# 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. In 2019, he received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his work on Schitt's Creek.

## 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.

## Career

Starting as a child actor, Reid did extensive voice work for Canadian and American children's television and was the original voice of the title character in Franklin from 1997 to 2002. 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.
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 of 2024.

## 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

| Album | Year | Notes |
| Songs From a Broken Chair | 2016 | Self-produced |
| Gemini | 2020 | Baseline Music |
| Adjustments | 2022 | Baseline Music |
| T is for Tillerson EP | 2024 | Baseline Music |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2016 | "Runaway" | Songs From a Broken Chair |
| 2018 | "Simply the Best (from "Schitt's Creek")" | Simply the Best (from "Schitt's Creek") |
| 2020 | "Honesty" | Gemini |
| 2020 | "Jacob's Dream" | Gemini |
| 2020 | "Hold On" | Gemini |
| 2020 | "Got You" | Gemini |
| 2021 | "A Case of You" | Performed for the Governor General's Awards in honour of Catherine O'Hara |
| 2022 | "Everyday" | Adjustments |
| 2022 | "Rivers Underground" | Adjustments |
| 2022 | "Minneapolis" | Adjustments |
| 2022 | "Statue's in the Stone" | Adjustments |

## 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 | |
| 2009 | Bartholomew Fair | Filcher | Stratford Festival | |
| 2009 | Morris Panych's Trespassers | Lowell | Stratford Festival | Originating the role |
| 2009 | 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 | |
| 2013 | 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 | |
| 2015 | 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 54 | Broadway debut |
| 2024 | Samuel D. Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God | Ryan | Coal Mine Theatre, Toronto | |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | In Love and War | Boy | |
| 1997–1999 | Pippi Longstocking | Tommy Settergren (voice) | 22 episodes; credited as Noah Reed |
| 1997–2002 | Franklin | Franklin (voice) | 31 episodes |
| 1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Timmy Brisby's Singing Voice (uncredited) | |
| 2000 | Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall | Scurl Droptail (voice) | |
| 2000 | Franklin and the Green Knight | Franklin Turtle (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | Babar | Pom (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | Spud (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2000–2001 | In a Heartbeat | Mark | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Martin the Warrior: A Tale of Redwall | Keyla (voice) | |
| 2001 | Soul Food | Ritchie Stein | Episode: "Who Do You Know?" |
| 2001 | Franklin's Magic Christmas | Franklin Turtle (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2001–2003 | George Shrinks | Henry Cooper / Timmy Fortevoce (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2001–2004 | Rolie Polie Olie | Screwy (voice) | 18 episodes |
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | Screwy (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz | Elmore "Tater" Brochet | Pilot |
| 2002–2006 | Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | Marshall Wheeler | 41 episodes |
| 2005 | Terry | Darrell Fox | Television film |
| 2006 | Jane and the Dragon | Gunther Breech (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 2007 | Naturally, Sadie | Todd | Episode: "As the Whirly Turns" |
| 2009 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Chris | Episode: "Danger Zone" |
| 2010 | Score: A Hockey Musical | Farley Gordon | Lead role; premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival |
| 2011 | Three Inches | Walter Spackman | Television film |
| 2012 | Titanic | Harry Widener | Miniseries |
| 2012 | The Firm | Brian Strickland | Episode: "Chapter Three" |
| 2012 | Rookie Blue | Wyatt Cripton | Episode: "Class Dismissed" |
| 2012 | Alphas | Adam Gordon | Episode: "Gaslight" |
| 2012 | Old Stock | Stock Burton | Film |
| 2013 | Cracked | Mark Tisdale | Episode: "Voices" |
| 2013 | Backpackers | Ryan | Web television series |
| 2014 | Pride of Lions | Elliott Ackers | |
| 2015 | The Plateaus | Gaille | Episode: "Badger Trap" |
| 2015 | Kevin from Work | Kevin | Series regular |
| 2015 | People Hold On | Matthew | |
| 2016 | House of Lies | Sam | Episode: "Tragedy of the Commons" |
| 2017 | Cardinals | Mark Loekner | |
| 2017–2020 | Schitt's Creek | Patrick Brewer | Series regular; 39 episodes |
| 2019 | Disappearance at Clifton Hill | Marcus | |
| 2019 | Buffaloed | JJ | |
| 2020 | The Archivists | Will | Lead role; premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival |
| 2022–2024 | Outer Range | Billy Tillerson | Main cast |
| 2024 | Murder in a Small Town | Tommy Cummins | 2 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2009 | John Hirsch Award | Most Promising Young Actor, Stratford Festival | Morris Panych's Trespassers | Won |
| 2011 | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance – Male | Score: A Hockey Musical | Nominated |
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Achievement in Music – Original Song | People Hold On (Song: People Hold On) | Nominated |
| 2017 | My Entertainment World Critics' Picks Theatre Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor (Medium) | Jasper, Annie Baker's The Aliens at The Coal Mine Theatre | Won |
| 2018 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting or Guest Actor, Comedy | Schitt's Creek, Season 3 | Nominated |
| 2019 | ACTRA Awards | Members' Choice Series Ensemble | Schitt's Creek, Season 4 | Won |
| 2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting or Guest Actor, Comedy | Schitt's Creek, Season 4 | Won |
| 2019 | Dorian Awards | TV Musical Performance of the Year | Schitt's Creek (Performance: Simply the Best) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Schitt's Creek, Season 5 | Nominated |
| 2020 | ACTRA Awards | Members' Choice Series Ensemble | Schitt's Creek, Season 5 | Won |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor, Comedy | Schitt's Creek, Season 5 | Nominated |
| 2020 | Dorian Awards | TV Musical Performance of the Year | Schitt's Creek (Performance: Always Be My Baby) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Schitt's Creek, Season 6 | Won |
| 2021 | ACTRA Awards | Members' Choice Series Ensemble | Schitt's Creek, Season 6 | Won |
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor, Comedy | Schitt's Creek, Season 6 | Nominated |
| 2022 | Canadian Folk Music Awards | English Songwriter(s) of the Year | Gemini | Nominated |
| 2022 | Canadian Folk Music Awards | New/Emerging Artist(s) of the Year | Gemini | Nominated |
| 2023 | Heritage Toronto | Public History Award | The History of the Danforth Music Hall | Nominated |