Y'lan Noel

Y'lan Noel (born May 21, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Daniel King in the HBO television series Insecure (2016–present).[1] He played the lead role in the 2018 horror film The First Purge.[2]

Y'lan Noel
Born (1988-05-21) May 21, 1988
New York City, New York, U.S.
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Early life

Noel was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was further raised in Queens until his family moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia. He is of Panamanian descent. He began attending Morehouse College and transferred to New York University.[1] He continued through Tisch School of Arts until he was called away to Los Angeles.[3]

Career

In 2015, Noel landed the role of Daniel King on Insecure. Noel described Daniel as being the opposite of him, "I was nervous about playing Daniel. I love being around women...but I’ve always felt a bit awkward, well, insecure, around women I’ve had crushes on. Daniel doesn’t seem to have any of that awkwardness... Daniel’s extremely confident and goes after what he wants."[4]

In 2018, Noel played the lead role of Dmitri in The First Purge, which he considered very challenging, having said, "I feel like I started to actually physiologically relate to these fictional characters and what they would have to experience if they were to go about surviving the Purge."[5]

Personal life

Noel is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Spartan King Jack Short film
2013 House of Another Henry Gibson
2018 The First Purge Dmitri
2018 Slice Big Cheese
2018 The Weekend Aubrey
2020 The Photograph Young Isaac Jefferson

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Hustle Kutta Main cast
2016–present Insecure Daniel King Recurring (season 1)
Main cast (season 2–present)

References
  1. Ballin, Sofiya (September 1, 2017). "Insecure's Y'lan Noel Makes It Easy To Be #DanielHive". Fader. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  2. Crucchiola, Jordan (July 6, 2018). "The First Purge Star Y'lan Noel on Beating Up Nazis". Vulture. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  3. "Alumni Focus: Y'lan Noel". Method Acting Strasberg. December 14, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  4. Armstrong, Olivia. "Y'lan Noel on Why Daniel Is Way More Than Just "The Other Guy"". HBO. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. Volpe, Allie (July 3, 2018). "'Insecure' + 'The First Purge' Star Y'lan Noel on How to Use Audition Nerves to Your Advantage". Backstage. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. https://twitter.com/kapsi1911/status/1015710023857725442?lang=en
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