Noah Centineo

Biography

Noah Centineo is an American actor. He portrays Jesus Adams Foster in The Fosters (2013), for which he has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award. He was born Noah Gregory Centineo on May 9, 1996 in Miami, Florida, to Kellee Janel (Andres) and Gregory Vincent Centineo, a businessman and former pastor. He is of Italian and German descent. He grew up in Boynton Beach, Florida with his older sister, Taylor. He attended BAK Middle School of the Arts and Boca Raton Community High School, before moving to Los Angeles in 2012 at the age of sixteen. Noah made his acting debut as Josh Peters in the family film The Gold Retrievers (2009). His first notable role was as Jaden Stark in the Disney Channel film How to Build a Better Boy (2014). He was subsequently cast in the Disney Channel comedy pilot Growing Up and Down (2014), before landing the role of Jesus Adams Foster in The Fosters (2013), taking over the role from Jake T. Austin. In 2017, he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star: Male.