Fans of The Young and the Restless have always associated Noah Newman with Hunter Allan, the actor who portrayed the character from September 2005 until June 2008.  Most recently, however, the son of Nicholas Newman (Joshua Morrow) and Sharon Collins (Sharon Case) resurfaced the soap canvas as a teenager with primetime veteran Kevin Schmidt now portraying the 15-year-old character.  In an interview with Soap Opera Digest, Schmidt reveals what it's like being on his first daytime soap.

The brother of actors Kenneth Schmidt and Kendall Schmidt, Kevin is no stranger to acting.  Prior to being hired to play the aged Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless on August 13, the 20-year-old actor has already been appearing on numerous TV series such as The King of Queens, Taken, Clubhouse, Numb3rs, CSI: NY, The Guardian, Judging Amy, and Grounded for Life where he was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 2001 for the category of Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actor.  His big screen credits include Cheaper by the Dozen, The Butterfly Effect, Catch the Kid, and Resurrection Mary, just to name a few.

After landing several acting gigs, Kevin Schmidt decided to try his hand on daytime TV, which according to the actor, is quite harder than doing films or primetime TV.  Nevertheless, working on a soap does have its perks.

“Daytime's a really good platform for me to keep my acting polished, but it still allows me the time to do other projects that I've had in the works ... so it was the perfect fit for this time in my life,” the Young and the Restless actor told Soap Opera Digest.

And while Kevin Schmidt never really watched any of Hunter Allan's work as Noah, the character itself gave him a “good base to build from.”

“It's my job to explore his familial relationships from the perspective of a teenager: Does my step dad treat my mom right?  Does she really love him?  All these questions that a younger Noah wouldn't be able to question.  He's becoming a catalyst to a lot of big storylines involving his parents and stepparents,” he added.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Soap Opera Digest
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