Noah Emmerich

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.

Emmerich was born to a Jewish family, 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. He has two brothers: Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer at New Line Cinema, as well as a screenwriter; and Adam Emmerich, a partner at the firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York, specializing in mergers & acquisitions.

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.

Film

Emmerich starred in the film Beautiful Girls, 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, Life and Frequency.

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.

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

Television

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

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

His most notable role in a television series, is as FBI Agent Stan Beeman, on the FX series, The Americans. The series has earned positive reviews from critics and Emmerich earned a Critic's Choice Award nomination for his performance. The series was renewed for a sixth and final season. Emmerich made his directorial debut on the season 3 episode of the series, entitled Walter Taffet. He again directed episode 5 of season four.

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. He lives in Greenwich Village in New York City.

Noah Emmerich in September 2008.

Film

Television