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 ABC sitcom ''

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'' and later taking over the

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in the Broadway musical ''

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''.

Early life

Galvin was born and raised in

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. Galvin has two siblings, including multi-instrumentalist Yoke Lore. His father is Catholic, of Irish and Italian descent, and his mother, Abbie (née Fink), is

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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 ''

'', he also appeared

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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

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's '' The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' and Matthew Quick's ''

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''. In August 2017, Galvin was named as a temporary replacement for the title role in ''

'', after the departure of

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. 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 ''

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'', playing Ogie from April 29, 2019, to August 18, 2019, after which

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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 and Becky Albertalli. 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 ''

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'' at

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. In 2020, Galvin joined the cast of the television series '' The Good Doctor'' in the recurring role of Dr. Asher Wolke. 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

, Molly Gordon, 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

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. "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

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; he

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to his mother when he was 14 years old. As of February 2019 he splits his time between

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and

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. On January 12, 2020, Galvin began a relationship with actor-singer

, whom Galvin replaced in the title role of ''

'' in 2017. They announced their engagement on November 25, 2022.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Audio

References

External links

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