Noah Fleiss

Noah Fleiss (born April 16, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as the eponymous Sam Whitney in Josh and S.A.M.. Subsequently, he played the title character in Joe the King (1999) and appeared in Brick (2005). Outside of his film roles, Fleiss portrayed one of the eight playable characters in the video game Until Dawn (2015).

Born in White Plains, New York, Fleiss' great uncle is Professor Joseph L. Fleiss, and he is a distant relative of Dr. Paul Fleiss, Mike Fleiss, and Heidi Fleiss.

Career

Fleiss made his screen debut as a young runaway (Sam Whitney) who drives cross-country with his brother in Josh and S.A.M. (1993). He also has appeared in films such as Joe the King (1999), The Laramie Project (2002), and Brick (2005), in which he portrayed the intimidating Tug. Television appearances include Touched by an Angel, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Fringe.

In 2015, Fleiss was cast as one of eight playable characters, Christopher “Chris” Hartley, in an interactive drama horror game, Until Dawn, developed by Supermassive Games.

In 1996, Fleiss was awarded The Hollywood Reporters YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for his performance in A Mother's Prayer opposite Linda Hamilton. He was named Jane magazine's "Star of Tomorrow" in 2002 and Nylon magazine's "Next Ed Norton".

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 Josh and S.A.M. Sam 1995 Roommates Michael at age 5 1997 Bad Day on the Block Zach Braverton 1999 Joe the King Joe Henry 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Jay (segment "Someone For Rose") 2000 Double Parked Bret 2001 Storytelling Brady Livingston (segment "Non-Fiction") 2001 The Favor Steve Short film 2003 Bringing Rain Marcus Swords 2004 Evergreen Chat 2005 Brick Tugger 2006 Off the Black Todd Hunter 2006 Day on Fire 2006 Hard Luck Sol Rosenbaum Video 2007 Mother's Day Massacre Bobby 2007 The Speed of Life Vincent 2008 Red Canyon Harley 2009 Further Lane Ben Short film 2008 Capers Eric 2010 Beware the Gonzo Ryan 2010 Consent Ryan 2011 11:11 Derek Video 2012 Dead Souls Mack 2015 No Letting Go Sasha 2016 The Last Film Festival Stoner 2018 Patient 001 Eddie / Handyman-son

Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 The Baby-Sitters Club Andrew Brewer Episode: "Mary Ann and the Brunettes" 1995 A Mother's Prayer T.J. Holmstrom Television film 1995 Past the Bleachers Charlie 1996 Chasing the Dragon Sean Kessler 1996 An Unexpected Family Matt Whitney 1998 Touched by an Angel Aaron Gibson Episode: "How Do You Spell Faith?" 1998 An Unexpected Life Matt Whitney Television film 2000 The Truth About Jane Ned 2002 The Laramie Project Shannon Shingleton 2002 Law & Order Denny Cannon Episode: "Girl Most Likely" 2003 Ed Joe Risby Episode: "The Offer" 2008 Huge Ivan 2009 Taking Chance Army Sergeant Television film 2009 Fringe Luke Dempsey Episode: "The No-Brainer" 2010 Three Rivers Sam Heaton Episode: "Win-Loss" 2014 Blue Bloods Paul Episode: "Partners" 2004, 2016 Law & Order: SVU Nat Dennehy/Nathan Angeli Episode: "Brotherhood" & "Catfishing Teacher"

Video games Year Game Role Notes 2015, 2024 Until Dawn Christopher "Chris" HartleyVoice and motion capture performance

Music videos YearTitle PerformerRoleNotes2009"Waking The Demon"Bullet for My ValentineTodd Skinner (Bully)Cameo