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Noah Wyle
Wyle at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle

(1971-06-04) June 4, 1971 (age 54)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouses
Tracy Warbin
(m. 2000; div. 2010)
Sara Wells
(m. 2014)
Children3
Relatives

Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (/ˈwli/; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor, writer, producer and director. He rose to fame as John Carter in the NBC medical drama ER (1994–2009), receiving five Emmy Award nominations, three Golden Globe Award nominations and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Since 2025, he has starred as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch in the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt.

Wyle is also known for his work on TNT, portraying Steve Jobs in the television film Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999), Flynn Carsen in The Librarian franchise and Tom Mason in the sci-fi series Falling Skies (2011–2015). He was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for his performance in the CBS miniseries The Red Line (2019). He had supporting roles in films such as A Few Good Men (1992), Donnie Darko (2001) and Enough (2002). Wyle served as artistic producer of the Blank Theatre Company in Los Angeles for over 20 years.

Early life

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Wyle was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles on June 4, 1971.[1] His mother, Marjorie "Marty" Speer, worked as a nurse at Hollywood's Kaiser Hospital.[2] His father, Stephen Wyle, was an electrical engineer and entrepreneur.[3][4] Wyle's paternal grandparents were prominent figures in Los Angeles; his grandfather, Frank Wyle, was a mechanical engineer who founded the aerospace company Wyle Laboratories[5] and his grandmother, Edith R. Wyle, was a painter who established the Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum.[6] Wyle spent a lot of time as a child at his grandparents' 4,000-acre cattle ranch in North Fork, California[7][8] and described his family as "half-city, half-country mice".[9] Wyle's mother is Episcopalian and was raised in Kentucky.[10] His father is Jewish; the Wyle surname was originally Weil[5] and his maternal ancestors were Russian Jews.[11] Wyle grew up feeling "culturally" Jewish but did not practise any religion.[10]

Wyle's parents divorced in 1977 and both remarried.[3] Wyle was "greatly influenced" by his stepparents;[12] his stepmother, Deborah, is a teacher[12][13] while his stepfather, James C. Katz, is a film producer and preservationist.[14][15] In the 1980s, Katz worked as a senior executive at Universal Studios[16][17] and a young Wyle worked in craft services on movie sets and appeared as an uncredited extra in Paul Bartel's Lust in the Dust (1985).[12][18] From his parents' marriage, Wyle has an older sister, Alexandra, and a younger brother, Aaron.[13] He has a younger half-sister, Jessica, from his father's second marriage[19] and three step-siblings from Katz's first marriage;[20] Tabitha, Natasha and Matthew Frost were raised between France and Los Angeles.[21][22]

Wyle was a boarding student at The Thacher School

Wyle was educated at Gardner Street Elementary School in Hollywood[23] and Oakwood School in North Hollywood.[24] He then spent four years at The Thacher School, a boarding school in Ojai, California known for its horseback riding program.[9] He felt "way in over my head" academically and was placed on academic probation in his freshman year but ultimately graduated with a "decent" GPA.[9] Wyle had always been "enamoured" by show business growing up in Hollywood[12][25] but he first acted on stage in his sophomore year at Thacher and, encouraged by the audience response, continued to act in, write and direct school plays.[9] He attended the Cherubs Theatre Arts program at Northwestern University in the summer of his junior year and returned to high school "really focused" on becoming a professional actor.[9] He was the first person in his family "in generations" to not attend college.[1]

Career

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1990–94: Early roles and rise to fame on ER

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After graduating high school in 1989, Wyle moved into an apartment on Hollywood Boulevard, signed with an agent and began taking acting classes.[26] His parents were only willing to financially support a college education[27] and he worked as a busboy and then waiter at the Bel Age Hotel's Diaghilev restaurant.[28][29] He appeared in Los Angeles stage productions[30] and made a one-line appearance in the NBC miniseries Blind Faith (1990).[31] His first credited movie role was in the family drama Crooked Hearts (1991), with Peter Rainer of the Los Angeles Times remarking upon his "appealingly awe-struck innocence".[32] He appeared as a Hitler Youth leader in the historical drama Swing Kids (1993),[33] as a high school student in the coming-of-age ensemble There Goes My Baby (1994)[34] and as Lancelot in the Lifetime movie Guinevere (1994).[35] His most notable role in this period was as a marine in the courtroom drama A Few Good Men (1992), directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film was a box office success and was nominated for Best Picture at the 1993 Academy Awards.[36]

