John Noble
John Noble at the 2012 WonderCon in March 2012.
Born	(1948-08-20) 20 August 1948 (age 63) Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Years active	1988–present
Spouse	Anne Fairway,
Children	Samantha Noble

John Noble (born 20 August 1948)^[1] is an Australian film and television actor, and theater director of more than 80 plays. He was born in Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia and is currently starring as scientist Walter Bishop in the J. J. Abrams 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 American television series 24. In 2011 he appeared as Real Estate tycoon Leland Monroe in Rockstar's video game L.A. Noire.^[2][3] He is also the voice of Unicron for the television show Transformers: Prime.

Personal life[link]

John lives in the US with wife Penny Noble. They have three children: Daniel Noble, Jess Noble and Actress Samantha Noble. In 2011, John's hobbies were reported to be "music and painting".^[4]

Filmography[link]

Other work[link]

• Artistic Director of Stage Company of South Australia 1977–1987
• Head of Drama, Brent St. School of Arts (Sydney) 1997–2000
• Voice of the character Bishop in the multi-platform game by EA and Pandemic The Saboteur (2009)
• Actor of Leland Monroe in the multi-platform video game L.A. Noire.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: John Noble

• John Noble at the Internet Movie Database
• Fringe TV Fansite
• John Noble interview about Fringe

Anna Torv
Torv at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010
Born	(1978-06-15) 15 June 1978 (age 34) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Mark Valley (m. 2008–2009; divorced)

Anna Torv (born 15 June^[1] 1978) is an Australian actress known for her role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox television series Fringe.^[2]

Early life[link]

Anna Torv was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Susan and Hans Torv^[3] and grew up on the Hinterlands of the Gold Coast, Queensland.^[4] Anna's father Hans Torv is of Estonian descent, but was born in Stirling, Scotland.^[5] She has been estranged from her father since the age of 8.^[6] She has one sibling, a younger brother, Dylan. Her paternal aunt is writer Anna Maria Torv Murdoch Mann, who was married for 31 years to billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch.^[6]

Career[link]

Education[link]

Torv graduated from Benowa State High School in 1996.^[7] She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts in 2001.^[6]

Acting career[link]

In 2004, Torv joined the cast of Australia's acclaimed television drama The Secret Life Of Us playing Nikki Martel.

Torv appeared in the BBC series Mistresses. She also played the voice and performed motion capture of the main character Nariko in the 2007 video game Heavenly Sword.^[8]

Torv plays FBI Agent Olivia Dunham in the American television series Fringe. She currently films Fringe in Vancouver, British Columbia since production moved there starting season 4.^[9] She received an Australians in Film Breakthrough award in 2009. Torv appeared as Virginia Grey on HBO's mini-series The Pacific. She also won the 2010 Saturn Award for the Best Television actress.^[10] Torv also recently played a role in a CollegeHumor Original video as a tyrannical traffic cop.^[11]

Personal life[link]

In December 2008, Torv married her Fringe co-star Mark Valley.^[12] They separated after one year of marriage.^[13]

Filmography[link]

Notable awards and nominations[link]

• 2008: Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in Fringe
• 2009: Won an Australians in Film Breakthrough Award
• 2010: Won a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in Fringe
• 2010: Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi for her role in Fringe
• 2011: Won a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in Fringe
• 2011: Won a Fantasy Horror Award for Best Actress for her role in Fringe
• 2011: Nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Fringe

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