Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Emmerich at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Born Noah Nicholas Emmerich
(1965-02-27) February 27, 1965
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s) Melissa Fitzgerald (m. 1998; div. 2003)
Mary Regency Boies (m. 2014)

Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American film actor who first broke out in the film Beautiful Girls. He was later seen in the movies The Truman Show, Cop Land, Frequency, Love & Sex, Windtalkers, Miracle, Super 8 and Little Children. He currently stars as FBI Agent Stan Beeman on the FX series The Americans.

Early life

Emmerich was born to a Jewish family,[1] on February 27, 1965 in New York City, New York. His mother, Constance, is a concert pianist; and his father, André Emmerich (1924–2007), was a gallery owner and art dealer, who was born in Frankfurt, Germany.[2][3] He has two brothers: Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer at New Line Cinema, as well as a screenwriter; and Adam Emmerich, a mergers & acquisitions lawyer at the firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York.[4]

He studied the Meisner technique of acting privately under Ron Stetston, an actor/director who is currently senior member of the acting staff at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he majored in History. He sang in the "Yale Spizzwinks(?)" an a cappella singing group, together with fellow actor Josh Malina.[5]

Career

Film

Emmerich starred in the film Beautiful Girls,[6] which was his first starring role and earned him positive reviews from audiences and critics. He then went on to have supporting roles in such movies as The Truman Show,[7] Life and Frequency.

In the 2000s, Emmerich began to star in more dramatic films, such as Julie Johnson, Beyond Borders, Little Children,[8] Pride and Glory[9] and many more. He played the main antagonist, Colonel Nelec, in J.J. Abrams's film Super 8,[10] which earned positive reviews from critics and was a box office success.

In 2016 Emmerich portrayed Bill Hammond in the western Jane Got a Gun.[11]

Television

Emmerich started his career doing guest roles in television series such as NYPD Blue and Melrose Place.

Beginning in the 2000's Emmerich began to portray more prominent guest roles on television series such as Monk, White Collar[12] and The Walking Dead,[13] which earned him a Saturn Award nomination.[14]

His most notable role in a television series, is as FBI Agent Stan Beeman, on the FX series, The Americans.[15] The series has earned positive reviews from critics and Emmerich earned a Critic's Choice Award nomination for his performance.[16] The series was renewed for a third season. Emmerich made his directorial debut on the season 3 episode of the series, entitled Walter Taffet.[17]

Personal life

Emmerich was married to actress Melissa Fitzgerald from 1998 to 2003. On April 26, 2014, Emmerich married actress and producer Mary Regency Boies at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York.[18] He lives in Greenwich Village in New York City.

Filmography

Emmerich in September 2008

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Last Action Hero Rookie
1994 Laura Sobers Dale Short film
1996 Beautiful Girls Michael "Mo" Morris
1997 Cop Land Deputy Bill Geisler
1998 The Truman Show Louis Coltrane / Marlon
1999 Life Stan Blocker
1999 Crazy in Alabama Sheriff Raymond
1999 Tumbleweeds Vertis Dewey
2000 Love & Sex Eric
2000 Frequency Gordo Hersch
2001 Julie Johnson Rick Johnson
2002 Windtalkers Private Chick
2003 Beyond Borders Elliot Hauser
2004 Miracle Craig Patrick
2004 Cellular Jack Tanner
2006 Little Children Larry Hedges
2007 Joulutarina Nikolas English dub
2008 Pride and Glory Francis Tierney, Jr.
2010 Sympathy for Delicious Rene Faubacher
2010 Trust Al Hart
2010 Fair Game Bill Johnson
2011 Super 8 Colonel Nelec
2011 Warrior Dan Taylor
2012 The Fitzgerald Family Christmas Francis "FX" Xavier
2013 Blood Ties Lt. Connellan
2016 Jane Got a Gun Bill Hammond
2017 Wilde Wedding Jimmy Darling Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Flying Blind Ronald Episode: "The Long Goodbye"
1993 Precious Victims Patrolman Television film
1994 NYPD Blue Eddie Episode: "Serge the Concierge"
1994 Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Cop #1 Television film
1995 Melrose Place Sam Bennett Episode: "Love and Death 101"
1995 If Someone Had Known Officer Ed Hurt Television film
1996 Smoke Jumpers Rhino Television film
2000 The West Wing Bobby Zane Episode: "Take This Sabbath Day"
2000 Wonderland Johnny Episode: "Spell Check"
2005 Sometimes in April Lionel Quaid Television film
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Officer Pete Breslin Episode: "Ripped"
2009 Monk Roderick Brody Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Bully"
2009–10 White Collar Garrett Fowler 5 episodes
2010 The Walking Dead Dr. Edwin Jenner 2 episodes
2010–11 Backwash Sgt. Benjamin Belter 5 episodes
2013–present The Americans Stan Beeman 52 episodes
2015 Master of None Mark Episode: "The Other Man"
2016 Billions Freddy Aquafino Episode: "Short Squeeze"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Saturn Awards Best Guest Starring Role on Television[19] The Walking Dead Nominated
2013 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series[20] The Americans Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Noah Emmerich of ‘The Americans:’ Emmy Awards watch | The Ticket. Jewish Journal (2013-06-29). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.
  2. ↑ Obituary, accessed Sept.29, 2007
  3. ↑ Noah Emmerich Biography (1965–)
  4. ↑ Emmy Watch: Noah Emmerich Talks TV vs. Movies, 'The Americans' |Thompson on Hollywood. Blogs.indiewire.com (2013-03-31). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.
  5. ↑ https://www.spizzwinks.com/spizzwink/ID/199. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "'Beautiful Girls': Where Are They Now?". www.msn.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Koppelman, Brian (12 May 2015). "Noah Emmerich on His Journey to The Truman Show and The Americans". Slate. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Little Children | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Noah Emmerich (Pride and Glory) Interview 2008 | Movie Trailers and Videos". Tribute.ca. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  10. ↑ White, James. "Noah Emmerich Cast In Super 8". Empire. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Interview with Jane Got A Gun star Noah Emmerich". AXS. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Frederick, Brittany S (25 February 2015). "'The Americans' Star Noah Emmerich On His Journey To Television". Starpulse. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Could Noah Emmerich Reprise His 'Walking Dead' Role in Prequel?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "2011 Saturn Award Nominations". Collider. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Emmys: You Won't Forget Noah Emmerich's Name After Seeing 'The Americans'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "2013 // Nominees for the 3rd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards - Critics' Choice Awards". Critics' Choice Awards. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  17. ↑ Silman, Anna. ""The Americans" star Noah Emmerich on Stan's troubles, the heart behind the spycraft and directing tonight's pivotal episode". Salon. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Biografie Noah Emmerich" (in German). SerienJunkies.de. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  19. ↑ "'Inception,' 'Walking Dead' Top Saturn Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  20. ↑ TVLine, Team (22 May 2013). "Big Bang, Horror Story, Parks & Rec, Good Wife, The Americans Lead Critics Choice Nominations". TVLine. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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