Original cast of ER (1994–1995)

At the age of 22, Wyle was focused on auditioning for "movies and plays."[37] He was persuaded by his agent to audition for the television pilot of a medical drama called ER,[37] created by Michael Crichton and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg.[38] The character of medical student John Carter was initially conceived of as comic relief and the casting director was impressed by Wyle's facility for "physical comedy" during the audition process.[39] Wyle himself felt a personal connection: "I identified with him being born with a silver spoon in his mouth and it never quite fitting."[37] After filming the ER pilot, Wyle auditioned for the part of Ross Geller in another Warner Brothers pilot Friends; producers wanted him to film a screen test for the network but had to first wait to see whether ER would get picked up for a full season.[40] ER tested highly with audiences, was ordered for a full season and began airing on September 19, 1994. It soon became the second most-watched show on television after Seinfeld.[41] The main cast - Wyle, Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield and Julianna Margulies - rose to fame[42] and Wyle, the youngest ensemble member, has credited the others as mentors.

1995–2005: Continued ER success

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ER was a cultural phenomenon[43] and is now considered one of the all-time greatest television shows.[44][45] It was the most-watched show in television for three years and, on one occasion, attracted 47.8 million viewers.[41] Wyle and Clooney guest-starred as doctors in an episode of Friends (1995)[46] and Wyle played an exaggerated version of himself in the sitcom The Larry Sanders Show (1995), sharing scenes with Mandy Patinkin, a family friend.[47][48] He appeared as a doctor in Sesame Street (1996).[49] For his performance in ER, Wyle was nominated for five consecutive Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.[50][51] As part of the ensemble cast, he won four Screen Actors Guild Awards, with a further three nominations. By 2001, Wyle had become one of the highest-paid actors in history for a television drama,[52] earning an estimated $9 million a year.[53]

Wyle at the 1995 Emmy Awards

In between seasons of ER, Wyle continued to do film work.[54] He was offered parts in Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck (2005) but was unable to accept either due to ER's filming schedule.[55] He starred in the independent family drama The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)[56] and made a cameo in the comedy Can't Stop Dancing (1999).[57] He portrayed Steve Jobs in TNT's Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999).[58][59] Jobs later told a journalist the television movie was "brutal" and "mean-spirited": "But as an actor, Noah Wyle definitely had done his homework on me in terms of my mannerisms and my quirks. So I called him the next day, just to tell him I thought he did a nice job."[60] Wyle was invited by Jobs to address the 1999 NY Macworld Expo audience in character.[61] He then had a series of supporting roles; playing the President's interpreter in the televised broadcast play Fail Safe (2000),[62] a science teacher in the thriller Donnie Darko (2001),[63] a mob enforcer in Scenes of the Crime (2001),[64] an unsupportive husband in White Oleander (2002)[65] and a corrupt police officer in Enough (2002).[66] Wyle had starring roles in the TNT adventure movie The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)[67] and the independent drama The Californians (2005).[68]

During his time on ER, Wyle remained involved with the Los Angeles-based Blank Theatre Company, where he had first worked as a teenage actor.[69] He starred in the 1995 production of The 24th Day at the Coronet Theatre.[70] In 1997, he became the company's artistic producer.[30][71][72] His leadership role involved "constant fundraising" and "grant writing";[73] he personally donated the money for the acquisition of the 2nd Stage Theatre premises.[74] Over the years, he acted in many entries for the annual Young Playwrights Festival,[75][76][77] describing the experience as one of the "most gratifying" of his career.[78] For his work as a producer of The Wild Party in 2005, he won an NAACP Theatre Award.[79]

In 2005, in ER's eleventh season, Wyle became the final cast member from the original ensemble to leave. Following the birth of his first child, he found the grueling work schedule incompatible with "the kind of parent I want to be": "But I’ve always said about our show that there’s really no point in leaving unless you’re ready to change your life. You can’t find better material or work with nicer people or a better crew."[80] He returned in 2006 to appear in four episodes of the twelfth season and again in 2009 for five episodes of the show's fifteenth and final season, including the series finale.[81] By the end of the show's run, Wyle had appeared in 254 episodes, more than any other major cast member.[82] Wyle later said he never felt "pigeonholed" by the character: "If I'd stayed being the comic relief character who was always screwing up, that may have been frustrating but he kept growing as I kept growing."[83]

