Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah

Known for
Acting
Born
February 20, 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
Johannesburg, South Africa

Biography

​Trevor Noah is a South African actor, presenter, comedian and radio DJ who began his career with a cameo role on the SABC3 soapie Isidingo, in 2002. After his stint on the show he spent two years years hosting an educational show for SABC2 during which time he started hosting his own radio show on Yfm called Noah's Ark. At Yfm his show was called Trevor Noah and was on between 00h00 and 03h00. He is also very involved in the South African comedy circuit and has performed at various comedy festivals. On television he hosted the SABC1 celebrity gossip show The Real Goboza in 2007 and also hosted SABC's sports show Siyadlala. In 2008 he was the runner-up on SABC2's reality dance competition Strictly Come Dancing 4, losing to actor Emmanuel Castis in the grand finale. His professional dance partner was Hayley Hammond. From May to August 2008 he was the co-host (with Pabi Moloi) of the SABC1 interactive dating game show The Amazing Date. He hosted the 3rd annual SAFTA Awards at the State Theatre in Pretoria on Saturday 7 February, 2009. Trevor was the host (along with Eugene Khoza) of the e.tv reality competition series The AXE Sweet Life from March to May, 2009. He hosted the 15th annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs) at the Sun City Superbowl on 2 May, 2009. He was invited back to host the SAMAs in 2010. Trevor began hosting his own talk show on M-Net in August 2010, entitled Tonight with Trevor Noah, based on international shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with Conan O'Brien and satirical fare like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The show moved to DStv's Mzansi Magic channel for it second season, which premiered on 5 November, 2010

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2026
Trevor Noah: The LOST South African Show poster

Trevor Noah: The LOST South African Show

Movie · as Self

2026
Untold: Chess Mates poster

Untold: Chess Mates

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2026
Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches poster

Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches

Movie · as Self

2024
This Is Me…Now poster

This Is Me…Now

Movie · as Libra

2024
The Greatest Love Story Never Told poster

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

Movie · as Self

2024
LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa poster

LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2023
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story poster

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
Late Night Nightmare poster

Late Night Nightmare

Movie · as Self

2023
Trevor Noah: Where Was I poster

Trevor Noah: Where Was I

Movie · as Self

2023
American Symphony poster

American Symphony

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
The World According to Football poster

The World According to Football

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps

2023
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper poster

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2022
Kid of the Year poster

Kid of the Year

Movie · as Self

2022
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would poster

Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would

Movie · as Self

2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever poster

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Movie · as Griot (voice)

2022
Best of Stand-Up 2022 poster

Best of Stand-Up 2022

Movie · as Self

2022
StoryBots: Answer Time poster

StoryBots: Answer Time

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self

2021
Coming 2 America poster

Coming 2 America

Movie · as Totatsi Bibinyana

2021
Josh Johnson: # (Hashtag) poster

Josh Johnson: # (Hashtag)

Movie

2021
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Into the MAGAverse poster

Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Into the MAGAverse

Movie · as Self

2020
The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular poster

The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular

Movie · as Self

2020
Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cries poster

Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cries

Movie · as Self

2020
John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero poster

John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero

Movie

2019
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis poster

Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle poster

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Black Panther poster

Black Panther

Movie · as Griot (voice)

2018
Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia poster

Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia

Movie · as Self

2018
Citizen Rose poster

Citizen Rose

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark poster

Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark

Movie · as Self

2017
Trevor Noah: There's a Gupta on My stoep poster

Trevor Noah: There's a Gupta on My stoep

Movie · as Trevor Noah

2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
American Vandal poster

American Vandal

TV · as Trevor Noah · 1 ep

2016
Chelsea poster

Chelsea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber poster

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Movie · as Self

2015
Trevor Noah: The Nationwild Comedy Tour poster

Trevor Noah: The Nationwild Comedy Tour

Movie · as Himself

2015
Trevor Noah: Lost In Translation poster

Trevor Noah: Lost In Translation

Movie · as Himself

2015
Trevor Noah: Pay Back The Funny poster

Trevor Noah: Pay Back The Funny

Movie · as Himself

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps

2015
Jay Leno's Garage poster

Jay Leno's Garage

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Kevin Bridges: Live at the Commonwealth poster

Kevin Bridges: Live at the Commonwealth

Movie

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps

2014
The Men in Blazers Show poster

The Men in Blazers Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Just Because Comedy Festival poster

Just Because Comedy Festival

Movie · as Self

2013
Trevor Noah: It's My Culture poster

Trevor Noah: It's My Culture

Movie · as Himself

2013
Trevor Noah: African American poster

Trevor Noah: African American

Movie · as Himself

2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

TV · 1 ep

2012
Trevor Noah: That's Racist poster

Trevor Noah: That's Racist

Movie · as Himself

2012
Comedy Central Roast of Steve Hofmeyr poster

Comedy Central Roast of Steve Hofmeyr

Movie · as Self

2012
Mad Buddies poster

Mad Buddies

Movie · as Bookie

2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee poster

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Trevor Noah: Crazy Normal poster

Trevor Noah: Crazy Normal

Movie · as Himself

2011
Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True poster

Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True

Movie · as Self

2010
Trevor Noah: The Daywalker 2.0 poster

Trevor Noah: The Daywalker 2.0

Movie · as Self

2009
Trevor Noah: The Daywalker poster

Trevor Noah: The Daywalker

Movie · as Himself

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self - Host · 1090 eps

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self, Self - Host · 3 eps