--- name: "John Noble" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-noble" fi1m_id: "john-noble" imdb_id: "nm0633604" tmdb_id: 1381 wikidata_id: "Q312399" roles: ["Actor"] born: "20 August 1948" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 64 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-17T18:22:39.425237+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # John Noble ## Identity John Noble - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-noble - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** john-noble - **IMDb ID:** nm0633604 - **TMDB ID:** 1381 - **Wikidata ID:** Q312399 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Noble, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312399, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633604/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1381 Actor. Born 20 August 1948 in Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 20 August 1948, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia - **Active:** 2003–2010 - **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (2), 2010s 24 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 57 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Drama 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,439m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Noble, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312399, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633604/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1381 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md) (88), [*Fringe*](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) (80) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography John Noble is an Australian actor. Born on 20 August 1948 in Port Pirie, South Australia, he began his career in theatre and served as artistic director of the Stage Company of South Australia for ten years from 1977. He is known for portraying Denethor in *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (extended edition, 2002) and *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003). On television he played Dr Walter Bishop in *Fringe* (2008–2013), Henry Parrish in *Sleepy Hollow* (2013–2017) and Morland Holmes in *Elementary* (2015–2019). He has also appeared in *The Blacklist*, *Severance* and voiced characters in animated series and video games. Noble received ensemble cast awards for his work in *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*, including from the National Board of Review, the Screen Actors Guild and the Broadcast Film Critics Association. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tolkiengateway.net.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *The Last Airbender* (2010), Fi1m 24, as The Dragon Spirit (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md) - *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, as Walter Bishop — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) - *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Denethor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md) ## Complete filmography (60) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Twilight of the Gods* (2024), series, as Odin (voice), Odin / Storyteller (voice) - *The Demon Disorder* (2024), as George Reilly - *Fired on Mars* (2023), series, as Falco (voice) - *Totally Completely Fine* (2023), series, as Wilkinson - *The Last Thing He Told Me* (2023), series, as John Noble, Frank Campano - *Severance* (2022), series, as Fields — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md) - *Cowboy Bebop* (2021), series, as Caliban - *Star Trek: Prodigy* (2021), series, as Diviner (voice), Ilthuran (voice) - *The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It* (2021), as Father Kastner - *Debris* (2021), series, as Otto - *Space Case* (2021), as Moon Sand Man - *Hunters* (2020), series, as Frederic Hauser - *The Boys* (2019), series, as Sam Butcher — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md) - *Silencio* (2018), as Grandfather James - *The Resident* (2018), series, as Elliot Festervan - *Salvation* (2017), series, as Nicholas Tanz - *DC's Legends of Tomorrow* (2016), series, as Mallus (voice), John Noble / Mallus - *The Librarians* (2014), series, as Monsignor Vega - *Devil's Playground* (2014), series, as Bishop John McNally - *The Mule* (2014), as Pat Shepherd - *Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising* (2013), as Unicron (voice) - *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Raleigh Sinclair III — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) - *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), series, as Henry Parrish - *Superman: Unbound* (2013), as Brainiac (voice) - *Friend* (2013), as The Man · Executive Producer, Producer - *Elementary* (2012), series, as Morland Holmes - *Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries* (2012), series, as Edward Stanley - *Transformers: Prime* (2010), series, as Unicron (voice) - *Risen* (2010), as Eddie Thomas - *The Last Airbender* (2010), as The Dragon Spirit (voice) — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md) - *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Matthew Ashbaugh — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Fringe* (2008), series, as Walter Bishop — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md) - *Voodoo Lagoon* (2007), as Ben - *Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji* (2007), series, as Blackheart - *Il tesoro delle Fiji* (2007), series, as Cap Blackheart - *One Night with the King* (2006), as Prince Admantha - *The Unit* (2006), series, as The C.E.O. - *Running Scared* (2006), as Ivan Yugorsky - *Fracture* (2004), as Howard Peet - *Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History* (2004), as Frank Hurley (voice) - *The Mystery of Natalie Wood* (2004), series, as Irving Pichel - *The Mystery of Natalie Wood* (2004), as Irving Pichel · Director - *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), as Denethor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md) - *The Outsider* (2002), as Fergus Hunter - *Superfire* (2002), as Paul Baylis - *24* (2001), series, as Anatoly Markov — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md) - *The Monkey's Mask* (2001), as Mr. Norris - *Virtual Nightmare* (2000), as Dad - *Airtight* (1999), as Sorrentino - *The Lost World* (1999), series, as Inspector Robert Anderson - *All Saints* (1998), series, as Dr Madsen, Mr Madsen, John Madsen - *Stargate SG-1* (1997), series, as Meurik - *Water Rats* (1996), series, Actor - *The Nostradamus Kid* (1993), as General Booth - *Police Rescue* (1991), series, as Sergeant - *A Sting in the Tail* (1989), as Prime Minister's Minder - *The Dreaming* (1988), as Dr. Richards - *Hills End* (1988), as Ben Fiddler - *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor - *Nameless*, as Lighthouse Keeper ## Gallery - ![John Noble](https://film.one/media/person/102102/gallery-0f82f0ed0205.jpg) John Noble — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/John_Noble_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/1280px-John_Noble_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Akiva Goldsman, J.H. 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