Noah Egidi Galvin (born May 6, 1994) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Dr. Asher Wolke in the TV series ''
The Good Doctor'', Kenny O'Neal in the
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sitcom ''
The Real O'Neals
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'' and later taking over the
titular role in the Broadway musical ''
Dear Evan Hansen
''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...
''.
Early life
Galvin was born and raised in
Katonah, New York
Katonah is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Bedford, Westchester County, in the U.S. state of New York. The Katonah CDP had a population of 1,679 at the 2010 census.
History
Katonah is named for Chief Katonah, an ...
. Galvin has two siblings, including multi-instrumentalist
Yoke Lore
Adrian Galvin, better known by his moniker Yoke Lore, is a multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and visual artist from New York, United States. Before going solo Galvin was a member of Walk the Moon and Yellerkin.
Early life
Galvin is from Katonah, ...
. His father is Catholic, of Irish and Italian descent, and his mother, Abbie (née Fink), is
Jewish
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; he was raised "both Jewish and Catholic going to
CCD, Hebrew School and church,"
and has described himself as Jewish.
Acting career
Before starring in ''
The Real O'Neals
''The Real O'Neals'' is an American single-camera sitcom that aired on ABC from March 2, 2016, to March 14, 2017. The series, based on an idea by Dan Savage (who also served as executive producer), was picked up to series on May 7, 2015. The seri ...
'', he also appeared
Off-Broadway
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for companies such as Signature, Playwrights Horizons, MCC, The Public, The Culture Project, The Flea, The Wild Project, New York Theatre Workshop, the Barrow Street Theater, Rattlestick, Ensemble Studio Theater, and many others. His audiobook work includes
Stephen Chbosky
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's ''
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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'' and
Matthew Quick
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New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a movie of the same name starring Bradley Co ...
's ''
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock''.
In August 2017, Galvin was named as a temporary replacement for the title role in ''
Dear Evan Hansen
''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...
'', after the departure of
Ben Platt
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (201 ...
. Galvin assumed the role on November 21, 2017, and played his final performance on February 4, 2018. He also took part of the Broadway production ''
Waitress
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'', playing Ogie from April 29, 2019, to August 18, 2019, after which
Todrick Hall
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took over the role. In addition to his stage roles, Galvin also narrated the character part of Arthur in ''What If It's Us'', a novel by
Adam Silvera
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Life and career
Adam Silvera was ...
and
Becky Albertalli
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. He subsequently narrated the Gimlet podcast, ''The Two Princes'', which was released June 4, 2019.
On February 17, 2020, Galvin starred in Manhattan Concert Productions' one-night-only 50th Anniversary concert presentation of ''
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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'' at
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 millio ...
.
In 2020, Galvin joined the cast of the television series ''
The Good Doctor'' in the recurring role of Dr.
Asher Wolke
''The Good Doctor'' is an American medical drama television series based on the 2013 South Korean series of the same name. Actor Daniel Dae Kim noticed the original series and bought the rights for his production company. He began adapting the ...
. In 2021, he was promoted to season regular for their upcoming fifth season.
On June 9, 2022, it was announced that Galvin would star in the musical comedy film ''
Theater Camp'', inspired by the 2020 short film of the same name co-written with partner
Ben Platt
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (201 ...
,
Molly Gordon
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, and Nick Lieberman. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023.
In December 2022, Galvin starred in Meet Cute's holiday rom-com, ''Christmasuzannukkah,'' alongside with
Amy Sedaris
Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and ''The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the ...
. "As a Jew who loves Christmas and Amy Sedaris, I jumped at the opportunity to celebrate both," said Galvin. "I think everyone will find something to love about ''Christmasuzannukkah''."
Personal life
Galvin is
gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
; he
came out
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Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
to his mother when he was 14 years old. As of February 2019 he splits his time between
Manhattan
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and
Los Angeles, California
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. On January 12, 2020, Galvin began a relationship with actor-singer
Ben Platt
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (201 ...
, whom Galvin replaced in the title role of ''
Dear Evan Hansen
''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...
'' in 2017. They announced their engagement on November 25, 2022.
Acting credits
Film
Television
Theatre
Audio
See also
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LGBT culture in New York City
New York City is home to one of the largest LGBTQ populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' wrote the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most power ...
*
List of LGBT people from New York City
New York City is home to one of the largest LGBT populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' writes that the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most ...
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1994 births
American male child actors
American male television actors
American people of Irish descent
American people of Italian descent
American gay actors
American gay musicians
Jewish American male actors
LGBT people from New York (state)
Living people
Male actors from New York (state)
People from Katonah, New York
American LGBT singers
Gay singers
Gay Jews
20th-century American LGBT people
21st-century American LGBT people
21st-century American Jews