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{{Actor Infobox
'''Noah Watts''' is a Native American actor, and voices and provides motion and facial capture for the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.<ref>[http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/6/12/3054540/finding-connor-how-assassins-creed-3-got-its-new The Verge - Finding Connor: how 'Assassin's Creed 3' got its first colonial hero]</ref>
| image=Noah Watts.png
| birth=1983<br />
{{Wiki|Livingston, Montana}}, [[United States]]
| nationality=[[File:En.png]] American
| acvoice=*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Aveline (DLC)|Aveline]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
| website=http://www.noahwatts.net
}}
'''Noah Watts''' (born 1983) is a Native American actor who voiced and provided motion and facial capture for [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].


== Biography ==
==Biography==
=== Early life ===
===Early life===
A member of the {{Wiki|Crow Nation|Crow tribe}} and descendent of the {{Wiki|Blackfeet Indian Reservation|Blackfeet nation}}, Noah Watts grew up in Bozeman, Montana. However, each summer, Noah went home to the Crow reservation to camp at Crow fair with his extended family. Watts also possesses English ancestry on his father's side of the family.<ref name="Podcast">"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU1KeUWEVa4 The Assassin's Den - ft. Noah Watts (Connor in ''Assassin's Creed 3'')]"</ref>
A member of the {{Wiki|Crow Nation}} and descendant of the {{Wiki|Blackfeet Indian Reservation|Blackfeet Nation}}, Watts was born in Livingston, Montana, and later grew up in Bozeman.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Noah Watts}}</ref>


Excelling in baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, and skateboarding as a boy, Noah also learned to ride horses, fly fish, and snowboard while living in the Rockies. As part of his connection to his Native culture, Noah has been a traditional Crow war dancer since he was six years old, occasionally competing in contests, but more often dancing for pleasure at Pow Wows.
Watts began acting on stage at a young age and developed his acting skills while in high school. He also worked on his acting craft in the form of speech and debate contests and won fourth place representing Montana at the National Forensic League National Tournament.<ref name="WP" />


=== Career ===
Graduating from high school, Watts won a scholarship to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating, Watts moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides.<ref name="WP" />
Watts has acted on stage since fifth grade, when he played the Scarecrow in a school production of ''Oz''. In high school, he began developing and refining his acting skills in a variety of roles, which culminated in the part of John Proctor in ''The Crucible''. Watts also worked on his acting craft in the form of high school speech and debate contests, putting the capstone on his high school acting career by representing Montana at the National Forensic League National Tournament. His performance of the dramatic monologue "''Gas''" by Jose Rivera, in front of 1,500 people, earned him fourth place in the tournament.<ref>[http://www.noahwatts.com/Biography.html Official website bio]</ref>


High school dramatics were a catalyst for Noah's acting career, and as a senior, Noah acted in two independent feature films. First, Noah was cast in ''The Slaughter Rule'', playing Waylon Walks Along, and a teenage Blackfeet youth, who was captain of a reservation high school football team. For Noah, one major challenge of the part was to speak the majority of his lines in the Blackfeet language. Just a few months later, he landed a second role as Herbie Yellow Lodge in the feature film ''Skins'', directed by Chris Eyre. Portraying the son of an alcoholic father, Noah had the third lead part and shared scenes with Indian actors Graham Greene and Eric Schweig. It was then that Noah began to dream of a career in film.
===''Assassin's Creed''===
In late 2011, Watts got a call from his agent about an audition for an unnamed film set during the [[American Revolution]]. Eager to have a part in a period-piece movie, he went to the audition unaware that it was actually for ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', in which he was given the part of the main protagonist [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], or Connor, a half-[[United Kingdom|British]], half-[[Kanien'kehá:ka|Mohawk]] [[Assassins|Assassin]]. He began his work with Ubisoft for the title in January 2012. On-set while performing the motion capture, Watts worked to convey Connor's character through his movement and body language. As Watts was not a native speaker of the {{Wiki|Mohawk language}}, he needed to have a language consultant beside him feeding him the lines, which he had to get correct before moving on.<ref name="Billings Gazette">{{Cite web| url=https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crow-actor-stars-in-assassin-s-creed-iii-video-game/article_7c926cc1-d08c-5285-8d6f-eaf1ec7dd836.html|title=Crow actor stars in Assassin's Creed III video game|author=Olp, Susan| work={{Wiki|Billings Gazette}}| date=29 November 2012| accessdate=22 January 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006195308/https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crow-actor-stars-in-assassin-s-creed-iii-video-game/article_7c926cc1-d08c-5285-8d6f-eaf1ec7dd836.html|archivedate=6 November 2018}}</ref>


