Next month, Netflix releases the sequel to its wildly popular To All the Boys I Loved Before, the film that put Noah Centineo on the map. Since the film’s release in 2018, Centineo has starred in three other Netflix films, as well as the recent Charlie’s Angels reboot. The actor dubbed “the internet’s boyfriend” may seem like he became a household name overnight, but like many stars, it took him years to get to that place in his career. Keep reading for a peek into what led to Centineo’s launch into the limelight, as well as the next projects on the horizon for the budding star.
The young actor’s first TV credits started with his role as Dallas on three episodes of the Disney Channel show Austin & Ally between 2011 and 2012. Other Disney Channel shows followed, such as appearances on Shake It Up in 2013 and on Jessie in 2014. That same year, 2014, he also landed the role of Jaden Stark on the network’s TV movie How to Build a Better Boy. Centineo branched out to Nickelodeon with an episode of See Dad Run before landing the recurring character of Jesus Adams Foster on Freeform’s The Fosters in 2015. Other notable credits leading up to To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before include the films SPF-18 and Can’t Take It Back.
Then came his breakout role as Peter Kavinksy in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Netflix shared that the coming-of-age dramedy was one of its original films that has been viewed the most, and viewers took note of Centineo. According to The Hollywood Reporter, his Instagram following leapt from 800,000 to 13.4 million within weeks of the movie’s debut. Fans of the newly-minted heartthrob got to see him in three more Netflix films: Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, Swiped, and The Perfect Date. Other studios took note of Centineo’s star power, and he landed the role of Langston in Columbia Pictures’ 2019 reboot of Charlie’s Angels.
Centineo will be reprising his role as Peter Kavinsky in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, the sequel of the film that elevated his profile. And in Netflix’s Instagram announcement of the movie’s February 12 premiere date, it also revealed that the third installment of the series, To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Laura Jean, is already in production. The busy actor will also star opposite Kevin Kline in The Diary, a period drama written and directed by Jackie Chan. And fans of He-Man should keep an eye out for Columbia Pictures’ upcoming live-action feature Masters of the Universe. The most recent film adaptation featuring the Mattel action figure is slated to release in 2021, and Centineo is attached to play the brawny hero.
Centineo is not the only star whose apparent overnight success was actually the product of years working in the industry. When Tiffany Haddish was asked in a Vogue interview for something that people might not know about her career, she answered, “that it took me over 20 years to get here.” So should you happen to be an actor still waiting on your own breakout role, take heart. You’re in good company.
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