Noah Lamanna

Noah Lamanna was born on 28 February 1991.^[1] They grew up in Newmarket, Ontario,^[2] and were interested in acting from an early age, starting to act at the age of 7,^[3] attending the Peter Stanton School of Dance and joining the Arts Spotlight Theatre Company and Marquee Theatrical Productions.^[2] Lamanna also works on their own scripts, enjoying the excitement of production as well as performing.^[2]

Lamanna was in an episode of American Gods in 2021 and The Umbrella Academy in 2022.^[4] In 2023, they joined the cast of the science fiction series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in the role of the transport boss Jay,^[5] and portrayed Naomi in the film World's Best^[6] and Jessie in Dream Scenario.^[2][7] From May to June 2023, Lamanna played Eli in the play Let the Right One In for the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, directed by John Tiffany.^[8] Lamanna's performance received praise;^[9][10] Judith Saunders, writing in Comparative Drama, lauded Lamanna for bringing "the right kind of sexual indeterminacy" to the role, particularly in their "other-worldly" physique and "expert body movement",^[8] and the Bay Area Reporter called their performance "compelling, bone-deep", providing "occasional breakthrough moments of shivery pleasure".^[11] In 2024, Lamanna portrayed Dev in the television series Beacon 23,^[3] and Suzo Jones in the film Paying for It.^[2]

Lamanna portrays Kat in the second season of The Last of Us;^[12] their casting was announced on 4 March 2025.^[13] They were approached to audition for the series and were cast shortly after sending a tape. Lamanna wrote a lot of backstory for Kat to better understand the character.^[14] They filmed an audition tape for the third season of Ginny & Georgia in a hotel bathroom during production of The Last of Us; they booked the role a few days before filming.^[4] Their role as Tris was announced in September 2024.^[15] Lamanna enjoyed Tris's "light, chill, down-to-earth" attitude in contrast to the other characters.^[4] They are set to return for the fourth season.^[4]

Lamanna appeared in Hubert Davis's 2025 film The Well.^[16][17]

Lamanna is genderqueer and identifies with the pronouns they/them. They reside in Toronto, Canada,^[5] near their favourite town of Kensington Market, where they work at the St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church.^[2] Lamanna is of Chinese descent.^{[18]: 13:28}