<div id="readability-page-1">Christmas came early for fans of Sidelined: The QB and Me, with the release of the film’s sequel, Sidelined 2: Intercepted, on November 27. The original Tubi movie was based on a Wattpad novel by Tay Marley, but the second instalment follows director Justin Wu’s vision for the main characters, Dallas and Drayton, played by Siena Agudong and Noah Beck, as their relationship is put to the test by distance, dreams and the pressures of college life.\n\n\nIn celebration of the film’s release, Beck – whose Sidelined character, Drayton, is a quarterback for the University of South Carolina’s American football team – showed up to a USC vs UCLA game to surprise fans.\nWith fans hungering for an as-yet-unconfirmed Sidelined 3, the actor – who also executive-produced the sequel – theorised about what a third film could look like. He told romance-focused entertainment website Swooon, “I think it’s going to be really interesting to play with the writers of how we get our characters to choose one another, as opposed to just being with each other for the convenience.”\nSo, who is Noah Beck?\nWhat’s Noah Beck’s background?\n\nBeck, 24, hails from Peoria, Arizona, where he grew up with his teacher parents and sisters, who also have careers in education, per American Studies, an entertainment-focused publication. “My parents emphasised the importance of education, but they weren’t constantly pushing it on us,” he told the outlet, adding that his upbringing instilled curiosity in him.\nHe went to Ironwood High School in Glendale, and his nickname among friends growing up was Gibby, after the iCarly character played by Noah Munck.\nHe’s a famous TikTokker and entrepreneur\n\nBeck first rose to prominence as a TikTokker when he started making content on the platform in 2020 and went viral. That same year, he started dating fellow TikTok star Dixie D’Amelio, but the pair reportedly broke up in 2022.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView this post on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA post shared by 💖Zo Zo||Doah||23/10/20💖 (@doahsdreamy)\n\n\n\nBeck was also a part of the Sway House influencer collective alongside Bryce Hall, Josh Richards and others. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter recently, he stated that he had no plans to quit his social media career despite his Hollywood fame.\nIn 2023, Beck launched a genderless intimate apparel brand called Iphis. He’s also the co-owner and creative director of the fashion label Sown Again.\nHe’s a former college athlete\n\nBeck played football for Ironwood High School and Real Salt Lake Academy, per AZCentral. Between 2014 and 2017, he was also part of the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program, where he led his team and was a top scorer.\nHe became team captain again while playing for the SC del Sol football club. In 2019, he started attending the University of Portland in Oregon and was on the school’s football team, but he dropped out to grow his social media career in Los Angeles.\n</div>

<p>Noah Beck stars in Sidelined 2: Intercepted, surprising fans at a USC game. He executive-produced the sequel and speculates on a third film. Beck, a TikTok star, launched a genderless apparel brand and co-owns a fashion label. He was a college athlete before pursuing social media fame.</p>

Meet Noah Beck, the actor stealing hearts in the Sidelined movies