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Noah Galvin
Galvin in 2024
Born
Noah Egidi Galvin

(1994-05-06) May 6, 1994 (age 30)
Katonah, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2006–present
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​

Noah Egidi Galvin (born May 6, 1994[1]) 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 sung 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

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Galvin was born and raised in Katonah, New York. He has two siblings, including the multi-instrumentalist Yoke Lore.[2] His father was Catholic, of Irish and Italian descent,[3] and his mother, Abbie (née Fink), is Jewish. He was raised "both Jewish and Catholic going to CCD, Hebrew School and church",[4][5] and has described himself as Jewish.[6] Galvin's father, Austin, died in November 2023, after a long battle with illness.[7][8]

Acting career

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Galvin starred in two seasons of The Real O'Neals before the show was cancelled in 2017.[9] 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.[citation needed]

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.[10] In May 2018, Galvin was announced as part of the ensemble for Olivia Wilde's directorial debut Booksmart.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] He also subsequently voiced the role of the character of Prince Rupert in the Gimlet podcast, The Two Princes,[14] 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 upcoming fifth season. His final episode aired on April 2, 2024, during the show's seventh and final season.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17][18][19] 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.[20] 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."[21]

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.[22]

Personal life

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Galvin is gay and came out to his mother when he was 14 years old.[23] He splits his time between Manhattan and Los Angeles.[24] 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.[25][26] They announced their engagement on November 25, 2022 and were married over the Labor Day weekend on September 1, 2024.[27][28]

Acting credits

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Film

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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[29]
2023 Theater Camp Glenn Winthrop Also writer and producer

Television

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Year Title Role Note
2015 The Weekend Detectives Josh Episode: "Proof of Concept"
2016–2017 The Real O'Neals Kenny O'Neal Lead role; 29 episodes
2017 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Judge) Season 9, Episode 9
2020–2023 The Owl House Jerbo Voice, 3 episodes
2020–2024 The Good Doctor Dr. Asher Wolke Recurring role (Season 4); main role (Seasons 5–7)
2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Therapy Patient Episode: "Zoey's Extraordinary Double Date"
2021 The Other Two Eddie Episode: "Pat Connects With Her Fans"

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2005 Les Misérables Gavroche Various National tour
2006 The Who's Tommy Tommy Walker Bay Street Theatre Regional [30]
2006 Ace Billy Lucas The Repertory Theatre [5]
2008 Norman's Ark Harry Johnson John Anson Ford Amphitheatre [31]
2008 Esther Demsack Everette Brewster The Public Theater Off-Broadway [32]
2010 Our Town Wally Webb Barrow Street Theatre [33]
2010 The Burnt Part Boys Dusty Rivers Playwrights Horizons [34]
2011 Treasure Island Jim Hawkins Irondale Center Off-Off-Broadway [35]
2013 The Power of Duff Ricky Duff Huntington Theatre Company Regional [36]
2015 What I Did Last Summer Charlie Higgins Pershing Square Signature Center Off-Broadway [37]
2017–2018 Dear Evan Hansen Evan Hansen Music Box Theatre Broadway [38]
2019 Alice by Heart Dodgy/Duchess/Dodo/Mock Mock Mock Mock Turtle MCC Theater Off-Broadway [39]
2019 Waitress Ogie Anhorn Brooks Atkinson Theater Broadway [40]
2020 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph David Geffen Hall Concert production [41]
2024 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Leaf Coneybear Kennedy Center Regional [42]

