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Director, producer, actor (1883-1949)
Michael Emerson is an acclaimed American actor known for his roles in popular TV shows like Lost and Person of Interest. He has won multiple Primetime Emmy Awards and has also had a successful theater career, notably playing Oscar Wilde and other notable characters on stage.
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About the Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson is an American actor who is best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on Lostand as Harold Finch in the CBS series Person of Interestand as Dr. Leland Townsend in the Paramount+ thriller series Evil (2019-2024).
He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, one Guest Actor in a Drama Series award for portraying William Hinks on The Practice (2000-2001), and the second a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award for his role in Lost, for which he also received three other Primetime Emmy nominations. Emerson has also worked extensively in theatre, notably originating the role of Oscar Wilde in Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde from 1997 to 1998, portraying Willie Oban in the 1999 Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh, and playing Guy in the debut production of Will Eno’s Wakey, Wakey in 2017.
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Michael Emerson is best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on Lost (2006–2010) and as Harold Finch in the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016).
Emerson has also played Zep Hindle in the horror film Saw (2004) and Dr. Leland Townsend in the Paramount+ thriller series Evil (2019–2024).
Michael Emerson has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, one for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role on The Practice, and one for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Lost.
Emerson has worked extensively in theatre, notably originating the role of Oscar Wilde in Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde from 1997 to 1998, portraying Willie Oban in the 1999 Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh, and playing Guy in the debut production of Will Eno’s Wakey, Wakey in 2017.
In addition to his two Primetime Emmy wins, Emerson has received three other Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on Lost.
Michael Emerson has had a diverse and successful acting career, encompassing both television and theater roles, and has been recognized with multiple Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations.
4 Quotes by Michael Emerson
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It worries me a little bit the reach and power of TV. More people saw me in ‘The Practice’ than will ever see me in all the stage plays I ever do. Which is sort of humbling. Or troubling. Or both.
Michael EmersonAmerican actor (born 1954)
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Yeah, it’s funny, working on a show with as large a cast as we have here, your work gets sort of compartmentalized. There’s still about half the cast that I’ve never had a scene with but I have missed working with Terry.
Michael EmersonAmerican actor (born 1954)
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I’ve played villains on stage – you know, the Iagos and so on – but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly did comedies before I did TV work.
Michael EmersonAmerican actor (born 1954)
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I’ve been blessed by doing classic plays on Broadway, which was one of my great dreams forever.
Michael EmersonAmerican actor (born 1954)