Noah Whipple Bean (born August 20, 1978) is an American actor known for his roles as Ryan Fletcher on The CW action-thriller series Nikita, as David Connor on the FX legal drama Damages and his leading performance in the independent film The Pill. He also starred as Aaron Marker in the first season of Syfy's 12 Monkeys.

Career Prior to his role on Damages, Bean had a number of minor and less notable roles on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ed, Joan of Arcadia, Numb3rs, and Crumbs, the films Williamstowne and Stay, and a number of commercials.

He also starred as Daniel in 'The Stable Boy', from the first season then in 'The Doctor' from the second season of 'Once Upon a Time'.

He labels his signing on the role of David Connor on Damages, the fiancé of the protagonist, as being "lucky", praising the script of the show and also the fact that it is shot in New York City, where he is currently living. He also says he was aware that his character dies in the first season and was disappointed but "thrilled" for the opportunity to have a full season. He also summarizes working with Glenn Close, Željko Ivanek and Ted Danson as "a dream come true". Bean returned for guest appearances in one episode each of the show's second, third, and fifth seasons.

Bean has also been involved in theatre, Broadway and off-Broadway. His first role was in Philadelphia Here I Come!, a role which he was offered when the originally cast actor left the show four days before the opening. He co-runs a theatre company, Stage 13, with several other actors, directors and playwrights, including Dan Fogler, in New York, and although he prefers screen acting, he says, "I love the theater and would always go back to do a play if it was an exciting project." He appeared as a guest star in the episode "Ability" of the TV series Fringe. In 2015, he starred as Aaron Marker in Syfy's Science-Fiction series 12 Monkeys.

He was also a series regular on The CW television series Nikita, as CIA Agent Ryan Fletcher.

In 2025, Bean appeared as Jake Pearlman in the Amazon Prime series Ballard.

Personal life Bean was born in Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, Bean attended Pine Point School and The Williams School in Connecticut. An only child, he describes himself as being so quiet and shy that his school would phone his parents asking whether anything was wrong at home: "I was deathly shy and basically scared of people in general." In high school, his mother encouraged him to become involved in drama, which he says helped him open up, "I found when I had a script in my hand I could speak." He later attended Boston University's College of Fine Arts before he was offered his first theatre role by director Michael Ritchie.

The son of Ruth Crocker, an author, and Richard Robert Bean, a housebuilder, Bean hails from Mystic, Connecticut, although he has lived and worked in Los Angeles and is currently living in New York City. He is friends with actor Seth Gabel and director Jack Bender and also says he has come to be good friends with Damages co-actor and on-screen fiancée Rose Byrne.

Bean began a relationship with his Nikita co-star Lyndsy Fonseca in 2013. In February 2016, Fonseca announced their engagement, and they were married on October 2, 2016. They have two daughters: Greta born in 2018 and Evelyn born in 2022.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes1998WilliamstowneTom2009Peter and VandyAndrew2009Hysterical PsychoChuck2010Morning GloryFirst Date2011Ghost of New OrleansPaul Marais2011Fred2012MikeShort2012Ex-GirlfriendsTom2012Beneath the SheetsDaveShort2013Black MarigoldsRyan Cole2016LemonBarryShort2017CurvatureWells2017My 'Friend' MickNiallShort, post-production2019The ReportMartin Heinrich2021King RichardSteven

Television Year Title Role Notes2000–01EdTim CooperRecurring role (4 episodes)2003Joan of ArcadiaOfficer OsbourneEpisode: "Pilot"2006CrumbsPaulEpisode: "Maybe I'm Tony Randall"2007–2012DamagesDavid ConnorMain role (13 episodes)2008MediumCharles WintersEpisode: "Drowned World"2008NickTV film2008Lipstick JungleNoah MasonEpisode: "Help!", "Let It Be"2008Private PracticeShawnEpisode: "Crime and Punishment"2009FringeFBI agentEpisode: "Ability"2009–2012DamagesDavid ConnorGuest role (5 episodes)2009Michael ZellmanEpisode: "Does Everybody Have a Drink?"2009Dark BlueScott MuellerGuest role (season 1)2009It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaArt SloanEpisode: "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry"2010Cold CaseDan PalmerEpisode: "Two Weddings"2010–2013NikitaRyan FletcherRecurring role (seasons 1–2), main (seasons 3–4)2012Once Upon a TimeDaniel Colter2 episodes2014Gang RelatedJason ManningGuest role2015–1612 MonkeysAaron MarkerMain role (season 1), guest (season 2)2016ElementaryCraig CrismondEpisode: "A Burden of Blood"2016VinylDavid BowieEpisode: "Cyclone"201612 Monkeys: Recap/FinaleAaron MarkerTV film2017Shut EyeFoster Hilburn6 episodes2017CivilTed WagmanTV film2019The Enemy WithinChristopher Shepherd4 episodes2020–219-1-1Jeffrey Hudson 5 episodes2021The Baby-Sitters ClubChaz MastersEpisode: "Jessi and the Superbrat"2021InvasionDavid Barton3 episodes2022The Endgame Adic Jonathan DoakSeries regular2025BallardCouncilman Jake Pearlman8 episodes2026NCISDOD Chief David Barbado Episode: "Reboot"

References

External links

Noah Bean Daily