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Noah Beck may have started on TikTok, but he’s been busy taking on exciting roles in movies and TV shows.
“Growing up, being in a movie, let alone the star of a rom-com, wasn’t something I thought was in the cards for me,” he said during an interview J-14 from December 2024. “It was a dream come true.” He also reflected on his first major leading role, sharing, “I came into it knowing less than everyone else in the room, just being a sponge. It was so much fun.”
ICYMI, the influencer starred in his very first lead role in Tubi’s Sidelined: The QB and Me, which premiered in November 2024. The movie stars Noah as Drayton Lahey, a high school quarterback whose life collides with Dallas Bryan (Siena Agudong), a cheerleader set to leave her small town behind for a dance scholarship in California.
“After being presented with the project and before making a decision, I read the book that it was based on and it just grabbed me,” he told Cosmopolitan of the role. “I love a good rom-com. I love a movie that makes you feel good. Who doesn’t love to smile at the end of a movie and have someone to root for? And my character in particular, Drayton Lahey, has lots of layers and is complex. I’m very excited to introduce him to the world.”
He also revealed he’s been taping and been in acting classes for around three years prior to booking Sidelined.
“Acting—it’s a lot of rejection,” he explained. “I’m happy that this project came to me at a time when I felt like I needed it the most. I’m also glad that my first role isn’t, like, a serial killer or a crazy supervillain. I’m playing a high school jock that has layers, and I feel like I can pull from that.”
He also revealed that since he’s currently single, he has more time to focus on his acting career.
“I want to take this time and focus on doing things I wouldn’t be able to if I were in a relationship,” he revealed. “I could go so in-depth in this conversation and literally use it as therapy, but I’m definitely not out there searching for a relationship. I would fall in love today if it came—that’d be great. But I’m not searching or on the prowl for it because I’m super focused right now.”
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