Nolan Kendall

Nolan Jasper Kendall is a sophomore at William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. He has a cameo appearance in the last episode of season three: Goodbye but is not properly introduced until The New Rachel at the beginning of season four. He is a member of the glee club: New Directions. He is portrayed by actor and musician Nick Roux.

Character History And Background
Nolan Jasper was born in Lima, Ohio to Gerard Jackson Kendall and Melissa Evelyn Kendall (nee Steele), a married couple of 6 years and is the middle child of 3 children: he is 7 minutes younger than his twin sister Naomi Madeline and is a year and a half older than his younger sister Bethany Maria.

He has lived in Lima all of his life with his father, even after his parents divorced only last year over something that they refuse to talk about to their own children right now. Melissa moved away and took both Naomi and Bethany with her. Gerard or Nolan don't know exactly where but they do know that she didn't move out of state.

Growing up, Nolan was always the nerdy kid. He had to have glasses prescribed to him for being extrememly short sighted and was always called 'Four Eyes' and 'Specs Boy' among many things along being called a 'Nerd', 'Geek' and other things for his focus on schoolwork. Most kids in elementary school would want to go outside and play but even during recess, Nolan would stay inside and would continue working. He came out of elementary school with high grades but with no friends and a target on his back which stayed there going into high school.

Nolan's only escapism was through music. He was taught the guitar by his father, the piano by his mother until she left and his singing lessons came from his uncle Dean Levesque, a man whom Nolan is very close to and would go to almost every night when his parents were fighting and they became incredibl close with Dean being like a second father to Nolan. And now with his parents divorced, his father rarely talks to Nolan and the young boy goes to see his uncle Dean instead.

He joined McKinley High at the beginning of his freshman year after the New Directions came off a tough Nationals loss in New York. Nolan would watch their public performances and commendtheir bravery to get up there and sing to everyone, including the school which could lead to some messy situations. Meanwhile, Nolan kept his musical talents to himself but managed to keep a perfect GPA, which led to excessive amounts of verbal and physical bullying from the jocks but nobody seems to care as Nolan was at the bottom of the McKinley food chain.

Season Three
Nolan is first seen in Goodbye after the New Directions win Nationals and Dylan accidentally bumps into him but Nolan is too shocked to speak, almost starstruck. Dylan gives a friendly introduction which leads Nolan to introduce himself and saying that he would like to join the New Directions next year seeing as next year is his sophomore year and he wants to do something musical as he has an overbearing twin sister who feels she is better than him, he has a point to prove. Dylan asks Nolan about his family and Nolan says that his twin sister and younger sister live with his mom while he lives with his dad and his sisters are incredibly driven when it comes to performing and Nolan likes to perform too but he wants to be more driven and show he's just as good as them, if not then better. Dylan smiles and walks with Nolan as he begins to explain what the club is about.

Season Four
TBA

Season Five
TBA

Personality
At first, Nolan is seen to be quite a shy young man. When people confront him, he tends to either shy away or let them get on with it but when he is around his family, especially his uncle Dean he comes out of his shell and is shown to be a bit of a secret showman, being a talented singer, musician and can even keep up with a dance routine. He liked to keep his talent secret as he first thought he wasn't good enough for anyone to see and that he would be laughed at (this is because of him related to two powerhouse performers in the form of his twin sister and younger sister) but now, he wants to show everyone how talented he is.

Ever since he joins the New Directions, Nolan begins to find his voice and fight back. He stands up for his friends, he speaks up in glee club and wants to get his point across. Although he knows that other opinions matter, he feels that it's time for his to be heard.

Vital Stats

 * Full Name: Nolan Jasper Kendall
 * Portrayed by: Nick Roux
 * Gender: Male
 * Date Of Birth: October 30th 1997 (aged 16)
 * Height: 6'1"
 * Weight: 158lbs
 * Eyes: Blue
 * Hair: Brown
 * Religon: Atheist

