Noel Johansen has a recurring currently on Yellow Jackets, and just did a role on Wild Cards as well. His roles in Loudermilk and Age of Adeline, and ABC’s Somewhere Between have given him much attention in the industry, but it’s his role as Ilyia Sokolov, a Russian Celist in Blethcley San Francisco that earned him a Leo nomination.
He can also be seen in the Lifetime features the “Unauthorized Melrose Place Story” and “Not My Wife.” Additional television credits for Johansen include: “Bates Motel,” “Legends of Tomorrow,” “Timeless,” “iZombie,” “Fairly Legal,” “Chaos,” “Falling Skies,” “Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce,” “Supernatural,” “Arrow,” “Human Target,” “Life Unexpected,” “Psych,” “The L Word,” “Smallville,” “The 4400,” “The Troop,” “Stargate: Atlantis,” and the CBC mini-series “Everest.”
Johansen is an accomplished voice over artist, and has lent his voice to top projects in commercials, TV and Film over the years. He has also hosted a series for Shaw’s Star Choice Television (Canada) and for the Discovery Channel’s “Travel Channel Shop.” On stage, Johansen has played Einstein in Steve Martin's play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" twice, the first in a fill-in Broadway Tour in Wilmington Delaware. He has done many other roles in Canada as well, including Dunois in "Saint Joan" at Theatre Calgary with the legendary late Shaw Festival director Neil Munro.
Born in Montreal, Johansen spent half his life in the United States, while bouncing between Canada and the UK, holding citizenship in all three countries. He has honed his craft over the years training in theatre at the Drama Studio London in England, the Shakespeare Lab at the Public Theatre in New York, and in Canada, training with Larry Moss, Ben Ratner, David Ruttenberg and Shea Hampton. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Johansen currently splits his time between Vancouver, Canada where he resides with his wife and son, and Los Angeles.