Noah Urrea

Noah Jacob Urrea (born on March 31, 2001) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, actor and model. He is also known as a member of the global pop group Now United, representing the United States.

Noah Urrea
Born	Noah Jacob Urrea (2001-03-31) March 31, 2001 Orange, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor singer songwriter model producer musician
Years active	2008–present
Agent	XIX Entertainment (2017–present)
Parent(s)	Marco Urrea, Wendy Urrea
Musical career
Genres	Pop Indie
Instruments	Vocals Acoustic guitar Eletric Guitar Ukulele Bass Piano Drums
Years active	2017–present
Labels	XIX Entertainment
Associated acts	Now United
Website	https://www.noahurrea.com/
Signature

Early life

Noah Urrea was born in Orange, California. He is the third child of Marco and Wendy Urrea, and has two older siblings, Nicolas Urrea (born 1996), and Linsey Urrea (born 1998). He is of Mexican and American ancestry.

Acting career

Urrea debuted as an actor in 2011, when he appeared in the music video for Blake Shelton's song "Honey Bee". His film debut was in Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013), when he played the role of Bailey McCoy.[1] In 2014, Urrea played the young twins Drexel Hemsley and Ryan Wade in the musical drama The Identical.[2] His 2014 role in the short-film Eleven, earned Urrea the 'Best Young Actor Award' at the Action on Film International Film Festival.[3] In 2019, Urrea played twins Mason and Mitchel in the independent film A Wake.[4]

Urrea has also appeared in many TV series, including Childrens Hospital,[5] Sam & Cat,[6] Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street,[7] The Kicks,[7] The Fosters,[8] See Dad Run,[9] Speechless,[10] Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn[11] and My Super Sweet 16.[12] In 2012, Urrea was selected as one of Nickelodeon's 'Groundlings', where he developed a talent for improvisational comedy.[13][3]

Singing career

Music has always been one of Urrea's passions. He sang two songs on the soundtrack for A Madea Christmas, and one on the soundtrack for The Identical.[7] In 2017, Urrea released his EP, Always.[3] The same year, he was chosen to represent the United States as a member of the global pop group Now United, created by Simon Fuller and managed by XIX Entertainment.[14][15]

In addition to singing, Urrea is a songwriter, having written songs for his EP, as well as for Now United. Urrea also plays guitar, bass, drums and the piano.[16]

Modeling career

Urrea is represented by the California-based modeling agency LA Models.[17]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Character	Notes
2012	Children's Hospital	Trevor	Cameo
2013	Twang	Noah Montgomery	TV Pilot
2014	Sam & Cat	Jett Zander	Episode 35
	See Dad Run	Hi-Def Boy	(Season 2; Episode 14)
2015–2016	Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street	Randy	Recurring
2016	The Kicks	Cody McBride
2017	The Fosters	Todd	Cameo (Season 4; Episode 18)
	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn	Dylan	Cameo (Season 3; Episode 16)
2019	Speechless	Kai	Cameo (Season 3; Episode 17)

Film

Year	Title	Character	Notes
2011	Grand Escape	Charlie (young)	Short-film
2013	A Madea Christmas	Bailey McCoy
2014	The Identical	Drexel Hemsley/Ryan Wade (young)
2014	Eleven	James (young)	Short-film
2018	A Wake	Mason/Mitchel	Feature

Discography

Now United

For Noah's work with Now United, see Now United § Discography.

EP's

Always

Year	Song
2017	Always
	Girl Like You
	Is It Cool
	Holding On
	One More Try
	Can't Get Enough

Soundtracks

Year	Song	Movie
2013	Mary Did You Know?	A Madea Christmas
	Silent Night
2014	Jeremiah 29:11	The Identical

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2014	Action On Film International Film Festival	Best Young Actor Award	Eleven	Won

As Now United

Year	Award	Category	Nomnated	Result	Ref.
2018	BreakTudo Awards	Debut Videoclip	Summer in the City	Nominated	[18][19]
2019	Meus Prêmios Nick	Favorite International Artist	Now United	Nominated	[20][21]
		Year's Fandom	Uniters	Won
	BreakTudo Awards	International Newcomer	Now United	Won	[20]
	Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro	Year's Roockie K-Pop		Won	[22]
	Prêmio Contigo! Online	International Newcomer		Won

References

1. "A Madea Christmas". IMDb.
2. "The Identical". IMDb.
3. "Noah Urrea – Biography". IMDb.
4. "A Wake". IMDb.
5. "Children's Hospital: Chief's Origin". IMDb.
6. "Sam & Cat: #GettinWiggy". IMDb.
7. "Noah Urrea – Filmography". IMDb.
8. "The Fosters: Dirty Laundry". IMDb.
9. "See Dad Run Until He Drops". IMDb.
10. "Speechless: S-P-- SPECIAL B-- BOY T-I-- TIME". IMDb.
11. "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: One Quatzy Summer". IMDb.
12. "This 'My Super Sweet 16' birthday boy had a Nickelodeon Star on his arm". MTV News.
13. Philiana Ng (26 September 2013). "Nickelodeon Orders Two Animated Series, Greenlights Four Live-Action Pilots". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 March 2016. The cable network has also inked talent deals with three up-and-comers, who were discovered from a talent showcase at Los Angeles' Groundlings Theatre: Noah Urrea, Jace Norman and Haley Tju.
14. "Now United Searching for a new Middle Eastern member". CNN.
15. "Anyone Want to Join The Now United?". Cosmopolitan.
16. "Meet Noah from The United States – WE ARE NOW UNITED" – via YouTube.
17. "Pickles, Fluidity and Self Love: Noah Urrea Gets Deep". Flaunt.
18. "BreakTudo Awards 2018: Aqui está a lista completa de indicados, confira!". BreakTudo Awards (in Portuguese).
19. "BreakTudo Awards 2018: Confira a lista de vencedores, tem Anitta, BTS, Selena Gomez, Emilly Araújo, Kaysar, Luan Santana…". BreakTudo (in Portuguese).
20. "Saiu a lista dos indicados ao Meus Prêmios Nick 2019 e a Maisa está dominando tudo!". purebreak.com.br (in Portuguese).
21. "Veja quem foram os vencedores do Meus Prêmios Nick 2019". Capricho (in Portuguese).
22. "Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro 2019: Lista de vencedores tem Carol Peixinho, Flavia Pavanelli, Anitta, Felipe Neto, Carol Biazin e muitos outros". BreakTudo (in Portuguese).

External links

• Noah Urrea on IMDb
• Noah Urrea on Twitter