Reece Noi

Reece Noi (born 13 June 1988) is a British Actor, Writer born and raised in Manchester. He is best known for playing Taylor Mitchell in the BBC school drama Grange Hill from 2004 to 2007, and during 2009 as Earl Kelly in the fourth series of another BBC school, Waterloo Road. He is known for playing Mossador in HBO series Game of Thrones. Reece also starred in the 2019 Emmy Nominated Netflix crime series When They See Us.

Reece Noi
Born (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988
Manchester, England
OccupationActor, Writer
Years active1999–present

He is of mixed English and Ghanaian heritage.

Career

He started his career in Liverpool Gangster film My Kingdom a modern day re-telling of Shakespeares King Lear playing The Fool opposite Richard Harris's Lear. Working consistently on TV and until he landed Grange Hill which led to Noi being much in demand and he went on to secure roles in the BBC dramas Conviction and Doctors, where he played terminally-ill teenager Sam. Next came a recurring role in Emmerdale as Ryan Hayworth during 2007 and 2008.

In 2007, Noi joined BBC school drama Waterloo Road, playing a character named Noel Parkin in the 8th episode of Series 2, and later returned in 2009 to play bad boy Earl Kelly, who in the eighth episode of the series fatally shot his girlfriend Maxine Barlow (played by Ellie Paskell).

He made an appearance in the Channel 4 series Shameless Series 4 episode 5 as Debbie's Christian boyfriend, Luke Newman. As well as guest roles; playing Carl in BBC series Paradox[1] and Tyler Simmons in ITV series The Bill in 2009.[2] [3]

Noi starred alongside Sophie Okonedo and Dougray Scott in ITV four-part drama Father And Son, playing Sean O'Connor on ITV1 in the spring of 2010. In 2011, he appeared in the new BBC law drama Silk. He then went on to play Levi in Sky Atlantic's Hit & Miss.[4]

Noi then starred in ITV2 supernatural comedy Switch alongside former EastEnders star Lacey Turner. He featured on a number of popular UK roles before then appearing in Game of Thrones from 2014–2015 as an emancipated slave, called Mossador. In a 2019 interview with Australian publication IF Magazine Noi stated that Executive Producers David Benoiff and D.B Weiss liked his work on Season 4 so much they then wrote Mossador for him. [5][6]

Reece appeared in FOX networks mini serial Houdini and Doyle. In 2019 he took on the role of Matias Reyes in Ava DuVernay's Netflix mini series "When They See Us" based on the true story of the "Central Park Five" The show has since been nominated for sixteen Emmy Awards.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001My KingdomThe Boy
2003The Virgin of LiverpoolWesley Churchill
2010Four LionsShoulderboy
ThreadsLiamShort film
2011SeamonstersKieran
FridayAidenShort film
2016BlissDanny
K-ShopMalik
2017AwayDamo
2019The PaintersNachoShort Film
2020UnsoundNoah
2020MarzipanCamden

TV
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Seeing RedWayne
2003Real MenLester
2004OutlawsIshantiGuest
ConvictionDarrell Milland
2004–2007Grange HillTaylor Mitchell
2006New Street LawAdam LakeGuest
2007Waterloo RoadNoel Parkin
Dalziel and PascoeDean Bennett
ShamelessLuke Newman
Doctors
CasualtyMarlon MillerGuest
2007–2008EmmerdaleRyan Hayworth
2009Waterloo RoadEarl Kelly
ParadoxCarlEpisode 5
The BillTyler SimmonsGuest
2010Father And SonSean O'Connor
2011SilkMark Draper
In with the FlynnsWayne BartonGuest
Scott & BaileyFrank Goff
Casualty
2012Hit & MissLevi[4]
SwitchAaron
2014–2015Game of ThronesMossador
2016Houdini & DoyleDaniel Berry
2019When They See UsMatias ReyesMiniseries

Video games
Year Title Role
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition Rion the Elementalist/Scout Pellane/Griffon Wing Keep Merchant/Herald's Rest Patron (voices)

Theatre
  • A Streetcar Named Desire Young Collector at The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
  • Moonfleece (2010) Link

Radio Drama
  • Zola-Sex (2016) Paul
  • Porcelain (2014)
  • Divided We Fall (2010) Carl
  • Craven (2009) Michael Chambers
  • Stone (2009) Tyler Hyman
  • Takeaway (2007) Des
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References
  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00plctc
  2. Reece Noi and Ralph Laurila star in The Bill 3 September 2009 Last checked: 23 December 2009
  3. Real Men review
  4. "Hit & Miss: Meet the Cast and Characters". Sky. 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  5. Reece Noi on IMDb
  6. Robinson, Joanna (12 April 2015). "Game of Thrones: A Complete Guide to all the Unfamiliar Faces in the Season 5 Premiere". Vanity Fair.
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