Audio

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ben Platt Wishes Fiancé Noah Galvin a Happy 30th Birthday: 'I Can't Wait to Marry You'". People.com.
  2. ^ Fox, Mira (May 8, 2021). "Musician Yoke Lore thrives as a pandemic hermit. Here's what he's gotten done". The Forward. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. ^ @noahegalvin (April 5, 2016). "Italian and Irish on my dads side. Polish and Russian on my moms. Full Jew. Full Catholic. Full Mutt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Bowman, Sabienna (March 22, 2016). "Noah Galvin THE REAL O'NEALS Interview". Seat42F. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Martens, Joel (April 6, 2016). "The Real O'Neals Noah Galvin". Rage Monthly. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Garner, Glenn (May 18, 2016). "10 Qs: The Real O'Neals' Noah Galvin on Fake Siblings, Dan Savage, and Hate Mail". Out. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  7. ^ @Yoke Lore (December 11, 2023). "Right after thanksgiving my father passed away..." Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ @Noah Galvin (December 11, 2023). "My dad Austin Galvin passed away a couple weeks ago. He was little and generous and mighty and loud and filled with more love than anyone I've ever met. I miss him a lot". Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 11, 2017). "'Imaginary Mary,' 'Real O'Neals' Canceled at ABC". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Lefkowitz, Andy (December 18, 2017). "Taylor Trensch Sets Dear Evan Hansen Start Date; Final Performance Scheduled for Noah Galvin". Broadway.
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 18, 2018). "Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Others Join Olivia Wilde's 'Booksmart' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  12. ^ Kilday, Greg (January 16, 2019). "SXSW: Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey to Premiere New Work". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "Meet the Recording Cast of the What if It's Us Audiobook". Epic Reads. September 19, 2018.
  14. ^ "The Two Princes". Gimlet. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (May 24, 2021). "'The Good Doctor' Ups Noah Galvin & Bria Samoné Henderson To Series Regular For Season 5". Deadline. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  16. ^ Grobar, Matt (June 9, 2022). "Ben Platt, Molly Gordon, Amy Sedaris & More Set For Musical Comedy 'Theater Camp' From Picturestart, Topic Studios And Gloria Sanchez Productions". Deadline.
    - Galuppo, Mia (June 9, 2022). "Ben Platt, Molly Gordon Team for Comedy 'Theater Camp'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  17. ^ Major, Michael (December 7, 2022). "THEATER CAMP Starring Ben Platt, Noah Galvin & More to Premiere at Sundance". Broadway World. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  18. ^ Galuppo, Mia (January 23, 2023). "Sundance: 'Theater Camp' Lands at Searchlight Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  19. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 9, 2023). "Searchlight Dates Sundance Prize-Winning Musical Comedy 'Theater Camp' From Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Noah Galvin & Ben Platt". Deadline. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  20. ^ Remley, Hilary (August 22, 2023). "'Theater Camp' Sets Digital and Hulu Streaming Dates". Collider. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  21. ^ Major, Michael. "Noah Galvin to Star In Meet Cute's Holiday Rom-Com Series". Broadway World. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  22. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (August 29, 2024). "Beanie Feldstein, Kevin McHale, Noah Galvin & More to Star in SPELLING BEE at the Kennedy Center". Broadwayworld. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  23. ^ Halterman, Jim (January 10, 2016). ""The Real O'Neals" Star Noah Galvin: My Coming Out Was A Lot Different Than My Character's". NewNowNext. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  24. ^ "Noah Galvin as Kenny O'Neal - The Real O'Neals". ABC. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  25. ^ "Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, who both played Evan Hansen on Broadway, are dating". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  26. ^ Watts, Marina (August 27, 2024). "Ben Platt Broke Up with Fiancé Noah Galvin in Early Days of Their Secret Romance: 'Freaked Me Out'". People. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  27. ^ VanHoose, Benjamin (November 25, 2022). "Ben Platt and Noah Galvin Engaged: 'He Agreed to Hang Out Forever'". People. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  28. ^ Macon, Alexandra (September 4, 2024). "Inside Ben Platt and Noah Galvin's "Dress to Dance" Summer Wedding in New York City". Vogue. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  29. ^ Meyer, Dan (April 1, 2020). "Watch Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, and More in Their Short Film Theater Camp". Playbill. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  30. ^ Portantiere, Michael (June 20, 2006). "The Who's Tommy". Theatermania.
  31. ^ Foley, F. Kathleen (May 30, 2008). "'Norman's Ark' never sets sail". Los Angeles Times.
  32. ^ Hetrick, Adam (July 15, 2008). ""It's Today" for Esther Demsack at Summer Play Festival, July 15". Playbill.
  33. ^ "David Cromer Returns to Our Town 8/24". Broadway World. August 23, 2010.
  34. ^ Isherwood, Charles (May 25, 2010). "Mining Families Must Pick Up Life's Pieces in a Disaster's Tuneful Aftermath". The New York Times.
  35. ^ Hetrick, Adam (January 11, 2011). "Tom Hewitt, Steve Blanchard, Noah Galvin Set for Treasure Island at Irondale Center". Playbill.
  36. ^ Gans, Andrew (October 11, 2013). "David Wilson Barnes, Amy Pietz and Jennifer Westfeldt Star in Huntington's Power of Duff, Beginning Oct. 11". Playbill.
  37. ^ Brantley, Ben (May 17, 2015). "Review: 'What I Did Last Summer,' a Letter of Apology From an Ex-Teenage r". The New York Times.
  38. ^ Clement, Olivia (August 22, 2017). "Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen Names Its New Evans". Playbill.
  39. ^ "Alice By Heart". MCC Theater. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  40. ^ "Noah Galvin Returns to Broadway in Waitress April 29". Playbill. April 29, 2019.
  41. ^ Gans, Andrew (February 17, 2020). "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Concert, Starring Noah Galvin, Presented February 17". Playbil. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  42. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (August 24, 2024). "Kennedy Center Assembles Starry Cast for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee". Playbill. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
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