Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as Beautiful Girls (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Frequency (2000), Miracle (2004), Little Children (2006), and Super 8 (2011). From 2013 to 2018 he starred as FBI agent Stan Beeman on the FX series The Americans, for which he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019.
Early life Emmerich was born in New York City, the youngest of three boys. His mother, Constance, is a concert pianist; his father, André Emmerich (1924–2007), was a gallery owner and art dealer. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, André emigrated from Nazi Germany with his family, first to Amsterdam, Netherlands, then to New York in 1940. His aunt was a classmate of Anne Frank. Emmerich's family is Jewish, from Germany and France on his father's side and Hungary and Romania on his mother's. He has two older brothers: Toby Emmerich, former chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group from 2018 to 2022; and Adam Emmerich, a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and co-chair of its corporate department.Emmy Watch: Noah Emmerich Talks TV vs. Movies, 'The Americans' |Thompson on Hollywood. Blogs.indiewire.com (2013-03-31). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.
Emmerich attended the Dalton School 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 a senior member of the acting staff at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Emmerich graduated from Yale University in 1987 having received a bachelor's degree in history. He sang in the "Yale Spizzwinks(?)", an a cappella singing group which also included 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, Life and Frequency.
In the 2000s, Emmerich began starring in more dramatic films, such as Julie Johnson, Beyond Borders, Little Children, Pride and Glory. 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 Miracle. 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, he had more prominent guest roles on series such as Monk, White Collar and The Walking Dead, the last of which brought him a Saturn Award nomination. In 2021, he reprised the role in the series finale of The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
His most notable TV series role was that of FBI Agent Stan Beeman on the FX series The Americans. The series earned positive reviews, and Emmerich earned a Critics' Choice Award nomination for his performance. It ran for six seasons, ending in May, 2018. Emmerich made his directorial debut on season 3's episode 7, "Walter Taffet", and also directed episode 5 of season 4.
In September 2019, he starred in Netflix's limited series The Spy as the Israeli Mossad recruiting agent Dan Peleg.
On October 23, 2019, it was announced that he was cast as Kick Grabaston in the Netflix comedy series Space Force.
Personal life Emmerich was married to actress Melissa Fitzgerald from 1998 to 2003. On April 26, 2014, he married actress and producer Mary Regency Boies, who is the daughter of prominent lawyers David and Mary Boies at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York. He lives in Greenwich Village, New York City.
Filmography
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 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 NurseTim Braun 2024 The Ice Cream Man Ernst Cahn Short film
Television 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 2025 Murdaugh: Death in the Family Randy Murdaugh Miniseries; 8 episodes
Director Year Title Notes 2015–2017 The Americans 3 episodes 2017–2018 Billions 2 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2011 Saturn Awards Best Guest Starring Role on Television The Walking Dead 2013Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Americans 2019 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
References Noah Emmerich of ‘The Americans:’ Emmy Awards watch | The Ticket. Jewish Journal (2013-06-29). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.
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