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Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe

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Noah Reid

Noah Nicholas Reid, Canadian actor and musician born 1987 in Toronto, known as Patrick Brewer in Schitt's Creek, original voice of Franklin the Turtle, and folk albums Songs From a Broken Chair, Gemini, and Adjustments.

Noah Schnapp

Noah Schnapp (born 2004) is an American actor known as Will Byers in Stranger Things (2016–2025), Roger Donovan in Bridge of Spies, and the voice of Charlie Brown in The Peanuts Movie.

Noah Taylor

Noah George Taylor, English-born Australian actor and musician born 1969 in London; known for Shine, Almost Famous, Max, Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, and Preacher.

Noah Wyle

Noah Wyle (born 1971, Hollywood) is an American actor known as Dr. John Carter on ER (254 episodes, 1994–2009) and Dr. Robby on The Pitt, for which he won back-to-back Emmys in 2025 and 2026.

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham (Noble Henry Willingham Jr., 1931-2004), American character actor from Mineola, Texas; played C.D. Parker on Walker, Texas Ranger and appeared in Paper Moon, Chinatown, Good Morning, Vietnam, and City Slickers; ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2000.

Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke (Noel Anthony Clarke), born in London in 1975, is a British actor, screenwriter, and director who played Mickey Smith in Doctor Who and created the Kidulthood films.

Noel Fisher

Noel Fisher (Noel Roeim Fisher), Canadian actor born 1984 in Vancouver, plays Mickey Milkovich on Shameless and Michelangelo in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films; also Vladimir in Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2, distinct from other Noel Fishers.

Noel Harrison

Noel Harrison (1934–2013), British singer, actor, and Olympic alpine skier, son of Rex Harrison; sang the Oscar-winning 'The Windmills of Your Mind' and played Mark Slate in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Noel Neill

Noel Neill (1920–2016), American actress, the first live-action Lois Lane: 1948 Superman serial with Kirk Alyn, then Adventures of Superman TV series 1953–58, later cameos in Superman (1978) and Superman Returns.

Noël Wells

Noël Wells (born 1986, San Antonio, Texas) is an American actress, comedian, director, and voice actor. A 2013–14 SNL featured player, she played Rachel in Master of None, wrote, directed, and starred in Mr. Roosevelt (SXSW Audience Award), and voices D'Vana Tendi in Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Noele Gordon

Noele Gordon (Joan Noele Gordon, 1919–1985), English actress and TV pioneer, played Meg Richardson in Crossroads (1964–1981), was the first woman on colour television, and was sacked in 1981.

Noémie Merlant

Noémie Merlant (born 1988) is a French actress and director. Known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Paris 13th District, and her 2023 César-winning role in L'Innocent, she also directs Mi iubita mon amour and The Balconettes.

Nolan Gerard Funk

Nolan Gerard Funk (born 1986, Vancouver) is a Canadian actor, singer, and dancer known for Nickelodeon's Spectacular! (2009), Broadway's Bye Bye Birdie revival, Hunter Clarington on Glee, Collin Jennings on Awkward, and films Riddick and The Canyons.

Noma Dumezweni

Noma Dumezweni, British actress born 1969 in Swaziland, two-time Olivier Award winner, originated adult Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, starred in The Undoing and plays Dr. Mensah in Apple TV+'s Murderbot.

Nona Gaye

Nona Gaye (Nona Marvisa Gaye), American singer, former model, and retired actress born 1974, daughter of Marvin Gaye; released Love for the Future (1992), played Belinda Ali in Ali (2001) and Zee in the Matrix sequels.

Nona Parker Johnson

Nona Parker Johnson is an American actress, USC MFA Acting 2020 and Georgetown BA graduate, best known as undercover Detective Carmen 'Nova' Riley on Law & Order: Organized Crime, with roles in The Handmaid's Tale, Mayor of Kingstown, Fear the Walking Dead, Sugar, and Dexter: Resurrection.

Noni Hazlehurst

Noni Hazlehurst (Leonie Elva Hazlehurst, born 1953) is an Australian actor and presenter, star of Play School 1978-2001, Better Homes and Gardens, A Place to Call Home, and the Logie Hall of Fame (2016).

Nonso Anozie

Nonso Anozie, also known as Nonso Anozie the British-Nigerian actor, is a London-born stage and screen performer of Igbo descent, the youngest professional King Lear (2002), Ian Charleson Award winner for Othello, and star of Game of Thrones, Zoo, Sweet Tooth, Cinderella, and Artemis Fowl.

Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace (born Noomi Norén, 1979, Hudiksvall) is a Swedish actress famed as Lisbeth Salander in the 2009 Swedish Millennium trilogy, later in Prometheus, Lamb, and Apple TV+'s Constellation.

Nora Arnezeder

Nora Arnezeder, French actress and singer born 1989 in Paris; breakthrough as Douce in Faubourg 36 (2008), Lumières and Étoile d'Or winner; later Safe House, Zoo, Mozart in the Jungle, Army of the Dead.

Nora Dunn

Nora Dunn (born 1952, Chicago) is an American actress and comedian, an SNL cast member 1985–1990 known for Pat Stevens and the Sweeney Sisters, who boycotted the Andrew Dice Clay episode and later starred in Passion Fish, Three Kings, and Entourage.

Nora Zehetner

Nora Zehetner (Nora Angela Zehetner) is an American actress born 1981 in El Paso, Texas. Known for Brick (2005), Creative Control, and recurring roles in Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Maron, and The Right Stuff.

Nora-Jane Noone

Nora-Jane Noone (born 1984, Galway) is an Irish actress; screen debut as Bernadette in The Magdalene Sisters (2002, Venice Golden Lion), also The Descent, Brooklyn, Wildfire, Hidden Assets, Bring Them Down, andIFTA-nominated performances.

Norma Crane

Norma Crane (Norma Anna Bella Zuckerman, 1928–1973), American stage, film, and television actress best known as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof (1971); also Tea and Sympathy and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer (1902-1983), Canadian-born MGM star dubbed Queen of Hollywood; won the Best Actress Oscar for The Divorcee (1930), married Irving Thalberg, retired in 1942 after Her Cardboard Lover.

Norman Fell

Norman Fell (1924–1998), American character actor from Philadelphia, played landlord Stanley Roper on Three's Company and The Ropers, won a Golden Globe, and earned a 1976 Emmy nomination for Rich Man, Poor Man.

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd, born Norman Perlmutter (1914–2021), was an American actor, director, and producer known for falling from the Statue of Liberty in Hitchcock's Saboteur and for playing Dr. Daniel Auschlander on NBC's St. Elsewhere.

Norman Reedus

Norman Reedus (born 1969) is an American actor known as Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead and its spin-off Daryl Dixon, also the lead of Death Stranding, star of Ride with Norman Reedus, and Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints.

Norman Wisdom

Sir Norman Wisdom (1915–2010), English slapstick comedian, actor, and singer; creator of the Gump/Norman Pitkin little-man character; star of 19 Rank films including Trouble in Store; Chaplin's favourite clown and Albania's only permitted Western film star.

Noureen DeWulf

Noureen DeWulf (born 1984, New York City) is an American actress of Indian descent, also credited as Noureen Ahmed, known for Lacey in Anger Management and for starring in the Oscar-winning short West Bank Story (2005).