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.
Early life 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. He graduated from Lynn English High School in 1982 and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Boston Conservatory. 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.
Stage career 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, and the following year made his Broadway debut as a cast member of Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989). 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. He also performed as Mark in A Chorus Line in 1990. 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.
He later returned to Broadway as Dallas in the musical Sweet Smell of Success (2002). 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. The next year, he co-starred with Meryl Streep in the Public Theater's 2006 production of Mother Courage and Her Children. In 2018, Noseworthy joined the Canadian cast of the hit musical Come from Away, playing the role of Kevin T. In 2025, he made his debut as a Broadway producer, serving as a lead producer of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on Broadway.
Film and television career 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). His breakthrough came when he starred as Ed Bellamy in MTV's action-adventure series Dead at 21 (1994). Around the same time, his film roles included Alive (1993) as Bobby François and S.F.W. (1994) as Joe Dice. In 1994, he also starred as the male love interest in Bon Jovi’s "Always" music video.
Noseworthy went on to play the antagonistic neighbor Eric in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) 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 and had a role in John Waters' Cecil B. Demented.
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. 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.
Personal life Noseworthy has been in a relationship with choreographer Sergio Trujillo since 1990. They married in 2011, and have a son born in 2018.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1992Encino ManTaylor, Skater No. 11993AliveBobby François1994S.F.W.Joe Dice1995The Brady Bunch MovieEric Dittmeyer1996Barb WireCharlie1996The Trigger EffectProwler1996Mojave MoonKaiser1997BreakdownBilly1997Event HorizonJustin1999Idle HandsRandy1999The Sterling ChaseTodd2000Clean and NarrowBuddy2000U-571Wentz2000Cecil B. DementedRodney2002Undercover BrotherMr. Elias2002Unconditional LoveAndrew2004Poster BoyAnthony2006Phat GirlzRichard "Dick" Eckhard2007A Dennis the Menace ChristmasDavid Bratcher2008Pretty Ugly PeopleTrevor2009SurrogatesStrickland2013Tio PapiBenjamin Welling2014JuliaDr. Sgundud2014The NurseBrian2015Pearly GatesDan201610,000 MilesCharlie2017NeedlestickBoris Whipple2017Ray Meets HelenLoomis2018Breaking BrooklynChristian2019The HacksJim
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991TeechAdrian Peterman12 episodes1992American PlayhouseBillyEpisode: "Mrs. Cage"1993Bodies of EvidenceDavid BrooksEpisode: "Shadows"1994A Place for AnnieDavidTelevision film1994Dead at 21Ed Bellamy13 episodes1996RelativityDeanEpisode: "First Impressions"1999What We Did That NightOliver LarsonTelevision film1999The Outer LimitsManEpisode: "The Human Operators"2000The DistrictBJ BrownwellEpisode: "The Jackal"2002Judging AmyJason Lobdel4 episodes2003Crossing JordanDetective Jack HannahEpisode: "Wild Card"2003, 2015Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMatt Baker / Jeremy2 episodes2005ElvisSteve Binder2 episodes2006CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDwightEpisode: "I Like to Watch"2006Law & OrderAgent Brian GriggsEpisode: "Fear America"2008Aces 'N' EightsJess RileyTelevision film2008Fear ItselfRory BemellEpisode: "Spooked"2013Killing KennedyRobert F. KennedyTelevision film2014The LotteryAlex RichardsEpisode: "In Extremis"2015The Secret Life of Marilyn MonroeAlan DeShields2 episodes2017Shades of BlueDoctorEpisode: "Whoever Fights Monsters"
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