Noah Ringer Movies and Career Information

Noah Ringer is a child actor set to star as Aang in the upcoming film, The Last Airbender. The film is based on the popular television show Avatar: The Last Airbender, and is being directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The cast list for the film adaptation was announced on December 10, 2008, and filming began in March 2009. Ringer obtained the role of Aang after submitting a homemade DVD of himself practicing the martial art of taekwondo. He was also a fan of the television show. He was nicknamed Avatar because he looked like Aang. Ringer keeps his head shaved and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. When asked why he shaves his head, by a USA Today writer, he responded, "It keeps me cool when I'm doing Tae Kwon Do." Dev Patel, set to play Zuko in The Last Airbender, also earned his black belt in Tae Kwon Do before he turned to acting. Even though he is seven years older and a foot taller, Patel states that in a martial arts match between the two, "Noah would knock me flat on my back."