"I love the shit out of John Noble, like y'know, in general. He has a penchant for intense Shakespearean roles..."
John Noble (born 20 August 1948 in Port Pirie, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor.
He's perhaps best-known for his roles as Denethor in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, as Walter Bishop in the American Fox science fiction television series Fringe and as the Scarecrow in Batman: Arkham Knight.
Film Roles
- The Lord of the Rings as Denethor
- 2002: The Two Towers (Extended Edition only)
- 2003: The Return of the King
- 2004: Fracture as Howard Peet
- 2006: Running Scared as Ivan Yugorsky
- 2010: The Last Airbender as Dragon Spirit
- 2013: Superman Unbound as Brainiac
Television Roles
- 2001–2006: Home and Away as Dr. Helpman
- 2007: 24 as Anatoly Markov
- 2008–2013: Fringe as Walter Bishop/Walternate
- 2011: Transformers: Prime as Unicron
- 2013: The Good Wife as Matthew Ashbaugh
- 2013–2017: Sleepy Hollow as Henry Parish/Jeremy Crane
- 2014: Rake as Clayton Post
- 2015-2016: Elementary as Morland Holmes, Sherlock's father
- 2017-2018: Legends of Tomorrow as the voice of Mallus and as himself
- 2019: The Boys as Sam Butcher
- 2017-Present: Salvation as Nicholas Tanz
- 2021: Star Trek: Prodigy as The Diviner
- 2021: Cowboy Bebop (2021) as Caliban
Video Game Roles
- 2009: The Saboteur as Bishop
- 2011: L.A. Noire as Leland Monroe
- 2015: Batman: Arkham Knight as the Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane), replacing Dino Andrade
Tropes Associated with John Noble's roles:
- As Himself: An especially fun case in Legends of Tomorrow that smashes Celebrity Paradox to pieces. After he provided the voice for disembodied Big Bad Mallus all season, the heroes discover that the actor John Noble's voice is uncannily similar. Using time travel, they record him saying a few things that will lure Mallus' host body into a trap.
- Fake American: He's played a few American roles, including Walter Bishop, Leland Monroe, and The Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane).
- Typecasting: Tends to play characters who are either unpleasant or insane. Has also played a few estranged father who have rocky relationships with their children, such as Denethor, Morland Holmes, Sam Butcher, Caliban, and The Diviner.
""How many more bones will you crush? How many lives will you destroy in pursuit of what you call justice? You are the product of everything you fear. Violence... Darkness... Helplessness... All that remains is for you to watch as I drag your beloved Gotham into oblivion.... Go now and die in what way seems best for you."
