Noah Whipple Bean (born August 20, 1978) is an American actor best known for his roles as Ryan Fletcher on The CW action-thriller series Nikita, as David Connor on the FX legal drama Damages and his leading performance in the independent film The Pill.

He labels his signing on the role of David Connor on Damages, the fiancé of the protagonist, as being "lucky", praising the script of the show and also the fact that it is shot in New York City, where he is currently living.

[5] He co-runs a theatre company, Stage 13, with several other actors, directors and playwrights, including Dan Fogler, in New York,[citation needed] and although he prefers screen acting, he says, "I love the theater and would always go back to do a play if it was an exciting project.

"[10] In high school, his mother encouraged him to become involved in drama, which he says helped him open up, "I found when I had a script in my hand I could speak.

"[6] He later attended Boston University's College of Fine Arts before he was offered his first theatre role by director Michael Ritchie.