Noah Wyle
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Noah Wyle was born in Hollywood, California, to Marjorie (Speer), an
orthopedic head nurse, and Stephen Wyle, an entrepreneur and electrical
engineer. He is one of six children. His father's family was Russian
Jewish. Noah had early support for his acting ambitions from his
stepfather, film restorationist
James C. Katz. He had small parts in high
school productions (and won an award for a play he wrote).
He participated in a Northwestern University theater program, and was
hooked - acting rather than college after high school. After graduation
he learned from acting teacher
Larry Moss while living in a small
apartment on Hollywood Boulevard. His first part was at age 17, in
Blind Faith (1990), but
after a few good roles he hit a dry spell for two years (no acting,
waiting on tables). Then came
A Few Good Men (1992) followed by
another dry spell in which a return to restaurant work looked like a
good option. Television shows seemed possible but Noah steered clear of
these because of the 5-year contract commitment. Then came the script
for the pilot of ER (1994), and the part
of Dr. Carter looked very good. Three auditions later, he had the role.
orthopedic head nurse, and Stephen Wyle, an entrepreneur and electrical
engineer. He is one of six children. His father's family was Russian
Jewish. Noah had early support for his acting ambitions from his
stepfather, film restorationist
James C. Katz. He had small parts in high
school productions (and won an award for a play he wrote).
He participated in a Northwestern University theater program, and was
hooked - acting rather than college after high school. After graduation
he learned from acting teacher
Larry Moss while living in a small
apartment on Hollywood Boulevard. His first part was at age 17, in
Blind Faith (1990), but
after a few good roles he hit a dry spell for two years (no acting,
waiting on tables). Then came
A Few Good Men (1992) followed by
another dry spell in which a return to restaurant work looked like a
good option. Television shows seemed possible but Noah steered clear of
these because of the 5-year contract commitment. Then came the script
for the pilot of ER (1994), and the part
of Dr. Carter looked very good. Three auditions later, he had the role.