John Noble

August 20, 1948 (age 78) Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia

John Noble (born 20 August 1948) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Denethor in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Dr. Walter Bishop on the science fiction series Fringe, Henry Parrish on the action-horror series Sleepy Hollow, and Morland Holmes on the police procedural Elementary. Noble has also done voice work as Leland Monroe in the video game L.A. Noire, Unicron in the animated series Transformers: Prime, and Scarecrow in the DC Comics video game Batman: Arkham Knight. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Noble, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

His titles like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and Fringe - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: September 21, 2026

Watched: 0/28

Weighted avg: 7.47 /10

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003December 2003 by Peter Jackson

Supporting as Denethor

Supporting as Denethor

8.25 Excellent++ 27.4k ratings
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

2021May 2021 by Michael Chaves

Supporting as Father Kastner

Supporting as Father Kastner

6.93 Good+ 6,712 ratings
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3

Fringe

2008–2013 by Alex Kurtzman

Supporting as Walter Bishop

Supporting as Walter Bishop

7.30 Excellent-- 2,920 ratings
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4

The Last Airbender

2010June 2010 by M. Night Shyamalan

Minor role as The Dragon Spirit (voice)

Minor role as The Dragon Spirit (voice)

4.17 Mediocre- 4,361 ratings
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5

Superman: Unbound

2013April 2013 by James Tucker

Starring as Brainiac (voice)

Starring as Brainiac (voice)

6.10 Okay++ 472 ratings
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6

Running Scared

2006January 2006 by Wayne Kramer

Minor role as Ivan Yugorsky

Minor role as Ivan Yugorsky

6.48 Good- 1,194 ratings
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7

The Mule

2014March 2014 by Tony Mahony

Supporting as Pat Shepherd

Supporting as Pat Shepherd

5.92 Okay++ 155 ratings
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8

The Demon Disorder

2024August 2024 by Steven Boyle

Lead role as George Reilly

Lead role as George Reilly

5.87 Okay+ <100 ratings
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9

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising

2013October 2013 by Vinton Heuck

Minor role as Unicron (voice)

Minor role as Unicron (voice)

6.61 Good 142 ratings
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10

One Night with the King

2006October 2006 by Michael O. Sajbel

Supporting as Prince Admantha

Supporting as Prince Admantha

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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11

The Monkey's Mask

2001May 2001 by Samantha Lang

Supporting as Mr. Norris

Supporting as Mr. Norris

5.70 Okay+ <100 ratings
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12

Silencio

2018October 2018 by Lorena Villarreal

Starring as Grandfather James

Starring as Grandfather James

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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13

Dark Matters: Twisted But True

2011–2012

Lead role as Self - Host

Lead role as Self - Host

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Outsider

2002November 2002 by Randa Haines

Supporting as Fergus Hunter

Supporting as Fergus Hunter

5.92 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Friend

2013February 2013 by David Geddes

Lead role as The Man

Lead role as The Man

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Virtual Nightmare

2000April 2000 by Michael Pattinson

Starring as Dad

Starring as Dad

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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17

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005January 2005 by Carlene Cordova

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Superfire

2002April 2002 by Steven Quale

Supporting as Paul Baylis

Supporting as Paul Baylis

5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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19

Devil's Playground

2014

Supporting as Bishop John McNally

Supporting as Bishop John McNally

Needs more reviews
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The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2006August 2006 by Costa Botes

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.13 Good-- <100 ratings
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21

Voodoo Lagoon

2007June 2007 by Nick Cohen

Starring as Ben

Starring as Ben

Needs more reviews
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Risen

2010July 2010 by Neil Jones

Lead role as Eddie Thomas

Lead role as Eddie Thomas

Needs more reviews
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23

The Mystery of Natalie Wood

2004February 2004 by Peter Bogdanovich

Minor role as Irving Pichel, Director

Minor role as Irving Pichel, Director

5.96 Okay++ <100 ratings
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24

The Dreaming

1988May 1988 by Mario Andreacchio

Supporting as Dr. Richards

Supporting as Dr. Richards

Needs more reviews
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Fracture

2004September 2004 by Larry Parr

Supporting as Howard Peet

Supporting as Howard Peet

Needs more reviews
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Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji

2007

Supporting as Blackheart

Supporting as Blackheart

Needs more reviews
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The Nostradamus Kid

1993October 1993 by Bob Ellis

Minor role as General Booth

Minor role as General Booth

Needs more reviews
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Airtight

1999November 1999 by Ian Barry

Minor role as Sorrentino

Minor role as Sorrentino

Needs more reviews