Noah Wyle Boasts 'I'm the Better' Doctor Than “ER” Costar George Clooney
- - Noah Wyle Boasts 'I'm the Better' Doctor Than “ER” Costar George Clooney
Jack SmartJanuary 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Noah Wyle (left); George Clooney (right) -
Noah Wyle is nominated at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards for his lead performance in The Pitt
Speaking to E! and Variety on the red carpet, the actor-producer-writer reflected on reuniting recently with George Clooney, his former costar in beloved medical drama ER
Wyle quipped that he is a “better doctor” than Clooney
Noah Wyle is getting competitive with fellow TV doctor George Clooney.
Speaking to E! Live from the Red Carpet at the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11, the star of The Pitt, 54, jokingly said he outranks his old costar from hit medical drama ER.
“I’m the better doctor,” said the Emmy winner when host Zuri Hall asked who’s more qualified. “I’m the better doctor,” he repeated with a smile.
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George Clooney and Noah Wyle at the the 2026 Annual Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP on Jan. 10
“Oh lord,” Hall joked, “I think I'm starting something here, so I'm going to stand down.”
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Clooney, 64, starred with Wyle in the early seasons of Michael Crichton’s NBC hit ER. Speaking with PEOPLE at the 2026 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards on Saturday, where the two former costars reunited, presenting each other with awards, Wyle recalled first meeting the Jay Kelly Golden Globe nominee more than three decades ago.
“It's catching up when we can, but always from the point where we last left each other,” Wyle explained. “Those bonds that were forged during that show are so lovely and intimate that I feel like we don't have to be totally present in each other's lives to be able to have a context for each other's lives.”
Speaking to Variety on the Globes carpet, Sunday, Wyle said “it’s always wonderful to see” Clooney. “It’s like the years just fall away every time we do. We pick up right where we left off. And neither of us can believe we’re still getting away with doing what we love to do and having as much fun doing it as we are.”
Could the Oscar-winning screen legend potentially join The Pitt’s recently announced third season? “He keeps saying he wants to come on the show,” quipped Wyle. “But I don’t think he quite understands how hard we work!”
Sven Arnstein/NBCU George Clooney and Noah Wyle on ER
He also noted that The Pitt had its season two premiere this week — amid the ongoing schedule of actively filming the hit HBO drama. “We’re all here,” he said of his castmates. “We were given a little bit of a later crew call tomorrow!”
Wyle leads The Pitt as actor, executive producer and writer. The R. Scott Gemmill-created drama earned last year's Primetime Emmy Awards for Wyle's lead performance, Outstanding Drama Series and more. The star is among the nominees in the Golden Globes’ Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama category.
See PEOPLE's coverage of the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Nikki Glaser at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. EST, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
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