Noah Wyle is a film, television, and theater actor best known for his leading role as Dr. John Carter in NBC’s ER. Though the Hollywood-born star was unknown before his big break in the hit medical drama, he grew up closely connected to medicine: his mother, Marjorie Speer, was an orthopedic head nurse. Wyle was inspired to pursue a career in acting and performed in school plays throughout high school, later studying theater arts at Northwestern University. After graduation, he trained under acting teacher Larry Moss and landed his first role in 1990 at age 17 in Blind Faith, followed by A Few Good Men in 1992. In 1994, he snagged the part of Dr. Carter, which earned him nominations for three Golden Globes and five Primetime Emmys. He holds the record for the longest run on a medical television drama. Other notable credits include portraying Steve Jobs in the 1999 docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley and Flynn Carsen in The Librarian franchise.