Playing Dr. John Carter on ER made Noah Wyle a household name, but not necessarily an Emmy winner. At least not yet. Still, the actor logged one of the longest gaps in Emmy nominations — 26 years, to be exact. Finally, this June, the actor returned to the ballot, this time for The Pitt , the HBO Max breakout that’s dominating conversations in 2025.

“I’m a different person and it’s a little sweeter to have it as a second chance — a second act,” Wyle tells THR . “It feels really gratifying to be doing work that’s resonating with so many people again. The first time around, you don’t really have the perspective of knowing how rare that kind of success is. People could say, ‘This is amazing, how popular this show is. This doesn’t happen.’ But you don’t have a frame of reference for

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