Noah Emmerich | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Emmerich in 2016 | |
| Born | Noah Nicholas Emmerich (1965-02-27)February 27, 1965 (age 60) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouses | |
Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films such asBeautiful Girls (1996),The Truman Show (1998),Frequency (2000),Miracle (2004),Little Children (2006), andSuper 8 (2011). From 2013 to 2018 he starred asFBI agentStan Beeman on theFX seriesThe Americans, for which he won theCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019.
Emmerich was born in New York City. His mother, Constance, is a concert pianist; his father,André Emmerich (1924–2007), was a gallery owner and art dealer. Born inFrankfurt, Germany, André emigrated fromNazi Germany with his family, first toAmsterdam, Netherlands, then to New York in 1940.[1][2][3] His aunt was a classmate ofAnne Frank.[4] Emmerich's family isJewish, from Germany and France on his father's side and Hungary and Romania on his mother's.[1][5][6] He has two older brothers:Toby Emmerich, former chairman ofWarner Bros. PicturesGroup from 2018 to 2022; and Adam Emmerich, a partner atWachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and co-chair of its corporate department.[7]
Emmerich attended theDalton School and learned to play the trumpet as a youth.[1] He privately studied theMeisner technique of acting under Ron Stetston, an actor/director who is currently a senior member of the acting staff at theNeighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Emmerich graduated fromYale University in 1987 having received a bachelor's degree in history. He sang in the "Yale Spizzwinks(?)", ana cappella singing group[8] which also included actorJoshua Malina.
Emmerich had his first starring role in the filmBeautiful Girls,[9] which earned him positive reviews from audiences and critics. He had supporting roles in such movies asThe Truman Show,[10]Life andFrequency.
In the 2000s, Emmerich began starring in more dramatic films, such asJulie Johnson,Beyond Borders,Little Children,[11]Pride and Glory.[12] He played the main antagonist, Colonel Nelec, inJ. J. Abrams's filmSuper 8,[13] which earned positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. He played assistant coachCraig Patrick in the 2004 filmMiracle. In 2016, Emmerich portrayed Bill Hammond in the WesternJane Got a Gun.[14]
Emmerich started his career doing guest roles in television series such asNYPD Blue andMelrose Place.
Beginning in the 2000s, he had more prominent guest roles on series such asMonk,White Collar[15][better source needed] andThe Walking Dead,[16] the last of which brought him aSaturn Award nomination.[17] In 2021, he reprised the role in the series finale ofThe Walking Dead: World Beyond.
His most notable TV series role was that ofFBI AgentStan Beeman on theFX seriesThe Americans.[18] The series earned positive reviews, and Emmerich earned aCritics' Choice Award nomination for his performance.[19] It ran for six seasons, ending in May, 2018.[20] Emmerich made his directorial debut on season 3's episode 7, "Walter Taffet",[21] and also directed episode 5 of season 4.
In September 2019, he starred in Netflix's limited seriesThe Spy as the Israeli Mossad recruiting agent Dan Peleg.[22]
On October 23, 2019, it was announced that he was cast as Kick Grabaston in theNetflix comedy seriesSpace Force.[23][24]
Emmerich was married to actressMelissa Fitzgerald from 1998 to 2003.[citation needed] On April 26, 2014, he married actress and producer Mary Regency Boies, who is the daughter of prominent lawyersDavid andMary Boies[25][26][27] at theGramercy Park Hotel in New York.[28] He lives inGreenwich Village,New York City.[citation needed]
| 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 Sheriff Bill Geisler | |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Louis Coltrane / Marlon | |
| 1999 | Life | Stan Blocker | |
| Crazy in Alabama | Sheriff Raymond | ||
| Tumbleweeds | Vertis Dewey | ||
| 2000 | Love & Sex | Eric | |
| Frequency | Gordo Hersch | ||
| 2001 | Julie Johnson | Rick Johnson | |
| 2002 | Windtalkers | Private Chick | |
| 2003 | Beyond Borders | Elliot Hauser | |
| 2004 | Miracle | Craig Patrick | |
| 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 | |
| Trust | Al Hart | ||
| Fair Game | Bill Johnson | ||
| 2011 | Super 8 | Colonel Nelec | |
| Warrior | Dan Taylor | ||
| 2012 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | Francis "FX" Xavier | |
| 2013 | Blood Ties | Lt. Connellan | |
| 2016 | Jane Got a Gun | Bill Hammond | |
| 2017 | The Wilde Wedding | Jimmy Darling | |
| 2022 | The Good Nurse | Tim Braun | |
| 2024 | The Ice Cream Man | Ernst Cahn | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Flying Blind | Ronald | Episode: "The Long Goodbye" |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Eddie | Episode: "Serge the Concierge" |
| Jack Reed: A Search for Justice | Cop #1 | Television film | |
| 1995 | Melrose Place | Sam Bennett | Episode: "Love and Death 101" |
| If Someone Had Known | Officer Ed Hurt | Television film | |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Bobby Zane | Episode: "Take This Sabbath Day" |
| Wonderland | Johnny | Episode: "Spell Check" | |
| 2005 | Sometimes in April | Lionel Quaid | Television film |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Officer Pete Breslin | Episode: "Ripped" | |
| 2009 | Monk | Roderick Brody | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Bully" |
| 2009–2010 | White Collar | Garrett Fowler | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | The Walking Dead | Dr.Edwin Jenner | Episodes: "Wildfire" and "TS-19" |
| 2013–2018 | The Americans | Stan Beeman | 75 episodes |
| 2015 | Master of None | Mark | Episode: "The Other Man" |
| 2016, 2019 | Billions | Freddy Aquafino | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Hot Zone | Lt. Col. Jerry Jaax | 6 episodes |
| The Spy | Dan Peleg | ||
| 2020–2022 | Space Force | Kick Grabaston | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | Dr.Edwin Jenner | Episode: "The Last Light" |
| 2022 | Suspicion | Scott Anderson | 7 episodes |
| Dark Winds | Leland Whitover | 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | The Big Cigar | Stanley Schneider | Miniseries |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2017 | The Americans | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Billions | 2 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Saturn Awards | Best Guest Starring Role on Television | The Walking Dead | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Americans | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Won | ||||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
