THR's #NextBigThing: noahlalalalonde⁠ ⁠ Long before hockey’s current pop-culture renaissance, the sport was already a second home for Noah LaLonde, having played competitively for most of his childhood.⁠ ⁠ Now, as LaLonde works to establish his new home in Hollywood, he can’t help but laugh at the coincidence of it all. Growing up on the ice in Michigan, LaLonde says it initially felt like hockey “was kind of my definitive path.” That was until he started to question things and his “interests started to shift more and more.”⁠ ⁠ That’s when he finally decided to answer “this thing that’s been calling my name for a long time,” which was acting. He eventually landed his starring role on Netflix‘s teen drama #MyLifeWithTheWalterBoys in 2023, playing the charismatic but complex heartthrob Cole Walter.⁠ ⁠ Read the full feature at the link in bio. 📸: Gabriel Perez Silva _youngshot