2006–2020: The Librarians and Falling Skies

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Wyle returned to the stage in 2006, playing Salvador Dalí in a well-reviewed production of Lobster Alice at his Blank Theatre Company's 2nd Stage Theatre.[84][85] (Wyle would remain in his role as artistic producer of the Blank Theatre Company for over twenty years before stepping down.)[86][12] He reprised the role of Flynn Carsen in two TNT television film sequels, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) and The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008),[87] and has said the character appeals to "the kid in me" and "my sense of fun".[88] He had supporting roles in three 2008 movies; he played a lawyer in the political thriller Nothing but the Truth,[89] a journalist in the coming-of-age drama An American Affair[90] and Donald Evans in Oliver Stone's W. (2008).[91] Also in 2008, Wyle and Alan Alda starred in a production of L'Histoire du soldat at New York's 92nd Street Y.[92] His lead performance in the satirical comedy Queen of the Lot (2010) was well-reviewed.[93][94][95]

Noah Wyle in 2009

In 2011, six years after leaving ER, Wyle had "an itch" to return to regular television work.[96][97] He starred in TNT's sci-fi series Falling Skies (2011–2015) as Tom Mason, a former history professor who becomes the second-in-command of an army regiment fighting aliens in post-apocalyptic Boston.[98] He was producer Steven Spielberg's "first choice" for the role: "I tried to get him for Private Ryan, but his schedule didn't permit that. I've been determined to work with Noah."[99] Wyle was a producer in later seasons and directed an episode of the show's fifth and final season.[100][101] He later said that, while "grateful" for the filmmaking education, it had been "hard" to work away from home in Canada on a show that "in five seasons had six show runners."[102][101] During this period, he guest-starred in episodes of Lab Rats (2013) and Drunk History (2015).[103][104] He appeared as a business executive in the sports film Snake & Mongoose (2013)[105] and as a pot dealer in the Appalachian thriller The World Made Straight (2015).[106][107][108]

Wyle likened the TNT series The Librarians (2014–2018) to his "film school"; he produced the show, wrote two episodes, and directed five.[88][109] Hesitant to take on a leading role so soon after Falling Skies, Wyle opted for a recurring role as Flynn Carsen, with the series introducing three new librarians as central characters.[110] In 2016, he appeared in an episode of the sitcom Angie Tribeca.[111] He made a cameo apperance as John Stanley Pottinger in the political thriller Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017).[112] His lead performance as a gunshot victim in the drama Shot (2017) was praised.[113] Rex Reed of Observer described him as an "always excellent and under-valued actor"[114] while Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times wrote of a "strong and empathetic turn".[115]

In 2018, Wyle starred in an episode of Matthew Weiner's anthology drama series The Romanoffs.[116] His performance as a grieving husband in the eight-part limited series The Red Line (2019) was critically acclaimed.[117] Matt Zoller Seitz of New York Magazine praised "a career-capping performance": "It’s easy to take his brand of unfussy, direct acting for granted, but he’s so moving here [that] it’s impossible not to appreciate all the excellent work he’s done over the decades, and continues to do."[118] Amy Amatangelo of Paste Magazine found the show "clunky" but said it served as a reminder of "how great an actor Wyle is": "He brings depth and nuance to a man who is in deep, deep grief."[119] Wyle was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award.[120] In 2022, he starred in the independent thriller At The Gates.

2021–present: Resurgence with The Pitt

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Wyle is part of the ensemble cast of the crime drama Leverage: Redemption (2021-).[121] It marked a reunion with The Librarians' executive producer Dean Devlin, with the two shows sharing many of the same crew and cast members.[122] In the show's first two seasons, Wyle directed five episodes and wrote one.[123] Due to his work on The Pitt, his character did not appear in some episodes of the third season and he was instead credited as a special guest star.[124][125]

Wyle's performance as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch in the Max series The Pitt (2025–) led to a career resurgence.[126][127] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wyle received many emotional messages from first responders who felt a connection to ER and he emailed show runner John Wells, suggesting that they consider a reboot of the show. When negotiations with Crichton's estate broke down, R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt's show creator, had the idea of making a medical drama where each episode in a season corresponded to an hour in one real-time shift. Wyle is an executive producer and writer on the show. The Pitt marked the first time Wyle played a Jewish character and he used a family name.[10][127]

Personal life

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Wyle lives primarily on a ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley, California, which he purchased in 1999.[128][129] He also has a residence in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.[12]

