Jeremy Noble

Jeremy Mark Noble (born 9 July 1960) is an English screenwriter, playwright and actor.

Noble attended King's School, Bruton, and read English Literature at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was supervised by the poet Geoffrey Hill, and whence he graduated with a 2:1 in 1987. He won a Half Blue for polo, playing for Cambridge University against Oxford University (Cambridge won 3-2, 7 June 1987). He was Honorary Treasurer for Cambridge University Polo Club.

Noble moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, to become a writer. He has since worked with various Russian cultural figures including Valery Gergiev, Alexander Sokurov, and Vladimir Bortko,

Noble has written for The Washington Post, St. Petersburg Press, PN Review, and Literary Review. He has written extensively about Russian ballet, for Dance Magazine, and his published work includes St Petersburg: A Century of Russian Ballet: Desk Diary 2000.

Noble has translated extensively from Russian into English, for major arts organisations and events, the President of the Russian Federation, and the Mayor of Moscow.

Noble wrote the English-language dialogue for the 2005 film The Sun (directed by Alexander Sokurov). His play Marlene Made Me was shortlisted for the UK International Playwriting Festival 2004. He was co-writer and guest historian for Glamour Puds, Series 2 Episode 9.

He has been seen on Russian TV in the role of Dr Paulson in Peter the Great: The Testament, directed by Vladimir Bortko, and on Ukrainian TV in the role of President of the Council of Vampires in Split directed by Vlad Lanne.

Noble is currently writing the English-language version of the screenplay for a new film by Vladimir Bortko.