Noah Galvin

Noah Egidi Galvin (born May 6, 1994 ) is an American actor and singer. He portrayed Kenny O'Neal in the ABC sitcom The Real O'Neals and was the second person to perform the title role in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. He also played Dr. Asher Wolke in the TV series The Good Doctor, originated the role of the Duchess in the off-Broadway musical Alice by Heart, and sang as Brian on the cast recording of the musical adaptation of Goosebumps. For his performance in Theater Camp, Galvin received a nomination for Best Supporting Performance at the 39th Independent Spirit Awards.

Early life Galvin was born and raised in Katonah, New York. He has two siblings, including the multi-instrumentalist Yoke Lore. His father was Catholic, of Irish and Italian descent, and his mother, Abbie (née Fink), is Jewish. He was raised "both Jewish and Catholic going to CCD, Hebrew School and church", and has described himself as Jewish. Galvin's father, Austin, died in November 2023; he had Lewy body dementia.

Acting career Galvin starred in two seasons of The Real O'Neals before the show was cancelled in 2017. Prior to this, Galvin appeared Off-Broadway for companies such as Signature, Playwrights Horizons, MCC, The Public, The Culture Project, The Flea, The Wild Project, New York Theatre Workshop, the Barrow Street Theater, Rattlestick and Ensemble Studio Theater. His audiobook work includes Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Matthew Quick's Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock.

In August 2017, Galvin was named as a temporary replacement for the title role in Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen, assuming the role after Ben Platt's departure. Galvin took over the Evan role on November 21, 2017, and played his final performance on February 4, 2018. In May 2018, Galvin was announced as part of the ensemble for Olivia Wilde's directorial debut Booksmart. The film premiered at the South by Southwest film festival on March 10, 2019, and was released theatrically in the United States on May 24, 2019.

Galvin joined the Broadway production of Waitress, playing Ogie from April 29, 2019, to August 18, 2019, after which Todrick Hall took over the role. Galvin narrated the character part of Arthur in What If It's Us, a novel by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli. He also subsequently voiced the role of the character of Prince Rupert in the Gimlet podcast, The Two Princes, which was released on June 4, 2019.

On February 17, 2020, Galvin starred in Manhattan Concert Productions' one-night-only 50th anniversary concert presentation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Lincoln Center.

In 2020, Galvin joined the fourth season of the television series The Good Doctor in the recurring role of Dr. Asher Wolke. In 2021, he was promoted to season regular for its fifth season. His final episode aired on April 2, 2024, during the show's seventh and final season.

On June 9, 2022, it was announced that Galvin would star in the musical comedy film Theater Camp, inspired by the 2020 short film of the same name co-written with his partner Ben Platt, Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023, and was acquired shortly after by Searchlight Pictures for a theatrical release beginning July 14, 2023. The movie soundtrack featuring original songs written by Galvin, Platt, Gordon, and Lieberman was released on the same day by Interscope Records. The film was released on streaming service Hulu and VOD on September 14, 2023. For his role of Glenn Winthrop, Galvin received a Best Supporting Performance nomination at the 39th Independent Spirit Awards.

In December 2022, Galvin starred in Meet Cute's holiday romantic comedy, Christmasuzannukkah, with Amy Sedaris. "As a Jew who loves Christmas and Amy Sedaris, I jumped at the opportunity to celebrate both," he said. "I think everyone will find something to love about Christmasuzannukkah."

On August 29, 2024, it was announced that Galvin would star alongside Beanie Feldstein and Kevin McHale in the Kennedy Center's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee from October 11–20, 2024.

In 2026, Galvin starred in the off-Broadway play The Reservoir where he was nominated for a Drama Desk for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play.

Personal life Galvin is gay and came out to his mother when he was 14 years old. He splits his time between Manhattan and Los Angeles. On January 12, 2020, he began a relationship with Ben Platt. The pair first met in 2015 and Galvin later replaced Platt in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen in 2017. They announced their engagement on November 25, 2022, and were married over the Labor Day weekend on September 1, 2024.

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Promised Land Jackson Short film 2014 Welcome to the Wayne Leif Bornewell III Short film 2018 Assassination Nation Marty 2019 Booksmart George 2020 Theater Camp Bradley "Baby" Bjorn Short film; also writer and producer 2023 Theater Camp Glenn Winthrop Also writer and producer

Television

Theatre Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref. 2005 Les Misérables Gavroche Various National tour 2006 The Who's Tommy Tommy Walker Bay Street Theatre Regional 2006 Ace Billy Lucas The Repertory Theatre 2008 Esther Demsack Everette Brewster The Public Theater Off-Broadway 2010 Our Town Wally Webb Barrow Street Theatre 2010 The Burnt Part Boys Dusty Rivers Playwrights Horizons 2011 Treasure Island Jim Hawkins Irondale Center Off-Off-Broadway 2013 The Power of Duff Ricky Duff Huntington Theatre Company Regional 2015 What I Did Last Summer Charlie Higgins Pershing Square Signature Center Off-Broadway 2017–2018 Dear Evan Hansen Evan Hansen Music Box Theatre Broadway 2019 Alice by Heart Dodgy/Duchess/Dodo/Mock Mock Mock Mock Turtle MCC Theater Off-Broadway 2019 Waitress Ogie Anhorn Brooks Atkinson Theater Broadway 2020 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph David Geffen Hall Concert production 2024 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Leaf Coneybear Kennedy Center Regional 2026 The Reservoir Josh Linda Gross Theater Off-Broadway 2026 Hit Machine Alex Soho Theatre Off West End

Audio Year Title Role Notes 2017 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Charlie Audiobook - Main role 2018 What If It's Us Arthur Seuss Audiobook - Main role 2018 The Courage To Be Disliked Young Man Audiobook - Main role 2019–2020 The Two Princes Prince Rupert Audio drama - Main role, three seasons 2021 Here's To Us Arthur Seuss Audiobook - Main role 2021 Goosebumps The Musical Brian Colson Original Studio Cast Recording 2022 Christmasuzannukah Noah Podcast - Main role

Awards and nominations