Glee Stats

 * Vocal Range: Baritenor
 * Audition Song: Volcano - Damien Rice

Songs (Season Four)
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 * Volcano [The New Rachel]
 * I Can't Get No (Satisfaction) [Britney 2.0]
 * Beautiful Disaster [Makeover]
 * When I First Saw You [The Role You Were Born To Play]
 * Born To Hand Jive [with Mercedes, Marley, Eva, Jake & Ryder; The Role You Were Born To Play]
 * Boulevard Of Broken Dreams [The Role You Were Born To Play]
 * Greased Lightning [with the New Directions boys; Glease]
 * Without Love [with Marley; Glease]
 * You're The One That I Want [with Marley, Finn, Rachel, Brittany, Santana, Kurt and Blaine; Glease]
 * Hero [with Eva; Dynamic Duets]
 * Numb/Encore [with Rhys & the Dalton Academy Warblers; Dynamic Duets]
 * Have A Little Faith In Me [with Marley; Dynamic Duets]
 * Sun Goes Down [Thanksgiving]
 * Whistle [with the Dalton Academy Warblers; Thanksgiving]
 * Live While We're Young [with the Dalton Academy Warblers; Thanksgiving]
 * Give Me Love [with the Dalton Academy Warblers; Thanksgiving]
 * Eye Of The Tiger [with the Dalton Academy Warblers; Swan Song]
 * Don't Dream It's Over [with JJ, Finn & the New Directions; Swan Song]
 * It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas [Glee, Actually]
 * Kickstart [Sadie Hawkins]
 * Love The Way You Lie (Part II) [Naked]
 * Payphone [with JJ, Marley and the Dalton Academy Warblers; Naked]
 * Fever [with Unique; Diva]
 * Diamonds [Diva]
 * Time After Time [I Do]
 * Straightjacket Feeling [with Dylan; I Do]
 * Crashed The Wedding [with Puck, the New Directions boys & male alumni; I Do]
 * Busy [with Dylan; I Do]
 * Anything Could Happen [with Marley, Artie, Eva and Jake; I Do]
 * A Town Called Malice [Girls (And Boys) On Film]
 * A Whole New World [with Mackenzie; Girls (And Boys) On Film]
 * Express [with the Crawford Count Bluebelles; Girls (And Boys) On Film]
 * A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel/Clocks [with Ryder & Jake; Feud]
 * Girl On Fire (Inferno Version) [with JJ; Feud]
 * Better Than You [with Marley; Feud]
 * When You're Looking Like That [with Sam & Puck; Guilty Pleasures]
 * Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) [with Blaine; Guilty Pleasures]
 * Crash And Burn [Guilty Pleasures]
 * Shooting Star [Shooting Star]
 * Say [with New Directions; Shooting Star]
 * You Have More Friends Than You Know [with Marley, Unique, JJ, Sam, Trevor & Blaine; Sweet Dreams]
 * Army Of Two [Sweet Dreams]
 * Outcast [with the New Directions; Sweet Dreams]
 * Don't Close Your Eyes (Acoustic) [Lights Out]
 * Titanium [with Bethany, Kitty & Ryder; Lights Out]
 * For The Longest Time [with the New Directions; Lights Out]
 * Last Request [Lights Out]
 * Superstition [with Mercedes, Blaine & Marley; Wonder-ful]
 * Lately [Wonder-ful]
 * You Haven't Done Nothin' [Wonder-ful]
 * You Met Your Match [Wonder-ful]
 * Sir Duke [Wonder-ful]
 * Just Give Me A Reason [with Marley; All Or Nothing]
 * All Or Nothing [All Or Nothing]
 * Unchained Melody [All Or Nothing]

Songs (Season Five)

 * Nowhere Man [Love, Love, Love]
 * While My Guitar Gently Weeps [Tina In The Sky With Diamonds]
 * And I Love Her [with Marley; Tina In The Sky With Diamonds]
 * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [with Jake, Ryder, Unique and Marley; Tina In The Sky With Diamonds]
 * Hey Jude [with New Directions; Tina In The Sky With Diamonds]
 * Paint Your Target (Acoustic) [with Dylan; The Quarterback]
 * The Love I Meant to Say [The Quarterback]
 * Wide Awake [with Jake, Tina, Kitty and Unique; A Katy Or A Gaga]
 * Roar [with New Directions and Pamela Lansbury; A Katy Or A Gaga]
 * Wrecking Ball [with Marley; The End Of Twerk]
 * On Our Way [with New Directions; The End Of Twerk]
 * Pressure [Movin' Out]
 * You're My Home [with Marley; Movin' Out]