Noah Hathaway Biography

Noah Leslie Hathaway (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and a former teen idol. He is best known for his roles as Atreyu in the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story and for portraying Boxey on the original TV Series Battlestar Galactica. His work in The Neverending Story made him particularly popular as a teen-aged celebrity in Europe.

Career

Early work

Hathaway was born in Los Angeles, California. He began appearing in commercials at age three, and later starred in several TV films and TV series. At the age of six he starred in Battlestar Galactica, portraying Boxey, where he received a nomination in the first Young Artist Awards.

The NeverEnding Story

His most memorable role was Atreyu in the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story. He received his second Young Artist Awards nomination and won the award for Best Younger Actor in the 12th Annual Saturn Awards.

For the role Hathaway performed his own stunts, leading to a few near-injuries; German director Wolfgang Petersen said:

Hathaway observed:

Later roles

In 1986 Hathaway starred in Troll, as Harry Potter, Jr. and in the television movie Casebusters, as Jamie. Hathaway did not return to acting until 1994, in the film To Die, to Sleep, in his first adult role. After a second hiatus as an actor, Hathaway returned in 2011 for the films Mondo Holocausto! as Ruggero Margheriti, and Sushi Girl as Fish.

In 2016 Hathaway reprised his Neverending Story role for a Spotify commercial celebrating the 1980s.

Personal life

Hathaway attended school at Lycee Franais de Los Angeles. He moved into dance instruction, teaching advanced jazz and street dance until an injury forced him to quit in 1989 at age eighteen. Trained in martial arts, Hathaway would later earn black belts in Tang Soo Do and Shotokan Karate, and also competed as a Muay Thai boxer, and learned American Kenpo from Dr. Jerry Erickson. Hathaway spent some of his time at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California competing in supersport motorcycle racing, and designing and driving "chopper" motorcycles.

He was on tour with WizardWorld Conventions and appeared at the Chicago and Philadelphia shows in 2011. He appeared at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Sydney, Australia in June 2012.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	It's My Turn	Homer's Son
1981	Separate Ways	Jason Colby
1982	Best Friends	Lyle Ballou
1984	The NeverEnding Story	Atreyu
	Quest		short film
1986	Troll	Harry Potter Jr.
1990	The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter	Atreyu (uncredited)	Some shots of Hathaway horse-riding in the first film were re-used in the second.
1994	To Die, to Sleep	Phil
2012	Sushi Girl	Fish
	Mondo Holocausto!	Ruggero Margheriti
2013	Blue Dream	Roper Karlsson
Television Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	High Midnight	Timmy
1986	Casebusters	Jamie
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978-1979	Battlestar Galactica	Boxey	22 episodes
Television Guest Appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Supertrain	Kid
	The Last Convertible		miniseries
1980	Mork & Mindy	Jud	Episode: "Little Orphan Morkie"
	Eight Is Enough	Jerry	2 episodes: "And Baby Makes Nine, Part One" and "And Baby Makes Nine, Part Two"
1982	Laverne & Shirley	Kevin Swisher	Episode: "Lightning Man"
	CHiPs	Tommy	Episode: "Ice Cream Man"
1984	Simon & Simon	Patrick Jessup	Episode: "Almost Completely Out of Circulation"
1985	Call to Glory	Boy in French Class	Episode: "JFK: Part Two"
	CBS Storybreak		voice 2 episodes: "How to Eat Fried Worms" and "C.L.U.T.Z."
	Family Ties	Adam Galardner	Episode: "Designated Hitter"
1986	Wildfire		additional voices

Awards and Nominations

• 1980 - Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actor in a TV Series or Special - Nominated
• 1985 - Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama - Nominated
• 1985 - Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor - Won
• 1986 - Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Actor - Animation Voice Over - Nominated

See also

• List of former child actors from the United States