A Netflix darling for starring in several teen romantic comedies, Noah Centineo has become one of the most beloved actors among teen audiences. But anyone who thinks he only has productions of the genre in his curriculum is wrong.
Born in 1996 in the United States, the actor began his career in the drama series The Fostersshown between 2013 and 2018, in which he played the character Jesus — the adopted son of the main couple, Lena and Stef.
In the production, he was able to take on a leading role and show his talent, which would later be recognized by the streaming giant and by the entire public.
Thinking about the successful career of the young actor, the canaltech listed the six best movies and series with Noah Centineo that are worth playing.
6. Slide
Released in 2018, this comedy written and directed by Ann Deborah Fishman tells the story of James, a young computer genius who decides to create a dating app at the request of his friend Lance, a hopeless womanizer. It turns out that he discovers that his mother is using such an application to get a new boyfriend, and he has to face the unexpected consequences of his creation.
Starring Kendall Ryan Sander and Leigh-Allyn Baker, the film brings Centineo in the role of the womanizer Lance, showing that the actor already had a future to play coveted teenagers.
Also known as as Swiped: Breaking Hearts?? slide unfortunately it is not in the catalog of any streaming in Brazil.
5. The Perfect Date
Still talking about romance, comedy and dating app, we have The Perfect Date, 2019 film directed by Chris Nelson. In the plot, Centineo brings Brooks to life, a young man who needs money to pay for college and, therefore, decides to create an application that allows the user to hire an ideal boyfriend for all kinds of situations. It turns out that the boyfriend is himself.
However, as expected, adopting a different personality every day and going out to different dates it starts to become a chore, and he wonders if he will, in fact, ever find love.
The Perfect Date is a Netflix original production and is available on streaming??
4. Sierra Burgess Is A Loser
From one romantic comedy to another, it’s time to meet Sierra Burgess is a Loser, by director Ian Samuels. The film, released in 2018, tells the story of Sierra, an intelligent and dedicated girl, but considered ugly by teenage standards. One day, she sees her life change when, by mistake, she receives a message from the most popular boy in school.
As a result, the two begin a romance, but while the boy thinks he is talking to a popular cheerleader, Sierra has to go after a solution if she doesn’t want to lose her boyfriend.
Starring Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth and RJ Cycler, the film features Centineo as the coveted teenager.
Sierra Burgess is a Loser is also a Netflix original production and is available in the streaming catalog??
3. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
It’s impossible to talk about movies and series with Noah Centineo without mentioning the saga To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, based on the novel by author Jenny Han. The first film was released in 2020 and tells the story of Lara Jean (Lana Condor), a girl who has the habit of writing letters to all the boys she has ever liked. It turns out that she never sends these letters and always keeps them safe.
One day, her younger sister finds such mail and decides to send it to all recipients in order to help her sister be matched or noticed by two suitors. From then on, confusion is set, and Lara will find in Peter (Noah Centineo) the love she has always dreamed of.
watch To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before at Netflix??
2. Black Adam
In 2022, after acting in many teen productions, Noah Centineo started to venture into other genres and participated in black adam like the Atom Smasher, a character who can control his molecular structure to increase his size and strength.
The film, starring The Rock, tells the story of the anti-hero who is freed from his tomb and promises to bring his cruel and implacable justice to Earth.
you can watch black adam at HBO Max?? Google Play?? apple tv and Microsoft??
1. Recruit
Leaving the movies a little aside and venturing into a series of suspense and investigation, Noah starred, in 2022, Recruit, a Netflix original production. In the plot he is Owen, a 24-year-old lawyer who starts working at the CIA and is in charge of taking care of letters from people who threaten the agency.
It turns out that, through one of these letters, he learns the story of Max, a former US spy who is in a federal prison and intends to expose all the CIA’s secrets if she is not released.
From then on, the young lawyer has the difficult task of reversing this situation if he doesn’t want to lose his job.
With eight episodes, Recruit it also features in the cast Laura Haddock, Five Stewart, Kayla Zander, among others. The series is available at Netflix??
Bonus: The Fosters
You can’t talk about series starring Noah Centineo without mentioning The Fosters – Host Family, one of the best American drama series. The production had five seasons and premiered in 2013.
In the plot, we meet Stef and Lena, two women who are married and together raise the adopted twin children Jesus and Marianna, in addition to Brandon (Lena’s biological son). Everything was going well until one day Lena meets Callie, a troubled teenager who was abandoned.
She then decides to welcome the girl. But what she didn’t know is that along with Callie would also come several behavior problems and that the homeless girl had a younger brother named Jude who also lived in a foster home and suffered mistreatment.
Created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg, The Fosters addresses several important topics such as adoption, homophobia, interracial relationships and racism. The cast includes Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez and Danny Nucci.
This was the first production in which Noah starred as the protagonist, playing Jesus. But the curious detail is that he entered the series only in the third season to replace Jake T. Austin, who decided to leave the series in search of new job opportunities.
Unfortunately The Fosters not available on any streaming; however, it’s worth putting on the list in case it makes a comeback on the platforms.
