Known for movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Denethor
Fringe (2008-2013)
as Dr. Walter Bishop / Walternate
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Denethor (extended edition)
Running Scared (2006)
as Ivan Yugorsky
Short Info
| Spouse | Penny Noble |
| Fact | Did not star in his first film until he was 40 years old. |
John Noble is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Walter Bishop in the American television series Fringe. He has also had roles in such films as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Last Samurai, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
That means the world to me coming by from you Jasika. It really does. Thank you friend.😪
— john noble (@thejohnnoble) August 23, 2020
Noble was born in Port Pirie, South Australia, the son of Jennifer (née Chalmers), a schoolteacher, and Ronald Noble, a police officer. He has two sisters, Gillian and Nicola. He attended Flinders University Drama Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.
Noble’s first film role was that of a policeman in the Australian film The Fringe Dwellers (1986), which he followed with roles in such films as The Good Wife (1987), The Year My Voice Broke (1987), and Dead Calm (1989).
In 2001, Noble began his role as Dr. Walter Bishop in the American television series Fringe. He has received critical acclaim for his performance on the show, and has been nominated for several awards, including the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Noble has also had roles in such films as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Last Samurai (2003), and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012).
Noble has been married to Penny Noble since 1985. They have two children, Daniel and Sophie.
Noble has a net worth of $5 million.
General Info
| Full Name | John Noble |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Profession | Voice Actor, Theatre Director |
| Nationality | Australian |
Family
| Spouse | Penny Noble |
| Children | Samantha Noble, Jess Noble, Daniel Noble |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| Nominations | Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| Movies | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, One Night with the King, Running Scared, Superman: Unbound, The Monkey's Mask, The Last Airbender, SuperFire, The Mule, The Nostradamus Kid, The Outsider, Virtual Nightmare, The Dreaming, The Mystery of Natalie Woo... |
| TV Shows | Sleepy Hollow, Devil's Playground, Fringe, Dark Matters: Twisted But True, Journeyman, Elementary, Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji |
Social profile links
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bears a resemblance to actor Ray Wise, coincidently he is exactly 1 year to the day younger than Ray. Both their birthdays are on August 20. |
| 2 | Did not star in his first film until he was 40 years old. |
| 3 | In 2011, John Noble won the inaugural Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for Fringe. |
| 4 | Has the distinction of having played two emotionally disturbed men whose son had died; Denethor in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), and Dr. Walter Bishop in Fringe (2008). |
| 5 | His daughter is the actress Samantha Noble. |
| 6 | In the ending credits of the Extended Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), his name is misspelled "John Nogle." |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stream | 2017 | announced | Dr. Saul Aaron (rumored) |
| Guardians of Luna | announced | Constantine Voira (voice) | |
| Nameless | post-production | Lighthouse Keeper | |
| Elementary | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Mr. Morland Holmes Morland Holmes |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 2015 | Video Game | Dr. Jonathan Crane The Scarecrow (voice) |
| Forever | 2015 | TV Series | Aubrey Griffin |
| Sleepy Hollow | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Henry Parrish |
| Devil's Playground | 2014 | TV Mini-Series | Bishop McNally |
| Rake | 2014 | TV Series | Clayton Post |
| The Mule | 2014 | Pat Shepherd | |
| Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | 2013 | TV Series | Edward Stanley |
| The Good Wife | 2013 | TV Series | Matthew Ashbaugh |
| Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising | 2013 | TV Movie | Unicron (voice) |
| Infinity Blade III | 2013 | Video Game | Worker of Secrets (voice) |
| Friend | 2013 | Short | The Man |
| Superman: Unbound | 2013 | Video | Brainiac (voice) |
| Fringe | 2008-2013 | TV Series | Dr. Walter Bishop Walternate |
| Dark Matters: Twisted But True | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Transformers Prime | 2011 | TV Series | Unicron |
| L.A. Noire | 2011 | Video Game | Leland Monroe (voice) |
| Risen | 2010 | Eddie Thomas | |
| The Last Airbender | 2010 | The Dragon Spirit (voice) | |
| The Saboteur | 2009 | Video Game | Bishop (voice) |
| Journeyman | 2007 | TV Series | Dunston |
