---
name: "Peter Noah"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-noah"
fi1m_id: "peter-noah"
imdb_id: "nm0633425"
tmdb_id: 1217138
wikidata_id: "Q7176117"
roles: ["Writer","Director"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T13:53:39.514631+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."
---

# Peter Noah

## Identity

Peter Noah

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-noah
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-noah
- **IMDb ID:** nm0633425
- **TMDB ID:** 1217138
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7176117
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Noah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7176117, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633425/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1217138

Writer and director. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 directing, 2 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Graves](https://film.one/person/alex-graves.md), [Andrew Bernstein](https://film.one/person/andrew-bernstein.md), [Debora Cahn](https://film.one/person/debora-cahn.md), [Eli Attie](https://film.one/person/eli-attie.md), [Vincent Misiano](https://film.one/person/vincent-misiano.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2010s 63 (1), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Noah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7176117, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633425/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1217138

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Diplomat*](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md) (76), [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63)
- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter Noah is an American television writer and producer. He served as a consulting producer and writer on the fifth season of *The West Wing* (1999), later becoming supervising producer and then executive producer for the sixth and seventh seasons.

Noah created the sitcom *Dweebs* (1995) and co-created *Mr. Rhodes* (1996–1997). He has written episodes of *The Firm* (2012), *Scandal* (2012), *Kingdom* (2014), *Designated Survivor* (2016), *The Good Doctor* (2017) and *The Diplomat* (2023). He has also worked as a producer on several of these series.

He received Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series for his work on *The West Wing* (2004–2006) and *The Diplomat* (2025–2026). His father was television game show producer Robert Noah.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Directed (1)

- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Story, Teleplay, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)

### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Diplomat* (2023), Fi1m 76, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Diplomat* (2023), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, Writer
- *Designated Survivor* (2016), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Kingdom* (2014), series, Writer
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *The Defenders* (2010), series, Writer
- *Trauma* (2009), series, Writer
- *Cane* (2007), series, Writer, Producer
- *War Stories* (2003), Writer
- *Yes, Dear* (2000), series, Writer
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Writer, Director, Story, Teleplay, Consulting Producer, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Ladies Man* (1999), series, Writer
- *Mr. Rhodes* (1996), series, Writer, Creator
- *Dweebs* (1995), series, Writer, Creator
- *Cafe Americain* (1993), series, Writer, Creator
- *Anything But Love* (1989), series, Writer, Director
- *Amen* (1986), series, Writer, Producer
- *Mr. Sunshine* (1986), series, Writer
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Writer
- *Alice* (1976), series, Writer
- *One Day at a Time* (1975), series, Writer

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