John Noble (born 20 August 1948)
Noble has also done voice acting, usually portraying villains. He voiced the Dragon Spirit in M. Night Shyamalan's film The Last Airbender (2010), appeared as Real Estate tycoon Leland Monroe in Rockstar Games' L.A. Noire (2011), and provided the voice for Unicron in the animated series Transformers: Prime and its conclusion film Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising. Noble also voiced the Diviner in the 2021 animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. In 2024, he played an alternate version of the Diviner called Ilthuran.
Noble has done voice-over work for numerous DC Comics projects, including the animated film Superman: Unbound (2013) as the supervillain Brainiac, the video game Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) as the primary antagonist Scarecrow, and the television series Legends of Tomorrow as the demon Mallus. Additionally, Noble appeared as himself in the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Guest Starring John Noble".
On 21 February 2025 Noble made his debut on season two of the Apple TV+ show Severance in the sixth episode, titled "Attila", playing the role of a character named Cecil Fields. Fields is a homosexual man who is married to Christopher Walken's character, Burt Goodman, who is often identified as "Burt G."
Personal life
Noble divides his time between residences in New York City and Sydney, Australia, with wife Penny Noble. They have three children, including actress Samantha Noble. In 2011, Noble's hobbies were reported to be "music, painting, and narration". He studies theoretical physics and requested that the writers of Fringe always keep things grounded in what could be scientifically feasible.
In 2012, Noble was diagnosed with osteoporosis. His charity, Noble Bones, helps to raise awareness of the disease.
Filmography
Film
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 1988 || The Dreaming || Dr. Richards ||
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| 1989 || A Sting in the Tale || Prime Minister's minder ||
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| 1990 || Call Me Mr. Brown || Sergeant ||
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| 1993 || The Nostradamus Kid || General Booth ||
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| 2000 || The Monkey's Mask || Mr. Norris ||
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| 2002 || The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers || Denethor || Seen only in the Extended Edition
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| 2003 || The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King || Denethor || Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast<br>Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble<br> National Board of Review Award for Best Cast<br>Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture <br>Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
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| 2004 || Fracture || Howard Peet ||
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| 2006 || One Night with the King || Prince Admantha ||
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| 2006 || Running Scared || Ivan Yugorsky ||
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| 2006 || Voodoo Lagoon || Ben ||
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| 2010 || Risen || Eddie Thomas ||
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| 2010 || The Last Airbender|| Dragon Spirit || Voice
Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Ensemble (shared with the entire cast)
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| 2013 || Superman: Unbound || Brainiac || Voice, direct-to-video