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]

Josh Rhett Noble
Born
Josh Rhett Noble

(1980-09-06) September 6, 1980 (age 44)
Websitehttp://www.joshrhettnoble.com

Biography

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Early life

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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

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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

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Film

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2[24] Lemoyne Raiders Gang, The Local Pedestrian Population Rockstar Games

Television

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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

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  1. ^ "Josh Rhett Noble". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ^ "BWW Cleveland 2012 Awards Winners Announced!".
  3. ^ "2013 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards Winners Announced - StarStruck Theatre Wins Big!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  4. ^ "JOSH RHETT NOBLE - Resume | Actors Access". resumes.actorsaccess.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  5. ^ "Beauty and the Beast at Beck Center complete reviews - Fred Sternfeld website". www.fredsternfeld.com. Archived from the original on 2006-09-27.
  6. ^ http://www.westlifenews.com/2007/12-19/insights.html
  7. ^ http://www.positivelycleveland.com/press_releases.php?id=2084
  8. ^ "NEW REVIEWS". www.atlantatheatrebuzz.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12.
  9. ^ "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. ^ "'Altar Boyz' resurrected at PlayhouseSquare's Hanna Theatre". 18 January 2011.
  12. ^ "HippoPress -- The Hippo -- Guide to Manchester NH". www.hippopress.com. Archived from the original on 2004-10-22.
  13. ^ http://www.starstruckfl.com/images2/PJGame07/index.html?detectflash=false [dead link]
  14. ^ "The Richmond Shepard Theatre Presents World Premiere of OSWALD, Opens 6/1".
  15. ^ This Is the Year, retrieved 2018-10-27
  16. ^ 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
  17. ^ Stories, Local (9 December 2021). "Conversations with Josh Rhett Noble - Voyage ATL Magazine | ATL City Guide". voyageatl.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  18. ^ "Bounce - Finding Happy". Bounce. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  19. ^ "Watch The Wonder Years Season 2 Episode 4 Blockbusting Online". ABC. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  20. ^ Oakden, Danny (2018-12-31), Guided by Voices, Maria Knox, Gabriel Sedgemore, Josh Rhett Noble, retrieved 2018-06-25
  21. ^ This Is the Year, retrieved 2018-10-25
  22. ^ Burns, Mike (2022-06-06), The Wrong Place (Thriller), Five Star Films, retrieved 2021-11-26
  23. ^ Price, Eboni, Free (Drama), Clifton Powell, Kiami Davael, Valarie Pettiford, The Hudson Sterling Firm, Triumphant Entertainment, Triumphant Pictures, retrieved 2023-07-03
  24. ^ Red Dead Redemption II, retrieved 2018-10-27
  25. ^ Berner, Fred (2018-04-11), Service, Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, retrieved 2018-04-17
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