Noah Wyle Shares The Major Roles His ‘ER’ Commitments Stopped Him Taking

The charismatic star of HBO’s emergency room mega-hit The Pitt had to pass on a tempting part in Saving Private Ryan, actor Noah Wyle has revealed.

Wyle, 55, was committed at the time to his role as baby-faced intern Dr. John Carter on NBC’s long-running hit TV series ER.

“I was offered the part of Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan,” Wyle revealed in a recent interview on the Still Here Hollywood podcast. ”Couldn’t get out of ER to do it.“

Wyle, however, has no regrets about missing the opportunity—and “tons” of others he was offered during his 11-year stretch on ER, which ran from 1994 to 2009.

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