| The Unit | 2007 | TV Series | The C.E.O. |
| 24 | 2007 | TV Series | Anatoly Markov |
| Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji | 2007 | TV Series | Blackheart Blackbeard |
| Voodoo Lagoon | 2006 | Ben | |
| One Night with the King | 2006 | Prince Admantha | |
| Home and Away | 2001-2006 | TV Series | Dr. Helpman / Mr. McFarlane |
| Stargate SG-1 | 2006 | TV Series | Meurik |
| Running Scared | 2006 | Ivan Yugorsky | |
| All Saints | 1998-2004 | TV Series | Dr. John Madsen |
| Fracture | 2004 | Howard Peet | |
| The Mystery of Natalie Wood | 2004 | TV Movie | Irving Pichel, Director |
| Black | 2003/II | Short | Jack |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | Denethor | |
| Young Lions | 2002 | TV Series | Adam Gallagher |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | Denethor (extended edition) | |
| The Outsider | 2002 | TV Movie | Fergus Hunter |
| Stingers | 2002 | TV Series | Michael Kranz |
| Superfire | 2002 | TV Movie | Paul Baylis |
| The Lost World | 2001 | TV Series | Inspector Robert Anderson |
| The Bill | 2001 | TV Series | Commander Warren |
| The Monkey's Mask | 2000 | Mr. Norris | |
| Virtual Nightmare | 2000 | TV Movie | Dad |
| Tales of the South Seas | 2000 | TV Series | Christian Ambrose |
| Airtight | 1999 | TV Movie | Sorrentino |
| Water Rats | 1998 | TV Series | Dr. Harry |
| Big Sky | 1997 | TV Series | Graham James / Morgan |
| Time Trax | 1993 | TV Series | Michaels |
| The Nostradamus Kid | 1993 | General Booth | |
| Police Rescue | 1991 | TV Series | Sergeant |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | 1991 | TV Series | Rigoletto |
| Call Me Mr. Brown | 1990 | Sergeant | |
| A Sting in the Tale | 1989 | Prime Minister's minder | |
| The Dreaming | 1988 | Dr. Richards |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mule | 2014 | performer: "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" | |
| Fringe | 2010-2011 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friend | 2013 | Short executive producer - uncredited / producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show | 2014 | Documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary - Season 4: Father Holmes | 2016 | Video short | Himself |
| Elementary - Season 4: The Sign of Fourth | 2016 | Video short | Himself |
| Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show | 2014 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Dark Matters: Twisted But True | 2011-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| Conan | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 1st Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Beyond the Pattern: The Mythology of Fringe | 2010 | Video short | Himself |
| Praise the Lord | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ringers: Lord of the Fans | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Cameras in Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Costume Design | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Designing Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Music for Middle-Earth | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Frank Hurley (voice) |
| Filmland | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | 2004 | Video Game | Denethor |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Theatrical Short | Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013) |
| 2012 | BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role | Transformers Prime (2010) |
| 2011 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Fringe (2008) |
| 2011 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Fringe (2008) |
| 2004 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2004 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Actor | Devil's Playground (2014) |
| 2014 | TV Guide Award | TV Guide Awards | Favorite Villain | Sleepy Hollow (2013) |
| 2013 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Fringe (2008) |
| 2012 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Fringe (2008) |
| 2012 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Fringe (2008) |
| 2012 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Supporting Actor | Fringe (2008) |
| 2012 | IGN Award | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best TV Actor | Fringe (2008) |
| 2011 | Action on Film Award | Action on Film International Film Festival, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Risen (2010) |
| 2011 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Supporting Actor | Fringe (2008) |
| 2010 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Fringe (2008) |
| 2009 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Fringe (2008) |
| 2008 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Fringe (2008) |
| 2004 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Acting | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
| 2003 | DVDX Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD) | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
