More recently, theres been Tom Mason, the history professor-turned-military-strategist in five seasons of alien-invasion dramaFalling Skies.

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Those are your words!

I wouldnt call him that.

But Flynns not cut from the traditional brawny superhero cloth, moreDoctor Whothan say, Thor?

Or, as you once put it, Indiana Jones played by Don Knotts…

Yes, thats how I phrased it.

Hes a character of opposites, sort of a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

Hes had to get used to working with a team a bit more in season two?

I think Flynns probably the smartest, although Tom Mason is incredibly resourceful in a pinch.

Hes who Id want to be with in a fox-hole situation for sure.

Have you ever played a dumb character?

My family finds it even more ironic.

Youre about to play a fictionalised version of yourself inAdoptable, I understand?

[Laughs] That made it online already?

Thats a friend of mine named Scott Lowell, his web series.

Thats going to start up in the New Year.

Hes written a part and Im going to play myself which is kind of fun.

Whats the fictional Noah Wyle like?

Yes, I suppose thats true.

Now, everyones doing it, Fassbender, Kutcher…

Where will it end, I ask you?

Is there a trick to playing Steve Jobs?

I would love to have another crack at it to be honest, I enjoyed that job immensely.

The trick to playing Steve Jobs?

He wasnota fan of the movie, and he gave me a compliment about my performance.

He couldnt have been clearer.

When you went up on stage as him at Macworld in 1999, did everybody get the joke?

It sort of rippled from the front to the back of the hall.

By the time he came out, the joke was way up.

Going back toThe Librarians, you directed an episode this season.

Yes, I did.

And you also directed your firstFalling Skiesin the last season?

Yes, the first one non-subversively, yes [laughs]

How did those directing experiences compare?

They were very different, actually.

Even more than that.

That experience must have been like going to TV college for you all?

Yeah, boot camp.

I dont think thats true?

Maybe I have bad information!

Well… God bless!

[Laughs]

So, when you startedER, you were twenty-two.

And starting something likeFalling Skies, you were obviously among the older, more experienced members of the cast.

Can you think back to your first days on set on both, and how youd changed between them?

You mean to compare and contrast?

On the subject of motivating young actors, youre also part of the Blank Theatre Company.

Youre the Artistic Director, if Ive got that right?

Im the Artistic Producer of the company, Daniel Henning is the Artistic Director.

Ive been involved in that company since its inception twenty-five years ago.

Were still going strong.

I just actually saw the show that we have up right now, its tremendous.

And the idea is also promoting the work of up-and-coming playwrights and performers?

Is there a specific connection to the cast ofBuffy The Vampire Slayer?

Daniel Henning, who is my partner, was friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar.

I did a play with Nicky Brendon.

Nicky Brendon did a couple of other shows with us.

James Marsters was in a show for us.

He played the trombone in one of theLibrariansfilms, didnt he?

He did,Librarians 3in New Orleans, he played a street performer!

Hes one of my dear, dear friends.

He takes his work seriously but doesnt take himself too seriously.

I think I last remember him peeing in a dumpster in Portland, Oregon, truth be told.

Do you talkStar Trekwith him?

Weve run out of time, so quickly then.

Youve worked on several Spielberg projects over the years.

Do you have a favourite of his movies?

Well I love a lot of them, butRaiders Of The Lost Ark.

Noah Wyle, thank you very much!

TheLibrariansreturns on Monday 2 November at 8pm on Syfy.