# Noah Reid
**Noah Reid** (Noah Nicholas Reid) is a Canadian actor, writer, and musician from Toronto, Ontario, born in 1987, best known for playing Patrick Brewer on the sitcom *Schitt's Creek* and for voicing the title character in the animated series *[Franklin](https://www.edgepedia.org/franklin-tv-series)*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) He is also a folk songwriter with three albums, and his stage work includes a Broadway debut in [Tracy Letts](https://www.edgepedia.org/tracy-letts)'s *The Minutes* in 2022.[2](https://www.etonline.com/noah-reid-talks-topical-broadway-debut-and-singing-on-outer-range-exclusive-183528)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and origin | Noah Nicholas Reid, born 1987 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/noah-reid/) |
| Signature role | Patrick Brewer on *Schitt's Creek* (39 episodes, 2017–2020), business partner and eventual husband of David Rose[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/35807/noah-reid) • [2](https://www.etonline.com/noah-reid-talks-topical-broadway-debut-and-singing-on-outer-range-exclusive-183528) |
| Early career | Played Chip in the Toronto production of Disney's *Beauty and the Beast* at age eight; originated the voice of Franklin the Turtle in the animated series *Franklin*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) • [5](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/noah-reid/profile/) |
| Training | Graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts and the National Theatre School of Canada[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) |
| Awards | Canadian Screen Award, Best Supporting or Guest Actor, Comedy (2019); Screen Actors Guild Award for ensemble in a comedy series (2021)[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/awards/) |
| Music | Three albums: *Songs From a Broken Chair* (2016), *Gemini* (2020), *Adjustments* (2022); the first two have nearly 145 million combined streams[5](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/noah-reid/profile/) • [7](https://paladinartists.com/our_roster/noah-reid/) |
| Recent work | Billy Tillerson in *Outer Range* (2022); Broadway debut in *The Minutes* (2022); cast as Rapp in *Yaga* and as Larry in *The Vampire Lestat*[2](https://www.etonline.com/noah-reid-talks-topical-broadway-debut-and-singing-on-outer-range-exclusive-183528) • [8](https://www.amc.com/blogs/first-look-at-contemporary-mystery-thriller-yaga-released-at-comic-con-international--1075528) |
## Early life and start in performance
Reid was born in Toronto in 1987 and began performing as a child. His first role was Chip in the Toronto production of Disney's *Beauty and the Beast* when he was eight years old.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) Voice work in Canadian animated television followed: he originated the voice of the title turtle in the long-running series *Franklin* (Family Channel, 1997–2004) and also voiced characters in *Babar* (CBC/Global TV/HBO, 1989–2004).[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/noah-reid/)
He moved into live-action teen television as Marshall Wheeler in *Strange Days at Blake Holsey High* (Global TV, 2002–2006), then earned his degree from the National Theatre School of Canada.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/noah-reid/) He is also a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) His first starring film role came in *Score: A Hockey Musical* (2010), opposite [Olivia Newton-John](https://www.edgepedia.org/olivia-newton-john), which earned him an ACTRA Toronto Award nomination for Outstanding Performance, Male.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/noah-reid/) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/awards/)
## Screen career
Supporting turns in the [Julian Fellowes](https://www.edgepedia.org/julian-fellowes) miniseries *Titanic* (2012), in which he played Harry Widener, led to his first series leads: Ryan in the web comedy *Backpackers* (2013–2015) and the title role in the short-lived ABC comedy *Kevin From Work* (2015).[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/noah-reid/) • [4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/35807/noah-reid) His other screen credits include *House of Lies*, *The Firm*, and *Rookie Blue*, and the feature films *Old Stock*, *Cardinal*, *[Buffaloed](https://www.edgepedia.org/buffaloed)*, and *Clifton Hill*.[5](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/noah-reid/profile/)
**Schitt's Creek.** In 2017 Reid joined the CBC/Pop comedy *Schitt's Creek* as Patrick Brewer, a business partner who becomes the romantic partner and eventual husband of Dan Levy's character [David Rose](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-rose-schitts-creek); the two characters marry in the series finale.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/noah-reid/) • [2](https://www.etonline.com/noah-reid-talks-topical-broadway-debut-and-singing-on-outer-range-exclusive-183528) He appeared in 39 episodes.[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/35807/noah-reid) In the Season 4 episode "Open Mic" (2018), Patrick performs an acoustic version of [Tina Turner](https://www.edgepedia.org/tina-turner)'s "Simply the Best," and the digital single of the performance reached the Top 10 on the iTunes Canada chart.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) For the role Reid won the 2019 Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting or Guest Actor, Comedy, after a nomination in the same category in 2018, and he was nominated again in 2020 and 2021.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/awards/) He shared the 2021 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with the cast, after a nomination in 2020.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/awards/) • [9](https://www.sagawards.org/sites/default/files/nominee_histories_0.pdf) When the series swept all seven comedy categories at the 2020 Emmy ceremony, Reid attended with the cast at a gathering in Toronto.[10](https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/how-singing-on-sitcom-schitts-creek-led-noah-reid-to-release-first-one-and-now-a-second-album/39698437.html)
**After Schitt's Creek.** Reid played rancher Billy Tillerson opposite [Josh Brolin](https://www.edgepedia.org/josh-brolin) in the Prime Video series *Outer Range* (2022), a role that had him frequently singing a cappella.