Nathan Mitchell

Canadian actor (born 1988)

Nathan Mitchell
Born	(1988-12-06) December 6, 1988 (age 35) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

Nathan Mitchell (born December 6, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Earving / Black Noir in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys, based on the comic book series of the same name.

Early life

Mitchell was born in Mississauga, Ontario. He is of Trinidadian and Jamaican descent.^[1]

Career

Mitchell debuted in 2007 with a recurring role on the series Aliens in America. He appeared on Arrow, The Tomorrow People, Timeless, iZombie^[2] and Supernatural.^[3] Mitchell also appeared in the 2018 film Scorched Earth and the Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia.^[3]

In 2019, Mitchell starred in The Boys as Black Noir.^[4] His severe tree nut allergy was creatively incorporated into Black Noir as a rather unique type of kryptonite for the character. In one memorable scene, Queen Maeve subdues Black Noir with an Almond Joy bar.^[5]^[6] Mitchell will also portray the second Black Noir after the first one's death in season three.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Marine 5: Battleground	Cole	Direct-to-video
2018	Scorched Earth	Zee

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Aliens in America	Jeffrey	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2010	Flashpoint	Sidney	Episode: "Follow the Leader"
	Covert Affairs	Tommy	Episode: "Tommy"
	Unnatural History	Greg	Episode: "Maximum Insecurity"
2010–2011	How to Be Indie	Teach	2 episodes
2011	Falling Skies	Parker	Episode: "Sanctuary: Part 1"
2013–2014	The Tomorrow People	Ultra Agent #1	2 episodes
2014	The Lottery	Bartender	Episode: "Pilot"
	Cedar Cove	Tom	2 episodes
	Rush	Officer Harwood	Episode: "Where Is My Mind?"
	Arrow	Isaac Stanzler	2 episodes
2015–2016	Motive	Russell Bowman / Phil	2 episodes
2016	The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story	Reggie	Television film
	Electra Woman and Dyna Girl	Stroker	Episode 1.1
	Twist of Fate	Zack	Television film
	Newlywed and Dead	Trooper	Television film
	Timeless	Jay	Episode: "The Watergate Tape"
2016–2017	iZombie	Singing Mercenary	Guest (season 2); recurring role (season 3); 5 episodes
2017	Supernatural	Kelvin	2 episodes
	Rogue	Coyle	Episode: "A Good Leaving Alone"
	Psych: The Movie	Black Gentleman Ninja	Television film
	Doomsday	Richard	Television film
2019–present	The Boys	Earving / Black Noir, Black Noir II (season 4)	Main cast
2020-present	Ginny & Georgia	Zion Miller	Recurring role

Online


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Death Battle!	Earving / Black Noir	Guest role; web series promoting The Boys
2021	Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman	Earving / Black Noir	Guest role; web series promoting The Boys

References

^ "Q & A with Dazzling Canadian Actor Nathan Mitchell!". Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^ Prahl, Amanda (July 24, 2019). "Amazon's Cast For The Boys Has Us Very, Very Excited For the New Superhero Show". PopSugar. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Sullivan, Corinne (September 4, 2020). "The Boys: Who Plays Black Noir? You May Just Recognize the Actor Behind the Mask". PopSugar. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^ Kappler, Maija; Modi, Shetu (October 25, 2019). "In 'The Boys,' Nathan Mitchell Is Expressive Even Without Speaking". HuffPost. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^ Westphale, Taryn (October 10, 2020). "The Boys: Black Noir's Shocking Weakness Was Inspired by His Actor". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
^ Rougeau, Michael (October 9, 2020). "The Boys Season 2: Black Noir's Actor Looks To The Future In This "Remixed" Adaptation". GameSpot. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^ Romano, Nick (8 July 2022). "The Boys boss says this star will play 'a whole new character' in season 4 after that intense finale". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2022.