Jack Noseworthy

Jack Noseworthy
Noseworthy in Pippin
Born	Jack Evan Noseworthy Jr. Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Boston Conservatory (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Sergio Trujillo ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	1
Website	www.jacknoseworthy.com

Jack Evan Noseworthy Jr. is an American actor from Massachusetts. He is known for his roles in films such as Event Horizon, U-571, Barb Wire, and for starring in MTV's Dead at 21. Noseworthy has also appeared on Broadway in musicals, including Jerome Robbins' Broadway and Sweet Smell of Success, and in 2013 portrayed Robert F. Kennedy in the television film Killing Kennedy.

Noseworthy was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and grew up there. He began performing at age four in productions at Lynn's Broadway United Methodist Church.^[1] He graduated from Lynn English High School in 1982^[2] and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Boston Conservatory.^[3] He has described his family as union-oriented. His father worked for four decades as an Iron Workers Local 7 member in Boston. Early in his career, Noseworthy joined Actors' Equity and has said that sharing union membership with his father was especially meaningful to them.^[1]

While still a senior at the Boston Conservatory, Noseworthy began his career in musical theater. In 1988, he joined the national touring production of Cats,^[1] and the following year made his Broadway debut as a cast member of Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989).^[4] He was an understudy and during that run, when the principal couldn't perform, he became the first and only male actor to perform as Peter Pan in the anthology's production.^[5] He also performed as Mark in A Chorus Line in 1990.^[6] In 1993, Noseworthy won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Alan Strang in a Los Angeles production of Equus.^[7]

He later returned to Broadway as Dallas in the musical Sweet Smell of Success (2002).^[6] In December 2005, Noseworthy originated the role of Armand in the musical Lestat during its pre-Broadway run at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, but departed the production in its first week of previews and was replaced by his understudy, Drew Sarich.^[8] The next year, he co-starred with Meryl Streep in the Public Theater's 2006 production of Mother Courage and Her Children.^[9] In 2018, Noseworthy joined the Canadian cast of the hit musical Come from Away, playing the role of Kevin T.^[10] In 2025, he made his debut as a Broadway producer, serving as a lead producer of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on Broadway.^[11]

In the early 1990s, Noseworthy began transitioning to on-screen work, appearing as a skateboarder in Encino Man (1992) and landing a recurring role as Adrian Peterman in the CBS sitcom Teech (1991–1992).^[4] His breakthrough came when he starred as Ed Bellamy in MTV's action-adventure series Dead at 21 (1994).^[12][13] Around the same time, his film roles included Alive (1993) as Bobby François^[14] and S.F.W. (1994) as Joe Dice.^[15] In 1994, he also starred as the male love interest in Bon Jovi’s "Always" music video.^[16]

Noseworthy went on to play the antagonistic neighbor Eric in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)^[4] and took supporting roles in several cult films: he was seen in Barb Wire (1996) and as Justin in the sci-fi horror Event Horizon (1997). In 2000, he portrayed Seaman Bill Wentz in the WWII submarine thriller U-571^[9] and had a role in John Waters' Cecil B. Demented.^[17]

Noseworthy has also made numerous television guest appearances. He had guest or recurring roles on crime and legal dramas, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Judging Amy.^[9] In 2013, he portrayed U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in the National Geographic television film Killing Kennedy, acting opposite Rob Lowe's JFK.^[18]

Noseworthy has been in a relationship with choreographer Sergio Trujillo since 1990.^[19] They married in 2011, and have a son born in 2018.^[20]

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