Reece Noi (born 13 June 1988) is a British-Ghanaian actor. He is best known for portraying Taylor Mitchell in the BBC school-based drama serial, Grange Hill, from 2004 to 2007, and also Noel Parkin and Earl Kelly in the second and fourth series of Waterloo Road in 2007 and 2009 respectively, and Mossador in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Noi also starred in the 2019 Emmy Nominated Netflix crime series When They See Us.
Reece Noi | |
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 Reece Noi in Los Angeles circa 2022 | |
| Born | 13 June 1988 Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Career edit
Noi started his career in Liverpool gangster film My Kingdom, a modern day re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear playing The Fool opposite Richard Harris's Lear. He worked consistently on TV until he landed his role in Grange Hill which led to Noi being very much in demand and he went on to secure roles in the BBC dramas Conviction and Doctors, where he played terminally-ill teenager Sam. Next came a recurring role in Emmerdale as Ryan Hayworth during 2007 and 2008. In 2007, Noi joined BBC school drama Waterloo Road, playing a character named Noel Parkin in the 8th episode of Series 2, and later returned in 2009 to play bad boy Earl Kelly, who in the eighth episode of the series fatally shot his girlfriend Maxine Barlow (played by Ellie Paskell).
Noi made an appearance in the Channel 4 series Shameless, series 4 episode 5, as Debbie's Christian boyfriend, Luke Newman. He also had guest roles of Carl in BBC series Paradox[1] and Tyler Simmons in ITV series The Bill in 2009.[2][3]
Noi starred alongside Sophie Okonedo and Dougray Scott in ITV four-part drama Father And Son, playing Sean O'Connor on ITV1 in the spring of 2010. In 2011, he appeared in BBC law drama Silk. He then went on to play Levi in Sky Atlantic's Hit & Miss.[4]
In 2012, Noi appeared in ITV2 supernatural comedy Switch alongside former EastEnders star Lacey Turner. He featured on a number of popular UK roles before then appearing in Game of Thrones from 2014 to 2015 as an emancipated slave, called Mossador. In a 2019 interview with Australian publication IF Magazine Noi stated that executive producers David Benoiff and D.B Weiss liked his work on Season 4 so much they then wrote Mossador for him. [5][6]
Noi appeared in FOX networks mini serial Houdini and Doyle. In 2019 he took on the role of Matias Reyes in Ava DuVernay's Netflix mini series "When They See Us" based on the true story of the "Central Park Five" The show has since been nominated for sixteen Emmy Awards.
In 2022 Reece joined the second and final series of The Mysterious Benedict Society in the recurring role of Marlon alongside Tony Hale as Dr. Curtain.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | My Kingdom | The Boy | |
| 2003 | The Virgin of Liverpool | Wesley Churchill | |
| 2010 | Four Lions | Shoulderboy | |
| Threads | Liam | Short film | |
| 2011 | Seamonsters | Kieran | |
| Friday | Aiden | Short film | |
| 2016 | Bliss | Danny | |
| K-Shop | Malik | ||
| 2017 | Away | Damo | |
| 2019 | The Painters | Nacho | Short Film |
| 2020 | Unsound | Noah | |
| 2022 | Diary of a Spy | Camden |
TV edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Seeing Red | Wayne | |
| 2003 | Real Men | Lester | |
| 2004 | Outlaws | Ishanti | Guest |
| Conviction | Darrell Milland | ||
| 2004–2007 | Grange Hill | Taylor Mitchell | Regular |
| 2006 | New Street Law | Adam Lake | Guest |
| 2007 | Waterloo Road | Noel Parkin | |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Dean Bennett | ||
| Shameless | Luke Newman | ||
| Doctors | Sam Davies | 6 episodes | |
| Casualty | Marlon Miller | Guest | |
| 2007–2008 | Emmerdale | Ryan Hayworth | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Waterloo Road | Earl Kelly | 8 episodes |
| Paradox | Carl | Episode 5 | |
| The Bill | Tyler Simmons | Guest | |
| 2010 | Father And Son | Sean O'Connor | |
| 2011 | Silk | Mark Draper | |
| In with the Flynns | Wayne Barton | Guest | |
| Scott & Bailey | Frank Goff | ||
| Casualty | Steve Baker | ||
| 2012 | Hit & Miss | Levi | [4] |
| Switch | Aaron | ||
| 2014–2015 | Game of Thrones | Mossador | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Houdini & Doyle | Daniel Berry | |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Matias Reyes | TV mini-series |
| 2022 | The Mysterious Benedict Society | Marlon | Recurring |
Video games edit
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dragon Age: Inquisition | Rion the Elementalist/Scout Pellane/Griffon Wing Keep Merchant/Herald's Rest Patron (voices) |
Theatre edit
- A Streetcar Named Desire Young Collector at The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
- Moonfleece (2010) Link
Radio Drama edit
- Zola-Sex (2016) Paul
- Porcelain (2014)
- Divided We Fall (2010) Carl
- Craven (2009) Michael Chambers
- Stone (2009) Tyler Hyman
- Takeaway (2007) Des
References edit
- ^ "BBC HD - Paradox, Episode 5".
- ^ Reece Noi and Ralph Laurila star in The Bill 3 September 2009 Last checked: 23 December 2009
- ^ Real Men review
- ^ a b "Hit & Miss: Meet the Cast and Characters". Sky. 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Reece Noi at IMDb
- ^ Robinson, Joanna (12 April 2015). "Game of Thrones: A Complete Guide to all the Unfamiliar Faces in the Season 5 Premiere". Vanity Fair.
External links edit
- Reece Noi at IMDb
- http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/reece-noi
- http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/27438/moonfleece
- http://www.theartsdesk.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1113:moonfleece-theatre-review&Itemid=27
- http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/off-west+end/E8831267808392/Moonfleece.html