Josh Rhett Noble

Josh Rhett Noble
Born Josh Rhett Noble
(1980-09-06) September 6, 1980
Tallapoosa, Georgia
Website http://www.joshrhettnoble.com

Josh Rhett Noble (born September 6, 1980) is an award-winning American stage, television, and film actor best known for his role as Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast in theaters across the country and various guest star roles in Television.[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 Janet B. 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 in the University of Miami's Frost School of Music.

Career

Noble has performed in more than 50 professional productions in theaters across the U.S.

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".[4][5][6]

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.[7] In Cleveland, Noble was called "spot on",[8] and the "singing standout" of the show.[9] 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.[10]

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),[11] Camelot (Lancelot), Godspell (Judas), The Pajama Game (Sid),[12] The Fantasticks (Matt), Jekyll & Hyde (Stride), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II Voice), Guys and Dolls (Sky), The Music Man (Harold), Grease (Kenickie), Jekyll and Hyde (Utterson) 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.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Trouble Miller Independent

Television

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) 1 episode

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Rhett Noble". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ↑ http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Cleveland-2012-Awards-Winners-Announced-20120201
  3. ↑ "2013 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards Winners Announced - StarStruck Theatre Wins Big!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  4. ↑ http://www.fredsternfeld.com/beautyandthebeastreviewscomplete.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.westlifenews.com/2007/12-19/insights.html
  6. ↑ http://www.positivelycleveland.com/press_releases.php?id=2084
  7. ↑ http://www.atlantatheatrebuzz.com/id12.html
  8. ↑ http://www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories08/august/0815089.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.spanglemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71%3Aspangle-says-a-blessed-altar-boyz&Itemid=70
  10. ↑ http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2011/01/altar_boyz_resurrected_at_play.html
  11. ↑ http://www.hippopress.com/theater/plaid040923.html
  12. ↑ http://www.starstruckfl.com/images2/PJGame07/index.html?detectflash=false
  13. ↑ http://norfolk.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Richmond-Shepard-Theatre-Presents-World-Premiere-of-OSWALD-Opens-61-20110522

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