Noel Roeim Fisher (born March 13, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Mickey Milkovich on the Showtime series Shameless, as well as his portrayal of Cael Malloy on the FX series The Riches. He played Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, bully Troy McGinty in Max Keeble's Big Move (2001), Vladimir, a 1,500-year-old vampire in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012), and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016). Fisher has also acted in shows such as Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Lie to Me, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Bones.
Early life Fisher was born on 13 March 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began his acting career at the age of 14 in the television film The Sheldon Kennedy Story. During his time as a young actor in Vancouver, he was encouraged to "take many different classes". Fisher "fell in love" with piano, which he studied for eight years.
Career Fisher began his acting career at age 14. He debuted in 1999 with The Sheldon Kennedy Story, a sports drama film about ice hockey player Sheldon Kennedy. His performance landed Fisher his first Gemini Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series at the 15th Gemini Awards. He also starred as Freddie in season 1 of Two and a Half Men in 2004. He gained a second Gemini nomination in the same category with the TV series Godiva's in 2005. He played Brian Gibbons in Final Destination 2 in 2003, one of his first roles in an American film. From 2007, Fisher became more known by the public due to the FX series The Riches, portraying Cael Malloy, the conniving and clever son of Wayne (Eddie Izzard) and Dahlia (Minnie Driver).
Fisher has received critical acclaim for playing Mickey Milkovich, a gay thug character on Shameless from 2011 to 2021. In 2014, Vanity Fair named his relationship with Cameron Monaghan's Ian Gallagher the best-written gay couple on television. Though Fisher is straight, his sexuality is often questioned in interviews. He has responded to the controversy:
In 2017, Fisher starred in the National Geographic docuseries The Long Road Home. He played Pfc. Tomas Young, the Iraq War veteran who famously became a war protester after being paralyzed during an ambush only days after being sent to fight overseas. Fisher told creator Mikko Alanne he would not accept the part unless he could meet with Young's family; "That's how committed he was to doing it right".
Fisher played Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts in the award-winning miniseries Hatfields & McCoys as well as Vladimir, a 1,500-year old vampire in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. In May 2020, he starred opposite Tom Hardy in the Al Capone biopic Capone as Junior, Capone's son. He starred in the limited CBS series The Red Line and had a recurring role in the Hulu series Castle Rock. He also had roles in Bones, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Fear the Walking Dead and The Conners and A Dog Named Christmas.
Personal life Since November 2004, Fisher has been in a relationship with actress Layla Alizada. The couple got engaged in 2014, and were married on July 15, 2017.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2001 Valentine Tulga Gang Member #1 Freddy Got Fingered Pimply Manager Max Keeble's Big Move Troy McGinty2003 A Guy Thing Acne-Faced Teen Final Destination 2 Brian Gibbons Agent Cody Banks Fenster 2006 Pope Dreams Pete 2007 After Sex Jay 2008 Red Danny McCormack 2009 A dog named Christmas Todd McCray2010Black HoleDaveyShort film2011 Battle: Los Angeles Pfc. Shaun Lenihan Thule Amn. Jim Parker Short film Commerce Pete Short film 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Vladimir 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michelangelo (voice) Also motion capture A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2015 Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem Gogo Shoto (voice) 2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Michelangelo (voice) Also motion captureSullyAndrew Carrigan2017 A Yeti Adventure Simon Picard (voice) 2018 Racetime Zac (voice) 2019 Justice League vs. the Fatal Five Brainiac 5 (voice) 2020 Capone Junior Capone 2025 C.O.G. Ethan previously titled as CognAItive
Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 The Sheldon Kennedy Story Young Sheldon Kennedy Television film2000 2gether Skater #1 Television film Ratz James Television film High Noon Billy Television film 2gether: The Series Gary Long Episode: "Waxed" Just Deal Short Kid Episode: "The Right Question" 2000–2001 You, Me and the Kids Aaron 10 episodes 2000–2003 X-Men: Evolution Todd Tolansky/Toad (voice) 24 episodes2001 Andromeda Breyon Episode: "Music of a Distant Drum" The Outer Limits Brae Episode: "Lion's Den" Sk8 Alex Episode: "The Map"2002 Glory Days Robbie McNiel Episode: "The Devil Made Me Do It" Hamtaro Stan (voice) 38 episodes I Was a Teenage Faust Tom Television film Killer Bees Dylan Harris Television film2003 A Wrinkle in Time It Boy Television film Lightning: Bolts of Destruction Jeremy Landis Television film Thanksgiving Family Reunion Buzz Hodge Television film2004 Two and a Half Men Freddie Episode: "Camel Filters and Pheromones" Fillmore! Bri-Dog (voice) Episode: "A Dark Score Evened" Renegadepress.com Vince Episode: "Too Cool" Cold Case Jerry Kasher Episode: "The Plan" Huff Sam Johnson 3 episodes 2005–2006 Godiva's TJ 19 episodes2006 Medium Jessie Andrews/Brian DuBois Episode: "Sweet Child O' Mine" Standoff Owen Johnson Episode: "Peer Group" 2007–2008 The Riches Cael Malloy 20 episodes2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Milo Episode: "Reunion" Life John Armstrong Episode: "Find Your Happy Place" The Mentalist Travis Tennant Episode: "Seeing Red"2009 Bones Teddy Parker Episode: "The Hero in the Hold" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dale Stuckey 4 episodes A Dog Named Christmas Todd McCray Television film2010 The Pacific Pvt. Hamm Episode: "Okinawa" Dark Blue Pete Episode: "Jane Wayne" Terriers Adam Fisher Episode: "Missing Persons" Lie to Me Brian Episode: "The Canary's Song" 2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Jason Wheeler Episode: "One Shot Kill" 2011–2021 Shameless Mickey Milkovich 68 episodes2012 Hatfields & McCoys Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts 3 episodes The Booth at the End Dillon 5 episodes 2016–2017 Justice League Action Klarion the Witch Boy (voice) 2 episodes2017 Fear the Walking Dead Willy Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" The Long Road Home Pfc. Tomas Young 8 episodes 2018 Castle Rock Dennis Zalewski 6 episodes 2019 The Red Line Officer Paul Evans 8 episodes 2020 The Conners Ed Conner Jr. 3 episodes 2022 The Calling Zack Miller 4 episodes 2025 The Rookie Harrison Novak 3 episodes
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