Michael Emerson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Emerson
Occupation	TV Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 7, 1954(1954-09-07)
Age	70
Birthplace	Cedar Rapids
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Virgo

Michael Emerson Biography

Michael Emerson is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on September 7, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. American actor, best known for his roles as William Hinks and Ben Linus on Lost. He was also seen in Person of Interest.

Matthew Fox co-starred with him as Jack Shephard on the television series Lost. starred alongside him on Lost as Jack Shephard.

He graduated in 1976 from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he majored in Theater and minored in Art. He studied a semester at the National Theater Institute at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, then moved to New York City. Unable to find acting work, he took retail jobs and worked as an illustrator. In 1986, he moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where (from 1986–93) he appeared in local productions at Theater Jacksonville and The Players by the Sea and worked as a director and teacher at Flagler College. After several years of differing kinds of work including illustration and teaching, Emerson earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Alabama in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival acting program.

Emerson landed a starring role in 1997 as Oscar Wilde in Moises Kaufman’s critically acclaimed off-Broadway play Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, and then followed up with several other notable stage performances. In 1998, he performed opposite Uma Thurman in an off-Broadway production of Le Misanthrope. In 1999, he played the role of Willie Oban in The Iceman Cometh. He co-starred with Kate Burton in both Give Me Your Answer, Do! and Hedda Gabler.

In 1998, he married He married Carrie Preston in 1998..

Michael Emerson Net Worth

Michael Emerson is one of the richest TV Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Emerson 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before he became a teacher and director at Flagler College, he worked in retail and as an illustrator freelance.

In the movie Saw, he played Zep Hindle, the hospital officer who became friends with Jigsaw.

Michael Emerson (born September 7, 1954) is an American film and television actor who is best known for his roles as serial killer William Hinks on The Practice, Benjamin Linus on Lost, Zep Hindle in the first Saw film, Cayden James on Arrow and Harold Finch on the CBS series Person of Interest. Emerson has also worked extensively in theater and narration. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and been nominated for three others, as well as receiving other awards and nominations. He currently stars as Dr. Leland Townsend in the CBS thriller series Evil.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Michael Emerson height 5 ft 8 in Michael weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Michael Emerson Dating?

According to our records, Michael Emerson married to Carrie Preston. As of December 1, 2023, Michael Emerson’s is not dating anyone.

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On July 31, 2010, Emerson and Preston read A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, which was a 1990 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, at the Charleston Stage. They performed it as a fundraiser for the Stage, a South Carolina theatre. The reading was followed by a brief and intimate Question and Answer session.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Emerson celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.