# Noel Fisher

Noel Roeim Fisher (born March 13, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Mickey Milkovich on the Showtime series Shameless, as well as his portrayal of Cael Malloy on the FX series The Riches. He played Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries Hatfields & McCoys as well as bully Troy McGinty in Max Keeble's Big Move (2001), Vladimir, a 1,500-year-old vampire in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012), and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016). Fisher has also acted in shows such as Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Lie to Me, and Bones.

## Early life

Fisher was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began his acting career at the age of 14 in the television film The Sheldon Kennedy Story. During his time as a young actor in Vancouver, he was encouraged to "take many different classes" and "fell in love" with piano, which he studied for eight years.

## Career

Fisher began his acting career at age 14. He debuted in 1999 with The Sheldon Kennedy Story, a sports drama film about ice hockey player Sheldon Kennedy. He also starred as Freddie in Season 1 of Two and a Half Men in 2004. His performance landed Fisher his first Gemini Awards nomination. He gained a second nomination with the TV series Godiva's in 2005. He played Brian Gibbons in Final Destination 2 in 2003, one of his first roles in an American film. From 2007, Fisher became more known by the public due to the FX series The Riches, portraying Cael, the conniving and clever son of parents played by Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.
Fisher has received critical acclaim for playing Mickey Milkovich, a gay thug character on Shameless from 2011 to 2021. In 2014 Vanity Fair named his relationship with Cameron Monaghan's Ian Gallagher the best-written gay couple on television. Though Fisher is straight, his sexuality is often questioned in interviews. He has responded to the controversy:
   I don't look at Mickey as a gay character. I look at him as a person, who happens to be gay. I think it's weird how we, as a society, try to put the LGBT community in a box, when in fact, they are just people. They have the same complexities as you and me. That's how I look at Mickey, as a complex person.
In 2017, Fisher starred in the National Geographic docuseries The Long Road Home. He played Pfc. Tomas Young, the Iraq war veteran who famously became a war protester after being paralyzed during an ambush only days after being sent to fight overseas. Fisher told creator Mikko Allanne he would not accept the part unless he could meet with Young's family; "That's how committed he was to doing it right".
Fisher played Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts in the award-winning miniseries Hatfields & McCoys as well as Vladimir, a 1.500-year old vampire in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. In May 2020, he starred opposite Tom Hardy in the Al Capone biopic Capone as Junior, Capone's son. He starred in the limited CBS series The Red Line and had a recurring role in the Hulu series Castle Rock. He also had roles in: Bones, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Fear the Walking Dead, and The Conners.

## Personal life

Since November 2004, Fisher has been in a relationship with actress Layla Alizada. The couple was engaged in 2014, and on July 15, 2017, were married.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Valentine | Tulga Gang Member #1 | |
| 2001 | Freddy Got Fingered | Pimply Manager | |
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Troy McGinty | |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | Fenster | |
| 2003 | A Guy Thing | Acne-Faced Teen | |
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | Brian Gibbons | |
| 2006 | Pope Dreams | Pete | |
| 2007 | After Sex | Jay | |
| 2008 | Red | Danny McCormack | |
| 2009 | A Dog Named Christmas | Todd McCray | |
| 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Pfc. Shaun Lenihan | |
| 2011 | Commerce | Pete | Short |
| 2011 | Thule | Ann. Jim Parker | Short film |
| 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Vladimir | |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Michelangelo | Voice and motion capture |
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem | Gogo Shoto | Voice |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Michelangelo | Voice and motion capture |
| 2018 | Racetime | Zac | Voice |
| 2018 | A Yeti Adventure | Simon Picard | Voice |
| 2019 | Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | Brainiac 5 | Voice |
| 2020 | Capone | Junior | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Abuse of Trust | Young Sheldon Kennedy | Television film |
| 2000 | 2gether | Skate Park #1 | Television film |
| 2000 | Ratz | James | Television film |
| 2000 | High Noon | Billy | Television film |
| 2000 | 2gether: The Series | Gary Long | Episode: "Waxed" |
| 2000 | Just Deal | Short Kid | Episode: "The Right Question" |
| 2000–2001 | You, Me and the Kids | Aaron | 10 episodes |
| 2000–2003 | X-Men: Evolution | Toad | Voice, recurring role |
| 2001 | The Outer Limits | Brae | Episode: "Lion's Den" |
| 2001 | Andromeda | Breyon | Episode: "Music of a Distant Drum" |
| 2001 | Sk8 | Alex | Episode: "The Map" |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Robbie McNiel | Episode: "The Devil Made Me Do It" |
| 2002 | I Was a Teenage Faust | Tom | Television film |
| 2002 | Killer Bees! | Dylan Harris | Television film |
| 2002–2004 | Hamtaro | Stan | English dub |
| 2003 | Lightning: Bolts of Destruction | Jeremy Landis | Television film |
| 2003 | A Wrinkle in Time | 16 yo "IT" boy | Television film |
| 2003 | Thanksgiving Family Reunion | Buzz Hodge | Television film |
| 2004 | Two and a Half Men | Freddie | Episode: "Camel Filters and Pheromones" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Jerry Kasher | Episode: "The Plan" |
| 2004 | Huff | Sam Johnson | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Renegadepress.com | Vince | Episode: "Too Cool" |
| 2004 | Fillmore! | Bri-Dog | Voice, episode: "A Dark Score Evened" |
| 2005–2006 | Godiva's | TJ | Main role |
| 2006 | Medium | Brian, Jessie Andrews | Episode: "Sweet Child O' Mine" |
| 2006 | Standoff | Owen Johnson | Episode: "Peer Group" |
| 2007–2008 | The Riches | Cael Malloy | Main role |
| 2008 | Life | John Armstrong | Episode: "Find Your Happy Place" |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Milo | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Travis Tennant | Episode: "Seeing Red" |
| 2009 | Bones | Teddy Parker | Episode: "The Hero in the Hold" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | CSU Tech Dale Stuckey | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | A Dog Named Christmas | Todd McCray | Television film |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Pvt. Hamm | Episode: "Okinawa" |
| 2010 | Terriers | Adam Fisher, Amnesiac | Episode: "Missing Persons" |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Brian | Episode: "The Canary's Song" |
| 2010 | Dark Blue | Pete | Episode: "Jane Wayne" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Jason Wheeler | Episode: "One Shot Kill" |
| 2011–2021 | Shameless | Mickey Milkovich | Main role (seasons 3–5, 10–11); recurring role (seasons 1–2, 7); special guest (seasons 6 and 9) |
| 2012 | Hatfields & McCoys | Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts | Mini-series |
| 2012 | The Booth at the End | Dillon | 5 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Justice League Action | Klarion the Witch Boy | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Willy | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| 2017 | The Long Road Home | Pfc. Tomas Young | Mini-series |
| 2018 | Castle Rock | Dennis Zalewski | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | The Red Line | Officer Paul Evans | Main role |
| 2020 | The Conners | Ed Conner Jr. | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Calling | Zack Miller | 4 episodes |
| 2025 | The Rookie | Harrison Novak | Episode: "Darkness Falling" |