[2](https://www.etonline.com/noah-reid-talks-topical-broadway-debut-and-singing-on-outer-range-exclusive-183528) • [11](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/noah_reid_schitts_creek_adjustments_questionnaire_interview) He guest-starred as Tommy Cummins in *Murder in a Small Town* (2024), earning a 2026 Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Guest Performance, Drama Series.[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/35807/noah-reid) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/awards/) Upcoming roles include Rapp, a private investigator, in *Yaga*, an eight-episode Crave original mystery thriller based on Kat Sandler's play and co-starring [Carrie-Anne Moss](https://www.edgepedia.org/carrie-anne-moss), Clark Backo, and [Hudson Williams](https://www.edgepedia.org/hudson-williams), premiering in October on AMC+; and Larry, a member of Lestat's band, in *The Vampire Lestat*, the third season of AMC's Anne Rice adaptation.[8](https://www.amc.com/blogs/first-look-at-contemporary-mystery-thriller-yaga-released-at-comic-con-international--1075528) • [12](https://www.tvinsider.com/1141426/)
## Theatre
Reid's theater work has run alongside his screen career. He has performed at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and at Toronto's Soulpepper theater.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) His stage credits include the title role of *Hamlet* at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre, Annie Baker's *The Aliens* and Strindberg's *Creditors* at the Coal Mine Theatre, George F. Walker's *Dead Metaphor*, John Logan's *Red*, and Morris Panych's *Trespassers*, for which he won the John Hirsch Award for the most promising actor in the [Stratford Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/stratford-festival) company.[5](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/noah-reid/profile/) He also composed the music for a stage production of *Parfumerie* in which he starred.[13](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/noah-reid/bio/3000417740/)
In 2022 he made his Broadway debut as Mr. Peel in Tracy Letts's *The Minutes* at [Studio 54](https://www.edgepedia.org/studio-54), which officially opened on April 17, 2022; his character is the incoming town council member and the audience's way into the play's story of a small town's hidden history.[2](https://www.etonline.com/noah-reid-talks-topical-broadway-debut-and-singing-on-outer-range-exclusive-183528) In 2024 he returned to the Coal Mine Theatre in Toronto in *A Case for the Existence of God*, running from November 7 to December 1.[14](https://streetsoftoronto.com/toronto-culture/noah-reid-schitts-creek-theatre/)
## Music
Reid writes and performs folk music. His debut album, *Songs From a Broken Chair*, was released in 2016 and produced by Juno Award nominee Matthew Barber; recording it took two days, while its release took almost two years, Reid has said.[5](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/noah-reid/profile/) • [11](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/noah_reid_schitts_creek_adjustments_questionnaire_interview) His second album, *Gemini*, followed in 2020, and his third, *Adjustments*, was released on June 24, 2022.[5](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/noah-reid/profile/) • [11](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/noah_reid_schitts_creek_adjustments_questionnaire_interview) His first two albums have collectively garnered nearly 145 million streams, landed on four [Billboard charts](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-charts), and earned two nominations at the 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards, for Songwriter of the Year and New/Emerging Artist of the Year.[7](https://paladinartists.com/our_roster/noah-reid/) His songwriting also drew a 2016 Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song for the feature film *People Hold On*.[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/35807/noah-reid)
## Personal life
Reid married the actor Clare Stone on July 25, 2020, and the couple have one child; the two had co-starred in *Class Dismissed* (2012).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) He is a dual Canada–U.S. citizen: his father is Canadian and his mother was raised in California as the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/) He lives in Toronto.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/)
## References
1. [Noah Reid Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/bio/)
2. [Noah Reid Talks Topical Broadway Debut and Singing on 'Outer Range', Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/noah-reid-talks-topical-broadway-debut-and-singing-on-outer-range-exclusive-183528)
3. [Noah Reid, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/noah-reid/)
4. [Noah Reid, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/35807/noah-reid)
5. [Noah Reid Biography, Broadway.com Buzz](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/noah-reid/profile/)
6. [Noah Reed Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717383/awards/)
7. [Noah Reid, Paladin Artists](https://paladinartists.com/our_roster/noah-reid/)
8. [First Look at Contemporary Mystery Thriller, YAGA, AMC Talk](https://www.amc.com/blogs/first-look-at-contemporary-mystery-thriller-yaga-released-at-comic-con-international--1075528)
9. [SAG Awards Nominee Histories](https://www.sagawards.org/sites/default/files/nominee_histories_0.pdf)
10. [How singing on sitcom Schitt's Creek led Noah Reid to release first one, and now a second, album, Irish Independent](https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/how-singing-on-sitcom-schitts-creek-led-noah-reid-to-release-first-one-and-now-a-second-album/39698437.html)
11. [Noah Reid on His Teenage Pop-Punk Band, NHL Encounters at ONroute and Memories of Leonard Cohen, Exclaim!](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/noah_reid_schitts_creek_adjustments_questionnaire_interview)
12. ['The Vampire Lestat': Premiere Date, Cast, Trailer, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/1141426/)
13. [Noah Reid Biography, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/noah-reid/bio/3000417740/)
14. [How Noah Reid went from 'Schitt's Creek' to a world tour, Broadway and beyond, Streets of Toronto](https://streetsoftoronto.com/toronto-culture/noah-reid-schitts-creek-theatre/)
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