Wyle was married to make-up artist Tracy Warbin from 2000 to 2010. They met on the set of The Myth of Fingerprints in early 1996,[130] became engaged in 1999[131] and married in 2000.[13] They have a son, Owen Strausser Wyle (born November 9, 2002),[132] and a daughter, Auden Wyle (born October 15, 2005).[133] Wyle and Warbin separated in 2009 and divorced in 2010.[134][135]

Wyle has been married to actress Sara Wells since 2014. They met in late 2010.[136] They were married in June 2014 at their home in Santa Ynez,[137] in a ceremony officiated by Jan Dance - the wife of David Crosby, with whom Wyle had formed a close friendship in the late 1990s.[138][139] Their daughter, Frances Harper Wyle, was born on June 22, 2015.[140]

While working on ER, Wyle worked with international non-profit organization Doctors of the World and the Human Rights Watch Council.[141] Wyle was the spokesperson for the Cover the Uninsured campaign in 2004.[142][143][142] Additionally, Wyle is a supporter of animal rights and worked with the World Wildlife Fund.[144][145] In 2012, Wyle supported the disability rights group ADAPT.[146] On April 23, he was arrested during a protest on Capitol Hill to fight against Medicaid cuts for the elderly and people with disabilities.[147][148] Just after Donald Trump won the 2016 general election, Wyle participated in a video released by Unite for America.[149]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Crooked Hearts Ask
1992 A Few Good Men Cpl. Jeffrey Barnes
1993 Swing Kids Emil Lutz
1994 There Goes My Baby Michael Finnegan
1997 The Myth of Fingerprints Warren Also associate producer
1999 Can't Stop Dancing Poe
Pirates of Silicon Valley Steve Jobs
2001 Donnie Darko Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff
Scenes of the Crime Seth
2002 Enough Robbie
White Oleander Mark Richards
2005 The Californians Gavin Ransom
2008 Nothing But the Truth Avril Aaronson
An American Affair Mike Stafford
W. Donald Evans
2010 Below the Beltway Hunter Patrick
Queen of the Lot Aaron Lambert
2013 Snake & Mongoose Arthur Spear
2015 The World Made Straight Leonard Shuler
2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Stan Pottinger
Shot Mark Newman

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Blind Faith Eric Miniseries; 2 episodes
1994 Guinevere Lancelot Television film
1994–2009 ER Dr. John Carter Main role (seasons 1–11 and 15); guest star (season 12)
1995 Friends Dr. Jeffrey Rosen Episode: "The One with Two Parts: Part 2"
The Larry Sanders Show Himself Episode: "Eight"
1996 Sesame Street Dr. Colburn 2 episodes: "Maria Goes To The Hospital"
1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley Steve Jobs Television film
Save Our History: America's Most Endangered 1999 Himself Host
2000 Fail Safe Buck Television film
Beggars and Choosers Davis G. Green Episode: "The Naked Truth"
2004 The Librarian: Quest for the Spear Flynn Carsen Television film
2006 The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines Flynn Carsen Television film; also writer
2008 The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice Flynn Carsen Television film; also writer
2011–2015 Falling Skies Tom Mason Main role; also writer and producer
2013 Lab Rats Dr. Evans Episode: "Twas the Mission Before Christmas"
2014 Phineas and Ferb Martin the news vendor (voice) Episode: "Night of the Living Pharmacists"
2014–2018 The Librarians Flynn Carsen Recurring role; also writer, director, and executive producer
2015 Drunk History Thomas Nast Episode: "Journalism"
2016 Angie Tribeca Lewis Alcindor Episode: "Organ Trail"
2018 The Romanoffs Ivan Episode: "The Royal We"
2019 The Red Line Daniel Calder Main role
2019–2020 25 Words or Less Himself 3 episodes
2021–present Leverage: Redemption Harry Wilson Main role seasons 1–2; recurring role season 3; also writer and director
2025–present The Pitt Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch Main role; also writer and executive producer
2025 The Librarians: The Next Chapter Executive producer[150]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1995 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ER Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
Viewers for Quality Television Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated
1996 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
1997 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
Viewers for Quality Television Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated
1998 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
Viewers for Quality Television Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated
1999 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor Nominated
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2001 Nominated
2003 Prism Awards Performance in a Drama Series Won
2005 Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television The Librarian: Quest for the Spear Nominated
2007 The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines Nominated
2009 The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice Nominated
2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Male Falling Skies Nominated
2012 Saturn Awards Best Actor on Television Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
2020 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television The Red Line Nominated
2025 Gotham TV Awards Breakthrough Drama Series The Pitt Won
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series Nominated

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