Noah graduated from high school and won a scholarship to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. After one semester at AADA, Noah was offered a part in a Chris Eyre film entitled ''Skinwalkers'', playing a teenage gang leader and suspected murderer, a role far different from the shy, devoted son he played in ''Skins''. This character provided Noah the opportunity to showcase his ability to play very different roles.<ref>[http://www.noahwatts.com/Resume.html Official Website resume]</ref>
The game was eventually released on 30 October 2012. Watts also voiced Ratonhnhaké:ton in ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'', released on the same day, and again in ''[[Aveline (DLC)|Aveline]]'', a DLC for ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' released on 29 October 2013. His voice was re-used for the remasters of ''Assassin's Creed III'' and ''Liberation'', released together on 29 March 2019.<ref name="IMDB">{{Imdb|name/nm1119997|Noah Watts}}</ref>


The following summer in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, he performed the lead in the Southwest Repertory Company's production of the play ''The Indolent Boys'', written by N. Scott Momaday. Noah's character was a young Native man in a boarding school in the 1800s, who was being trained to be a Christian missionary. The character struggled with an internal conflict between his Native culture and the Christian religion inculcated through the boarding school system.
In 2023, Watts reprised his role as Ratonhnhaké:ton for the first time in a decade in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'', a virtual reality game released on 16 November.<ref name="WP" /><ref name="IMDB" />


His recent projects included an appearance on Literary Stages on KCRW in Los Angeles, reading a piece by W. P. Kinsella. In the Spring of 2005, Noah was cast in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'', entitled ''Kino and Teresa'', where he played the fierce villain Eladio (Tybalt in the original play). This production was unique in that the entire cast, including the director and writer, were all Native American. Noah also finished making an independent film in 2006, entitled ''Montana 1933'', which was filmed on location and set during the Great Depression. He played Joe Running Elk, a young man who lost his job working on the railroad, and began a life of adventure outside the law.<ref>[http://www.noahwatts.com/Home.html Official Website]</ref>
==Personal life==
Noah Watts is a fan of ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)|Assassin's Creed]]'' and has beaten every game in the series.<ref name="Billings Gazette" />


== ''Assassin's Creed'' works ==
==''Assassin's Creed'' works==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (2012) - Ratonhnhaké:ton
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (2012) - [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' (2012) - Ratonhnhaké:ton
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' (2012) - Ratonhnhaké:ton
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Aveline (DLC)|Aveline]]'' (2013) - Ratonhnhaké:ton
*''[[Assassin's Creed III Remastered]]'' (2019) – Ratonhnhaké:ton {{c|archive audio}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|Assassin's Creed: Liberation Remastered]]'' (2019) - Ratonhnhaké:ton {{c|archive audio}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' (2023) – Ratonhnhaké:ton


== Trivia ==
==References==
*When Crows bestow a name, they also bestow a wish, a prayer for the name's recipient. Noah's uncle wished for him to lead a life of distinction that would be a credit to the Crow people.
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*Watts learned his [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] dialogue phonetically.<ref name="Podcast"/>
*Watts is currently living in Los Angeles.


== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.noahwatts.com/Home.html Noah Watts]' official website.
*{{Twitter|TheNoahWatts||Noah Watts}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1119997/ Noah Watts] at the Internet Movie Database
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 16:07, 12 May 2026

Noah Watts (born 1983) is a Native American actor who voiced and provided motion and facial capture for Ratonhnhaké:ton.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Early life[edit | edit source]

A member of the Crow Nation and descendant of the Blackfeet Nation, Watts was born in Livingston, Montana, and later grew up in Bozeman.[1]

Watts began acting on stage at a young age and developed his acting skills while in high school. He also worked on his acting craft in the form of speech and debate contests and won fourth place representing Montana at the National Forensic League National Tournament.[1]

Graduating from high school, Watts won a scholarship to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating, Watts moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides.[1]

Assassin's Creed[edit | edit source]

In late 2011, Watts got a call from his agent about an audition for an unnamed film set during the American Revolution. Eager to have a part in a period-piece movie, he went to the audition unaware that it was actually for Assassin's Creed III, in which he was given the part of the main protagonist Ratonhnhaké:ton, or Connor, a half-British, half-Mohawk Assassin. He began his work with Ubisoft for the title in January 2012. On-set while performing the motion capture, Watts worked to convey Connor's character through his movement and body language. As Watts was not a native speaker of the Mohawk language, he needed to have a language consultant beside him feeding him the lines, which he had to get correct before moving on.[2]

The game was eventually released on 30 October 2012. Watts also voiced Ratonhnhaké:ton in Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, released on the same day, and again in Aveline, a DLC for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag released on 29 October 2013. His voice was re-used for the remasters of Assassin's Creed III and Liberation, released together on 29 March 2019.[3]

In 2023, Watts reprised his role as Ratonhnhaké:ton for the first time in a decade in Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR, a virtual reality game released on 16 November.[1][3]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Noah Watts is a fan of Assassin's Creed and has beaten every game in the series.[2]

Assassin's Creed works[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Noah Watts on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Olp, Susan (29 November 2012). Crow actor stars in Assassin's Creed III video game. Billings Gazette. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved on 22 January 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Noah Watts at the Internet Movie Database

External links[edit | edit source]

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