Noah Wyle has been officially named People’s Sexiest Man Alive for the first time since 1994 after heating up emergency rooms.
His interview with people For the award, “The Pitt” star said he couldn’t believe it when he got the news. “I thought it sounded like a joke, but never in a million years did I think this would be an honor to be bestowed upon me,” Wyle said.
Wyle was first introduced to television audiences as medical student and doctor John Carter on NBC’s “ER,” alongside stars like George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Sherry Stringfield and Julianna Margulies. Although he never won, Wyle earned three Golden Globe nominations and five Emmy nominations throughout the series. At the AARP Adult Movie Awards in January, Clooney joked that the organization should do the “sexiest man still alive” thing, saying he would “nominate Noah Wyle as the first man… I want to be Noah Wyle when I grow up.”
16 years after the series finale aired in 2009, Wyle starred as disgruntled doctor Dr. on HBO’s “The Pitt.” He found himself back in the hospital as Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. His role as the doctor in two seasons of the series earned him a Golden Globe award for best performance by an actor in a television series, a drama, in 2026, and he won back-to-back Emmy awards for best performance by an actor in a drama series in both 2025 and 2026. Season 3 of the popular medical drama will premiere in January 2027.
The Sexiest Man Alive competition, launched by Mel Gibson in 1985, is celebrating its 41st anniversary. Wyle succeeds “Wicked” star Jonathan Bailey, who was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2025, the first openly gay man to receive the title. He joins past winners including Patrick Dempsey, Chris Evans, Paul Rudd, Michael B. Jordan, John Legend and Idris Elba.