Noah Harpster is an American actor, writer, producer and director.

He is best known for his role of Remy on Tig Notaro's One Mississippi, and writing, producing and acting on Transparent, for which he won a Peabody Award, and was nominated for an Emmy Award, Writers Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, and GLAAD Award.

Since 2019 he plays NASA Mission Controller Bill Strausser in the Apple TV+ alternate history series For All Mankind, created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi.

He and his writing partner Micah Fitzerman-Blue wrote the script for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood about Fred Rogers which landed on the Black List in 2013.[1] After a nearly 10-year process, it was released in 2019, starring Tom Hanks,[2] Chris Cooper, Matthew Rhys, and Harpster himself in a small role.[3] For their screenplay, Fitzerman-Blue and Harpster were nominated for also winners of the prestigious PEN Award and the Humanities Prize.

He and Fitzerman-Blue also co-wrote Maleficent: Mistress of Evil alongside Linda Woolverton.

In 2017, they opened their production company, Blue Harp.,[4] and in 2018, he and Fitzerman-Blue were listed on Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch.

In 2021, Harpster and Fitzerman-Blue created the limited series Painkiller for Netflix. It's a show about the birth of the opioid crisis and stars Matthew Broderick, Uzo Aduba, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, and West Duchovony. It's based on the reporting work done by Barry Meier for the New York Times and Patrick Radden Keefe for the New Yorker. Harpster also has an acting role in the limited-series. It was released August 10th, 2023.

Along with Fitzerman-Blue, he will be co-directing the film adaptation of Dash Shaw's Bottomless Belly Button in 2024.

Filmography

Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Executive Producer Actor
2010 Takedowns and Falls No Yes No
2012 The Motel Life Yes Yes Yes co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2013 Afternoon Delight No No Yes
2014–2019 Transparent Yes Yes Yes co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2015–2017 One Mississippi No No Yes
2017 Legend of Master Legend Yes Yes No created and co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2019 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Yes Yes Yes co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Yes No No co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2019–present For All Mankind No No Yes Recurring role
2020 Magic Camp Yes No No co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2023 Painkiller Yes Yes Yes created and co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2024 Bottomless Belly Button Yes Yes No directed and co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2024 The USA vs. Vince McMahon Yes Yes No co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2025 Unt. Fernando Valenzuela series Yes Yes No co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue
2025 Bambi Yes No No co-written with Micah Fitzerman-Blue

References

  1. ↑ Team, The Deadline (2013-12-17). "Black List 2013: Full Screenplay List". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. ↑ Kroll, Justin (2018-01-29). "Tom Hanks to Play Mr. Rogers in Biopic 'You Are My Friend' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Matthew Rhys to Star Opposite Tom Hanks' Mr. Rogers in 'You Are My Friend'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  4. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2017-08-14). "Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster Sign First-Look Deal With Amazon Studios For TV". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-08-08.


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