Noah Reid

Noah Nicholas Reid (born May 29, 1987 ) is a Canadian-American actor and musician, best known for his work on the television series Franklin and Schitt's Creek. In 2016, he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song for his work in the feature film People Hold On.

Early life Reid was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. The son of visual artists, he became involved in theatre around age six and regularly attended productions with his family throughout his childhood. He attended Etobicoke School of the Arts and is a 2008 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. While at Etobicoke School of the Arts, he co-starred in Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (2002–2006).

In 2005, Reid played Darrell Fox in the made-for-television movie Terry, dramatizing Terry Fox's historic run for cancer research. In 2007, he appeared in the Naturally, Sadie episode "As the Whirly Turns". In 2009, he guest-starred in the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode "Danger Zone".

Reid's first leading role in a feature film was Farley Gordon in Score: A Hockey Musical, which premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. He then played several guest roles on television, including in the police drama Rookie Blue (2012, the project on which he met future wife Clare Stone ) and the drama series Cracked (2013). In 2013, he also starred in the CW web series Backpackers. In 2015, Reid appeared briefly in the first episode of Annie Murphy's CBC television series The Plateaus. That year, he played the lead role in the ABC Family comedy series Kevin From Work, which was canceled after one season.

In 2016, Reid was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song for his work in the feature film People Hold On (2015), in which he also starred. He also released a self-produced full-length original album, Songs From a Broken Chair.

In 2017, Reid played the recurring role of Patrick in the third season of the CBC series Schitt's Creek. That year, he was also cast in the independent film Cardinals opposite Sheila McCarthy, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

In 2018, Reid was promoted to a series regular on Schitt's Creek, beginning with its fourth season. He also performed in a production of Hamlet at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto. He appeared in the films Buffaloed and Disappearance at Clifton Hill, both released in February 2020. Also in February, Reid embarked on a sold-out tour across North America to support his then-upcoming second album. However, two-thirds of the original dates had to be indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The album, Gemini, was released on May 29, 2020; the album's cover alluded to Reid's dual status as a musician and actor by depicting a Gemini Award statuette.

Reid made his Broadway debut in April 2022, joining the original Broadway cast of Tracy Letts's The Minutes, and released his third album, Adjustments, in June 2022. In the same year he also appeared as a guest musician on Artefact, the debut album by Clever Hopes.

On April 25, 2023, Reid announced a 26-city world tour, featuring stops in six countries, scheduled for the autumn of 2023. On May 2, 2023, dates in nine more cities were announced, extending the tour into January 2024.

In 2024, Reid appeared in Murder in a Small Town and starred in the Coal Mine Theatre's production of Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God. in the spring, and announced a 33-city tour of the US and Canada scheduled for the fall of 2025.

Personal life Reid announced his engagement to former actress Clare Stone on December 31, 2018. They were married on July 25, 2020, and their first child, a son, was born in late summer 2022. Reid is a dual Canada-US citizen.

Discography Albums

Singles Year Title Album 2016 "Runaway" Songs From a Broken Chair 2018 "Simply the Best" Simply the Best (from "Schitt's Creek")2020 "Honesty"Gemini "Jacob's Dream" "Hold On" "Got You" 2021 "A Case of You" Performed for the Governor General's Awards in honour of Catherine O'Hara2022 "Everyday"Adjustments "Rivers Underground" "Minneapolis" "Statue's in the Stone"

Theatre Year Title Role Company/Venue Notes 1995–1997 Disney's Beauty and the Beast Chip Princess of Wales Theatre Professional theatre debut 1999 Dave Carley's Big Box Gilbert Blyth Festival Originating the role 2000 Who Has Seen The Wind Brian Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, Ontario Originating the role 2009 Three Sisters Rhode Stratford Festival Bartholomew Fair Filcher Stratford Festival Morris Panych's Trespassers Lowell Stratford Festival Originating the role Miklós László's Parfumerie Jancsi Soulpepper Theatre Company Originating the role, also music director/composer of this adaptation's original music 2010 Daniel Karasik's The Innocents Aaron SummerWorks Theatre Festival Originating the role 2013 David French's Jitters Tom Soulpepper Theatre Company John Logan's Red Ken Neptune Theatre 2014 George F. Walker's Dead Metaphor Dean Canadian Repertory Theatre / Panasonic Theatre 2015 Creditors Adolf Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto John Patrick Shanley's A Woman Is A Secret Ricky The Storefront Theatre, Toronto Originating the role 2017 Annie Baker's The Aliens Jasper Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto 2018 Hamlet Hamlet Tarragon Theatre Also original music composition 2022 The Minutes Mr. Peel Steppenwolf Theatre Company / Studio 54Broadway debut 2024 Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God Ryan Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto

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Awards and nominations