https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOnad4_4Wtc&t=12s

I found this on an earlier reddit post - like 11 years earlier - the short was shot at his own house! It stars his own wife as his love interest! OMG!!!!

"This short film was released in 2013, after the finale of Fringe. While their connection can't be ignored, I find Friend very interesting in its own right. The script is almost completely wordless, so John is forced to convey emotion purely through expressions. As expected, his acting is extremely good, and he does a great job selling viewers on a character we know nothing about in a very short amount of time.

While it is only eight minutes long, it does a fantastic job of making more with less. There are peaks and valleys of emotion, mystery and a big reveal all in eight minutes, but it doesn't feel rushed at all.

In a way, it was the final send-off for Fringe as the crew is comprised entirely of former Fringe cast members and their families, who John Noble refers to as his "Fringe family." Below are the credits, where I marked the people I was able to identify specifically.

Behind the scenes

Producers: John Noble and his daughter, Jess Noble

Writer: Jess Noble

Director and Cinematographer: David Geddes (Fringe's cinematographer)

Editor: Ari Margolis (Fringe's Viral Marketer)

Composer: Jeremy Little (Fringe soundtrack contributor)

Camera Operators: Chris Tammaro (Fringe camera operator), Lou Gruzelier (Fringe steadicam operator)

Focus Pullers: Leigh Jenkins, Shane Geddes (presumably related to David Geddes)

Digital Loader: Katie Matheson (Fringe's Loader)

Sound Mixer: Simon Bright (Fringe sound assistant)

Additional sound mixing: Chuck Hogan

Boom operator: Daniel Parsons

Gaffer: Tom Kolafa

Grip: Chris Wyatt

Makeup: Calla Dreyer (head of Fringe's makeup department)

Script supervisor: Ingrid Kenning (Fringe script supervisor)

Hair: Olivia Kenning (presumably related to Ingrid)

Properties: Gavin DeWest (Fringe props department and assistant property master)

Craft services: Garnett Humenick (Fringe craft services)

Paper flower designer: Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth)

Paper flower creation: Jasika Nicole and Claire Savage (Jasika's wife)

Appearances

John Noble as the lead character

Penny Noble (John's wife) as the balloon saleswoman

In various crowds it is possible to spot Claire Savage, Garnett Humenick, Anna Gruzelier (presumably related to Lou Gruzelier), Chance Dreyer (presumably related to Calla Dreyer) and Sue Geddes (presumably related to David Geddes). Jennifer Welch is also credited, although I'm not sure who she is.