Noah Emmerich facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Noah Emmerich
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Emmerich in 2016
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Noah Nicholas Emmerich
February 27, 1965 New York City, U.S.
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| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Melissa Fitzgerald
(m. 1998; div. 2003)Mary Regency Boies
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Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American actor and director. He is well-known for his roles in movies like The Truman Show (1998), Frequency (2000), and Super 8 (2011). From 2013 to 2018, he starred as FBI agent Stan Beeman in the TV series The Americans. For this role, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019.
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Early Life and Education
Noah Emmerich was born in New York City on February 27, 1965. His mother, Constance, was a concert pianist. His father, André Emmerich, owned an art gallery and was an art dealer. Noah's family is Jewish.
He has two older brothers. One is Toby Emmerich, a screenwriter. The other is Adam Emmerich, a lawyer.
Noah went to the Dalton School. When he was young, he learned to play the trumpet. He also studied acting privately. He later graduated from Yale University, where he studied History. At Yale, he sang in an a cappella group called the "Yale Spizzwinks(?)". Actor Joshua Malina was also in the group with him.
Acting Career
Noah Emmerich has had a long career in both movies and television.
Film Roles
Emmerich's first main role in a movie was in Beautiful Girls. He received good reviews for his acting in this film. He also had important supporting roles in movies like The Truman Show, Life, and Frequency.
In the 2000s, he started acting in more serious films. These included Little Children and Pride and Glory. He played the main bad guy, Colonel Nelec, in J. J. Abrams's movie Super 8. This movie was very popular and earned a lot of money. In 2004, he played assistant coach Craig Patrick in the film Miracle. Later, in 2016, Emmerich appeared in the Western movie Jane Got a Gun.
Television Roles
Emmerich began his career with guest appearances on TV shows. Some of these early shows were NYPD Blue and Melrose Place.
Later, he had bigger guest roles on series like Monk and White Collar. He also appeared in The Walking Dead, which earned him a nomination for a Saturn Award. He returned to this role in 2021 for the series finale of The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
His most famous TV role was as FBI Agent Stan Beeman on the FX series The Americans. This show was very popular. Emmerich was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for his acting. The series ran for six seasons, ending in 2018. Emmerich also directed two episodes of The Americans.
In 2019, he starred in the Netflix series The Spy. He played Dan Peleg, an Israeli Mossad agent. In the same year, he was cast in the Netflix comedy series Space Force.
Personal Life
Noah Emmerich was married to actress Melissa Fitzgerald from 1998 to 2003. On April 26, 2014, he married actress and producer Mary Regency Boies. She is the daughter of well-known lawyers David and Mary Boies. They were married in New York. He lives in Greenwich Village, New York City.
Awards and Recognition
Noah Emmerich has been recognized for his acting.
- In 2011, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for his guest role in The Walking Dead.
- In 2013, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for his role in The Americans.
- In 2019, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on The Americans.
- Also in 2019, the cast of The Americans was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for their group performance.
Images for kids
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Noah Emmerich in September 2008.
See also
In Spanish: Noah Emmerich para niños
