Noah Wyle honors health care workers in The Pitt Emmy victory speech

Noah Wyle is one of television’s favorite doctors, and rightly so. As Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinovitch on HBO Max’s The Pitt, Wyle has been winning the hearts of critics and fans. Noah Wyle had also previously played the role of Dr. John Carter on NBC’s hit medical drama series ER. When the actor won the coveted Outstanding Actor for Drama Series at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards for The Pitt, he took the opportunity to thank the healthcare workers.

Noah Wyle was nominated for the category along with Sterling K Brown for Paradise, Gary Oldman for Slow Horses, Pedro Pascal for The Last of Us and Adam Scott for Severance.

In his reflective acceptance speech, Noah Wyle said,

"First of all, to my fellow nominees, just having my name included in your company is the honor of a lifetime. Thank you to everybody at HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television for allowing the conditions to exist for lightning to strike in my life twice. John Wells (EP for ER and The Pitt), thank you for being that lightning… And mostly, to anybody who’s going on shift tonight or coming off shift tonight, thank you for being in that job. This is for you.”

The Pitt shed spotlight on health care workers at the Emmys 2025

The Pitt on HBO Max is a medical drama series that revolves around the professional and personal lives of medical professionals going through 15-hour shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. The series brings forth the intense, emotional and challenging aspects of the healthcare profession. Along with Noah Wyle, the cast of the show also includes Patrick Ball, Isa Briones, Katherine LaNasa, Gerran Howell, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, and Supriya Ganesh.

The Pitt has been one of the more successful shows that arrived this year with about 10 million viewers globally per episode. Noah Wyle’s performance as Dr. Robby has garnered much praise. But this is not the first time that the actor has portrayed the role of a doctor. Noah Wyle played the role of Dr. John Carter on the groundbreaking medical show ER, for 11 seasons. As a matter of fact, he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in Drama series for the role five times.

The Pitt debuted on HBO Max in January 2025 and instantly became a fan favorite, leading to renewal for a second season. In its first year, the series managed to get 13 Emmy nominations, winning 5 out of it, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress for Katherine LaNasa and Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Shawn Hatosy.

The showrunner of The Pitt, R. Scott Gemmill, also took the moment to dedicate the award for Best Drama to the first responders and heath care workers. In his heartfelt acceptance speech he said,

“…And I want to dedicate this, on behalf of everyone, to all the health care workers, front line first responders. Respect them, protect them, trust them”

The Pitt Season 1 is available on HBO Max.

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