JOHN NOBLE, THE AUSTRALIAN ACTOR OF SCI-FI ROLES

Today, The Grandma has been watching Forever, one of her favourite TV series. She has enjoyed the whole season and the unforgettable interpretation of John Noble as Aubrey Griffin in the last episode of the series, the Australian actor who was born on a day like today in 1948.

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, Morland Holmes on the police procedural series Elementary, and Aubrey Griffin on the fantasy crime drama series Forever.

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.

Noble starred as scientist Walter Bishop in the television series Fringe.

He made occasional appearances on the television series All Saints. He is internationally known for his performance as Denethor in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He played Russian Consul Anatoly Markov in the sixth season of the US television series 24.

In 2011, he appeared as Real Estate tycoon Leland Monroe in Rockstar's video game L.A. Noire. He is also the voice of Unicron for the television show Transformers: Prime and its conclusion TV film.

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Noble played Morland Holmes, father of Sherlock Holmes, in Elementary. He was a series regular for season 4 with guest appearances in seasons 6 and 7.

John Noble later worked in Legends of Tomorrow where he voiced the time demon Mallus. In its episode Guest Starring John Noble, he portrayed himself when Atom visited him on set of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and had him record a fake rewrite which would be used to fool Nora Darhk.

Noble played Aubrey Griffin in The Last Death pf Henry Morgan, the last episode of Forever.

Noble divides his time between residences in New York City and Sydney, Australia, with wife Penny Noble. They have two children: Daniel Noble and actress Samantha Noble.

In 2011, John Noble's hobbies were reported to be music, painting, and narration. He studies theoretical physics and requested that the writers of Fringe always keep things grounded in what could be scientifically feasible.

In 2012, Noble was diagnosed with osteoporosis. His charity, Noble Bones, helps to raise awareness of the disease.

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Human beings, we have dark sides;
we have dark issues in our lives.
To progress anywhere in life,
you have to face your demons.

John Noble