Noah Centineo Says His Dad's Friends 'Want to Have Beers with Me Now' Thanks toThe Recruit

Mar. 15, 2025

Noah Centineo on Jimmy Kimmel Live.Photo:Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube

Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube

Noah Centineo’s fanbase is growing — and he has no complaints.The actor, 28, broke out on the scene asJake T. Austin’s replacement inThe Fostersand thenreached heartthrob statuswith his role in theTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Beforemovies. He nowplays CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks in Netflix’sThe Recruit, and the espionage thriller is scoring him a different kind of brownie points.“What’s really cool is that, when I go visit my father, he lives in Arizona, his friends wanna have beers with me now,” Centineo said onJimmy Kimmel Liveon Wednesday, Jan. 28.There’s been a total “demo change” he’s noticed, which has been “interesting and cool” to experience as his fans have gone from primarily lovestruck teenagers to a wider group of people. “I’ll be at an airport and, you know, it’ll be parents and kids and they’ll know me from different things,” he continued. “Which sounds a little bit narcissistic for me to even say that out loud, but it’s different.“Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks in Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘The Recruit’.NetflixSeason 2 of the hit series, which premieres Jan. 30, comes more than two years after season 1, which saw Centineo play inexperienced CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks, who was dragged into an international blackmail scandal somewhat accidentally.He told PEOPLE at the time thathe wanted to take on an action role as he “got older after the rom-com phase"following the success of theTo All the Boys…trilogy, which he said he was “so blessed” to have experienced. “To be able to be a part of something that impactful, that was rare,” he said. “It was a really special experience.“OfThe Recruit, he continued, “And we found an interesting way into that, playing a superhero [inBlack Adam] and then intoThe Recruit. My character is a fish out of water in an action show, which I thought was an interesting way to move out of romcom and still maintain it.“Noah Centineo on Univision’s “Despierta America” morning show to promote “The Recruit” season 2 on January 15, 2025.Alexander Tamargo/GettyIn season 2, his character is “pulled into a life-threatening espionage situation in South Korea, only to realize that the bigger threat just might be coming from inside” the CIA after all. This time,Past Lives’Teo Yoo joins the fun as a South Korean intelligence agent who crosses paths with Owen and leads him on yet another dangerous adventure.“Teo is so funny,” Centineo told PEOPLE of the BAFTA-nominated actor, 43. “He was hilarious. This season in particular, it was very hard not to break.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Recruitseason 2 premieres Jan. 30 on Netflix and season 1 is now streaming.

Noah Centineo’s fanbase is growing — and he has no complaints.

The actor, 28, broke out on the scene asJake T. Austin’s replacement inThe Fostersand thenreached heartthrob statuswith his role in theTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Beforemovies. He nowplays CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks in Netflix’sThe Recruit, and the espionage thriller is scoring him a different kind of brownie points.

“What’s really cool is that, when I go visit my father, he lives in Arizona, his friends wanna have beers with me now,” Centineo said onJimmy Kimmel Liveon Wednesday, Jan. 28.

There’s been a total “demo change” he’s noticed, which has been “interesting and cool” to experience as his fans have gone from primarily lovestruck teenagers to a wider group of people. “I’ll be at an airport and, you know, it’ll be parents and kids and they’ll know me from different things,” he continued. “Which sounds a little bit narcissistic for me to even say that out loud, but it’s different.”

Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks in Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘The Recruit’.Netflix

Netflix

Season 2 of the hit series, which premieres Jan. 30, comes more than two years after season 1, which saw Centineo play inexperienced CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks, who was dragged into an international blackmail scandal somewhat accidentally.

He told PEOPLE at the time thathe wanted to take on an action role as he “got older after the rom-com phase"following the success of theTo All the Boys…trilogy, which he said he was “so blessed” to have experienced. “To be able to be a part of something that impactful, that was rare,” he said. “It was a really special experience.”

OfThe Recruit, he continued, “And we found an interesting way into that, playing a superhero [inBlack Adam] and then intoThe Recruit. My character is a fish out of water in an action show, which I thought was an interesting way to move out of romcom and still maintain it.”

Noah Centineo on Univision’s “Despierta America” morning show to promote “The Recruit” season 2 on January 15, 2025.Alexander Tamargo/Getty

Alexander Tamargo/Getty

In season 2, his character is “pulled into a life-threatening espionage situation in South Korea, only to realize that the bigger threat just might be coming from inside” the CIA after all. This time,Past Lives’Teo Yoo joins the fun as a South Korean intelligence agent who crosses paths with Owen and leads him on yet another dangerous adventure.

“Teo is so funny,” Centineo told PEOPLE of the BAFTA-nominated actor, 43. “He was hilarious. This season in particular, it was very hard not to break.”

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The Recruitseason 2 premieres Jan. 30 on Netflix and season 1 is now streaming.

source: people.com