Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American actor and director who is best known for his roles in films such as '' Beautiful Girls'' (1996), '' The Truman Show'' (1998), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2004), '' Little Children'' (2006) and '' Super 8'' (2011). From 2013 to 2018 he starred as FBI agent

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on the FX series ''

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,'' for which he won the

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in 2019.

Early life

Emmerich was born on February 27, 1965, in

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. His mother, Constance, is a concert pianist; and his father,

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(1924–2007), was a gallery owner and art dealer. Born in

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, André had emigrated from

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with his family, who relocated first to

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, and then to New York in 1940. His aunt had been a classmate of

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. Noah's family is

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, from Germany and France on his father's side and from Hungary and Romania on his mother's. He has two older brothers:

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, a screenwriter and former chairman of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group; and Adam Emmerich, a partner at the law firm of

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in New York, specializing in mergers and acquisitions.Emmy Watch: Noah Emmerich Talks TV vs. Movies, 'The Americans' , Thompson on Hollywood
Blogs.indiewire.com (2013-03-31). Retrieved on 2014-06-05. Noah Emmerich attended the

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and learned to play the trumpet as a youth. He privately studied the Meisner technique of acting under Ron Stetston, an actor/director who is currently senior member of the acting staff at the

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in New York City. He is a graduate of

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, where he majored in History. He sang in the " Yale Spizzwinks(?)" an

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singing group; another member performing with him in the group was actor Joshua Malina.

Career

Film

Emmerich had his first starring role in the film '' Beautiful Girls'', which earned him positive reviews from audiences and critics. He had supporting roles in such movies as '' The Truman Show'', ''

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,'' and ''

''. In the 2000s, Emmerich began to star in more dramatic films, such as '' Julie Johnson'', '' Beyond Borders'', '' Little Children'', '' Pride and Glory'' and many more. He played the main antagonist, Colonel Nelec, in J. J. Abrams's film '' Super 8'', which earned positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. He played assistant coach Craig Patrick in the 2004 film ''

''. In 2016, Emmerich portrayed Bill Hammond in the western ''

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''.

Television

Emmerich started his career doing guest roles in television series such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Beginning in the 2000s, Emmerich began to portray more prominent guest roles on television series such as ''

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'', '' White Collar'' and '' The Walking Dead'', which earned him a

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nomination. In 2021, he reprises this role in the series finale of '' The Walking Dead: World Beyond''. His most notable role in a television series is as FBI Agent

on the FX series ''

''. The series has earned positive reviews from critics and Emmerich earned a Critics' Choice Award nomination for his performance. The series ran for six seasons ending in May, 2018. Emmerich made his directorial debut on episode 7 of season three of the series, entitled "Walter Taffet". He again directed episode 5 of season four. In September 2019, Emmerich starred in Netflix limited series '' The Spy'', as the Israeli Mossad recruiting agent Dan Peleg. On October 23, 2019, it was announced that Emmerich was cast as Kick Grabaston in the

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comedy series, ''

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''.

Personal life

Emmerich was married to actress

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from 1998 to 2003. On April 26, 2014, Emmerich married actress and producer Mary Regency Boies (daughter of prominent lawyers

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and

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) at the

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in New York. He lives in

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in New York City. He has two brothers,

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chairman

and Adam Emmerich.

Filmography

Film

Television

Director

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emmerich, Noah 1965 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American television directors American people of German-Jewish descent American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent American people of Romanian-Jewish descent Jewish American male actors Male actors from New York City Yale College alumni 21st-century American Jews