:Now United, Chump Change

Noah Jacob Urrea (born March 31, 2001) is an American singer, actor, composer, dancer and model.[3] He represented USA in the global pop group Now United, which made him known worldwide. In 2022 he left the group to focus on his solo career.

Early life

Urrea was born in Orange, California, on March 31, 2001, to Marco and Wendy Urrea. Noah is of Mexican descent through his father's side and Dutch/French with English, Scottish and German ancestry through his mother's side.

Career

2011–2015: Early acting career

He had his first chance as an artist in 2011, when he appeared in Blake Shelton's music video, "Honey Bee". In 2012, Urrea was selected as one of Nickelodeon's 'Groundlings', where he developed the talent for improvised comedy.[4]

Urrea made his film debut in 2013 with a role in A Madea Christmas, in which he acted and sang. He played "Bailey McCoy", opposite Tyler Perry, Alicia Witt and Chad Michael Murray. In 2014, Urrea played "Ryan Wade" at the age of 9 in The Identical, another role in which he sang. For his interpretation of Jameses in the 2014 short film Eleven, Urrea won the 'Best Young Actor Award' at the 'Action on Film International Film Festival'. In 2015, Urrea acted as "Cody Mcbride" on Amazon Prime's The Kicks series. Urrea has also appeared in many TV series, including Childrens Hospital, Sam & Cat, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, The Fosters, See Dad Run, Speechless, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and My Super Sweet 16.[5]

2017–present: Early career as a singer, Now United, A Wake, Netflix

In March 2017, he released his EP, Always. In June 2017, Urrea played the twins Mason and Mitchel in the independent film A Wake which premiered in 2020.[6] [7]

On November 13, 2017, Urrea was revealed as one of the members of Now United, being the fourth revealed at the time.[8] In December of the same year, the group released their first single, "Summer in the City".[9] On April 9, 2020, the song "Wake Up" was released on digital platforms, along with the music video, which was Noah who directed it.[10] On October 18, 2022, Noah announced his departure of the group to pursue his solo career. On November 14 of the same year, Now United released "Good Intentions", which was his farewell solo song.

In October 2020, Urrea was scheduled to star in a movie on Netflix called Metal Lords, which was released in April 2022. He played Clay Moss.[11] [12] [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2011 Grand Escape Charlie (young) Short film
2013 A Madea Christmas Bailey McCoy
2014 The Identical Drexel Hemsley/Ryan Wade (young)
2014 Eleven James (young) Short film
2019 A Wake Mason/Mitchel
2021 Love, Love, Love. A Musical Noah Short film
2022 Metal Lords Clay Moss

Television

!Year!Title!Character!Notes
2012 Children's Hospital Trevor Cameo
2013 Twang Noah Montgomery TV Pilot
2014 Sam & Cat Jett Zander Episode 35
See Dad Run Hi-Def Boy (Season 2; Episode 14)
2015–2016 Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Randy Recurring
2016 The Kicks Cody McBride Recurring
2017 The Fosters Todd Cameo (Season 4; Episode 18)
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Dylan Cameo (Season 3; Episode 16)
My Super Sweet 16HimselfFeature (Season 10; Episode 2)
2019 Speechless Kai Cameo (Season 3; Episode 17)

Documentaries

YearTitleCharacterNotesReference
2018Meet NoahHimselfA short documentary-style introduction video on Now United’s YouTube channel.
Dreams Come True: The DocumentaryHimselfDocumentary showing the creation of the global pop group Now United[14]

Discography

As lead artist

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YearPeaksAlbum
US
Bub.
"Always"2017Always
"Flowers"2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award!Category!Nominated!Result!Ref.
2014 Best Young Actor Award Eleven
2020You Pop AwardsFavorite International SingerNoah Urrea[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Noah Urrea's interview . 22 November 2020 . Schön! Magazine.
  2. Web site: Pickles, Fluidity, and Self Love Noah Urrea Gets Deep . 2020-10-11 . Flaunt Magazine . en-US.
  3. Web site: NOAH URREA — About Noah Urrea — A Biography . 2020-10-12 . NOAH URREA . en-US . April 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421145009/https://www.noahurrea.com/about . dead .
  4. News: Philiana Ng . Nickelodeon Orders Two Animated Series, Greenlights Four Live-Action Pilots . . September 26, 2013 . March 10, 2016 . The cable network has also inked talent deals with three up-and-comers, who were discovered from a talent showcase at Los Angeles' Groundlings Theatre: Noah Urrea, Jace Norman and Haley Tju..
  5. Web site: This 'My Super Sweet 16' birthday boy had a Nickelodeon Star on his arm.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170522042035/http://www.mtv.com/news/3014105/my-super-sweet-16-noah-urrea-brec-bassinger-nickelodeon/. dead. May 22, 2017. MTV News.
  6. Web site: 2020-06-06. FINALMENTE! 'A Wake', filme protagonizado por Noah Urrea, ganha data de estreia no Brasil - Febre Teen. 2020-10-12. pt-BR.
  7. Web site: 2020-06-07. 'A Wake' filme protagonizado por Noah Urrea, do Now United, ganha data de estreia no Brasil. 2020-10-12. TodaTeen. pt-BR.
  8. Web site: Viktoria . Atanasova . 2010-01-18 . She has two guinea pigs living in Bulgaria she is 12 Her idol is Noah Urrea . 2010-01-18 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Ago. Nicksongarciain #nowunited • 3 Years. 2017-12-14. Summer in The City (NOW UNITED First Performance 24 Hours of Reality) by Philip Seven. 2020-10-12. Steemit. en.
  10. Web site: 2020-04-09. Now United mostra como se divertir com os amigos no clipe de "Wake Up" - Febre Teen. 2020-10-12. pt-BR.
  11. Web site: Noah Urrea, integrante do Now United, anuncia contrato para estrelar em novo filme da Netflix Revista Atrevida. 2020-10-12. atrevida.com.br.
  12. Web site: Cardoso. Beto. 2020-10-11. Now United: Noah Urrea vai estrear novo filme da Netflix e integrantes do grupo reagem!. 2020-10-12. TodaTeen. pt-BR.
  13. Web site: 2020-10-11. Noah Urrea fará filme da Netflix e você precisa ver a reação dos membros do Now United recebendo a notícia - Febre Teen. 2020-10-12. pt-BR.
  14. Web site: 2018-12-29. Now United lança documentário mostrando como tudo começou! - Febre Teen. 2020-10-24. pt-BR.
  15. Web site: Always by Noah Urrea. Spotify. March 24, 2017.
  16. Web site: YOU POP » YOU POP AWARDS! Vote nos seus favoritos. 2020-12-07. December 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201207001317/http://theyoupop.com/2020/12/06/you-pop-awards-vote-nos-seus-favoritos/. dead.