NAME Noah Reid
FILM Score: A Hockey Musical
ROLE Lead
PREVIOUS WORK Voice of Franklin the Turtle
As the voice of Franklin the Turtle, Toronto’s Noah Reid was a big deal in his high school days. But this month at TIFF, he’s about to become a whole lot bigger. As the lead in Score: A Hockey Musical, Reid sings opposite Olivia Newton-John as a strike-it-lucky shinny player who gets discovered on a local pond, then struggles to deal with his newfound fame.
Going from animated turtle to new-age John Travolta was a bit of a shift for Reid, but he says he felt right at home as a singing,dancing hockey star. “Those are the three things I can do — act, sing and play hockey. I thought, if I can’t get this [role], then there is no hope for me."