Noah Whipple Bean (born August 20, 1978) is an American actor best
known for his roles as Ryan Fletcher on The CW action-thriller series
Nikita, as David Connor on the FX legal drama Damages and his leading
performance in the independent film The Pill.Prior to his role on
Damages, Bean had a number of minor and less notable roles on the
television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ed, Joan of
Arcadia, Numb3rs, and Crumbs, the films Williamstowne and Stay, and a
number of commercials.He labels his signing on the role of David
Connor on Damages, the fiancé of the protagonist, as being "lucky",
praising the script of the show and also the fact that it is shot in
New York City, where he is currently living. He also says he was aware
that his character dies in the first season and was disappointed but
"thrilled" for the opportunity to have a full season. He also
summarizes working with Glenn Close, Željko Ivanek and Ted Danson as
"a dream come true". Bean returned for guest appearances in one
episode each of the show's second, third, and fifth seasons.Bean has
also been involved in theatre, Broadway and off-Broadway. His first
role was in Philadelphia Here I Come!, a role which he was offered
when the originally cast actor left the show four days before the
opening. He co-runs a theatre company, Stage 13, with several other
actors, directors and playwrights, including Dan Fogler, in New York,
and although he prefers screen acting, he says, "I love the theater
and would always go back to do a play if it was an exciting project."
He appeared as a guest star in the episode "Ability" of the TV series
Fringe. In 2015, he starred as Aaron Marker in Syfy's Science-Fiction
series 12 Monkeys.
known for his roles as Ryan Fletcher on The CW action-thriller series
Nikita, as David Connor on the FX legal drama Damages and his leading
performance in the independent film The Pill.Prior to his role on
Damages, Bean had a number of minor and less notable roles on the
television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ed, Joan of
Arcadia, Numb3rs, and Crumbs, the films Williamstowne and Stay, and a
number of commercials.He labels his signing on the role of David
Connor on Damages, the fiancé of the protagonist, as being "lucky",
praising the script of the show and also the fact that it is shot in
New York City, where he is currently living. He also says he was aware
that his character dies in the first season and was disappointed but
"thrilled" for the opportunity to have a full season. He also
summarizes working with Glenn Close, Željko Ivanek and Ted Danson as
"a dream come true". Bean returned for guest appearances in one
episode each of the show's second, third, and fifth seasons.Bean has
also been involved in theatre, Broadway and off-Broadway. His first
role was in Philadelphia Here I Come!, a role which he was offered
when the originally cast actor left the show four days before the
opening. He co-runs a theatre company, Stage 13, with several other
actors, directors and playwrights, including Dan Fogler, in New York,
and although he prefers screen acting, he says, "I love the theater
and would always go back to do a play if it was an exciting project."
He appeared as a guest star in the episode "Ability" of the TV series
Fringe. In 2015, he starred as Aaron Marker in Syfy's Science-Fiction
series 12 Monkeys.
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