‘The Pitt’ star Noah Wyle named People’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive

Actor Noah Wyle has been crowned People’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive. (Source: AP Images, Canva, DCC Gray News)
Published: Oct. 27, 2026 at 9:43 AM CDT|Updated: 3 hours ago

(Gray News) — Actor Noah Wyle has been crowned People’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive.

Wyle, 55, is the star of the hit HBO show “The Pitt.” He broke onto the scene in the 1990s when he starred as the handsome young Dr. Carter on “ER” alongside George Clooney.

Noah Wyle poses in the press room during night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in Los Angeles.(Chris Pizzello | AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

In an interview with People, Wyle said he was shocked to find out he was named Sexiest Man Alive and thought it “sounded like a prank.”

“Just not in a million years did I think that this would be an honor bestowed on me,” he told People.

Wyle has three children: an 11-year-old daughter named Frances with his wife Sara, and 24-year-old Owen and 21-year-old Auden from a previous marriage.

Noah Wyle from "The Pitt" poses in the press room with the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series during the Television Academy's 78th Emmy Awards telecast at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026 in Los Angeles.(Lisa O'Connor | Lisa O'Connor/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services)

He had his chocolate lab, Lily, alongside him for many of the Sexiest Man Alive photos.

Wyle described himself as a homebody who likes to “check out the books on the shelf in the library” or “pet the dog” at a party.

On his days off, Wyle said he likes to make breakfast for his wife and daughter, journal, exercise, take Lily for a walk and read.