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Biography

Michael Emerson was born in 1954 and is now a famous actor who is mostly assosciated with his amazing stage work, but has appeared…more

Born

9/7/1954, Toledo, Iowa, USA

Birth Name

Michael Emerson

Gender

Male

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Star (5)

Role
- Person of Interest
  Harold Finch
  - S 1: Ep 23 Firewall
    5/17/12
  - S 1: Ep 22 No Good Deed
    5/10/12
  - S 1: Ep 21 Many Happy Returns
    5/3/12
  - S 1: Ep 20 Matsya Nyaya
    4/26/12
  - S 1: Ep 19 Flesh and Blood
    4/5/12
  - + 18 More Credits
- Lost
  Benjamin Linus (Seasons 3+, recurring Season 2)
  - S 6: Ep 17 The End (1)
    5/23/10
  - S 6: Ep 16 What They Died For
    5/18/10
  - S 6: Ep 13 The Last Recruit
    4/20/10
  - S 6: Ep 12 Everybody Loves Hugo
    4/13/10
  - S 6: Ep 10 The Package
    3/30/10
  - + 7 More Credits
- Lost
  Narrator
  - S 6: Ep 0 Final Chapter
    2/2/10
- Lost
  Benjamin Linus
  - S 5: Ep 17 The Incident (2)
    5/13/09
  - S 5: Ep 16 The Incident (1)
    5/13/09
  - S 5: Ep 15 Follow the Leader
    5/6/09
  - S 5: Ep 12 Dead is Dead
    4/8/09
  - S 5: Ep 11 Whatever Happened, Happened
    4/1/09
  - + 35 More Credits
- Lost
  Benjamin Linus / Narrator
  - S 4: Ep 0 LOST: Past, Present & Future
    1/31/08
  - S 3: Ep 0 A Tale of Survival
    9/27/06
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Lost
  Henry Gale
  - S 2: Ep 23 Live Together, Die Alone (1)
    5/24/06
  - S 2: Ep 20 Two for the Road
    5/3/06
  - S 2: Ep 19 S.O.S.
    4/12/06
  - S 2: Ep 18 Dave
    4/5/06
  - S 2: Ep 17 Lockdown
    3/29/06
  - + 3 More Credits
- Lost
  Fake Henry Gale
  - S 2: Ep 24 Live Together, Die Alone (2)
    5/24/06
Guest Star (23)

Role
- Extra
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 181 May 17, 2012
    5/17/12
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 152 Julie Andrews/Michael Emerson
    5/3/12
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 1055 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 09/28/2011
    9/28/11
  - S 1: Ep 29 Rachel McAdams, Michael Emerson, Matthew Stafford, Solange
    4/16/09
- G.I. Joe: Renegades
  Dr. Archibald Monev/Dr. Venom
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Anaconda Strain
    5/7/11
- Parenthood
  'Amazing' Andy Fitzgerald
  - S 2: Ep 16 Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs
    2/15/11
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 32 Episode #4.032
    10/12/10
  - S 3: Ep 235 Episode #3.235
    6/7/10
  - S 2: Ep 184 Episode #2.184
    4/9/09
- The Dr. Oz Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 171 Ask Dr. Oz: Celebrity Edition
    7/20/10
- The Soup
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 6 February 12th, 2010
    2/12/10
- Ace Of Cakes
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 13 LOST in Hawaii
    5/9/09
- I Love the New Millennium
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 2002
    6/24/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 2000
    6/22/08
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 110 January 29, 2008
    1/29/08
  - S 3: Ep 9 January 15, 2007
    1/15/07
- Best Week Ever
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 26 May 25th, 2007
    5/25/07
- The Inside
  Marty Manning
  - S 1: Ep 3 Pre-Filer
    6/22/05
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Allan Shaye
  - S 5: Ep 14 Ritual
    2/3/04
- Whoopi
  F. Thomas Erickson
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Fat and the Frivolous
    12/9/03
- Skin
  Scarpelli
  - S 1: Ep 2 Secrets & Lies
    10/27/03
- Without a Trace
  Stuart Wesmar
  - S 1: Ep 19 Victory for Humanity
    4/10/03
- The X-Files
  Oliver Martin
  - S 9: Ep 18 Sunshine Days
    5/12/02
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Gerry Rankin
  - S 1: Ep 16 Phantom
    3/17/02
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    11/4/01
- The Education of Max Bickford
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Herding Cats
    9/30/01
- The Practice
  William Hinks
  - S 5: Ep 11 An Early Frost
    1/7/01
  - S 5: Ep 10 Friends and Ex-Lovers
    12/17/00
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Deal
    12/10/00
  - S 5: Ep 8 Mr. Hinks Goes to Town
    11/26/00
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Arnold Dudley
  - S 48: Ep 2 Grace & Glorie
    12/13/98
Cameo (2)

Role
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 86 Holly Hunter, Mark Seliger, Spinal Tap
    7/27/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Benjamin Linus
  - S 1: Ep 30 Matthew Perry, Adam Goldberg, Plain White T's
    4/17/09

Michael Emerson News

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Person of Interest: Let's Rip Open Some Old Wounds, Shall We?

By Tim Surette, May 04, 2012

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- In 2004, Michael Emerson played the loyal "Alfred Pennyworth" like butler to Guy Stone, in the comedy film Straight-Jacket.
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- Michael Emerson currently spends most of his time in Honolulu, HI filming Lost, however he makes the trip back to his current residence in New York City to see his family.
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- Michael Emerson and his wife, Carrie Preston, have had roles in movies together since getting married in 1998. The list of movies in which they both appear in includes Straight-Jacket, Grace & Glorie and The Journey. She also appeared as the mother Michael Emerson's character (Benjamin Linus) on Lost, in episode "The Man Behind the Curtain.
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- Michael Emerson: The head of the makeup department, Steve LePorte, built this amazing prosthetic out of latex and other unknown materials. It looks so real, it's complete with rubber veins and nerves and a latex tumor. It has plumbing inside it so that blood can well up in there. It's amazing. (Talking about his makeup on Lost)
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- Michael Emerson: 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. I think there might be something coming up where we get to do some scene work together. (Talking about the cast on Lost)
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- Michael Emerson: I have thought right along that Benjamin Linus and his people are rebels or renegades or freedom fighters of some sort and that they are at war with whoever the real powers were that built and control the island. But I don't have a lot of evidence for that either. That's just sort of a feeling I have. I do feel like there are worse people out there than the others. I don't know if worse is the right word. That implies a sort of value judgment. Maybe I should say there are scarier people out there than the others. (His theory of the show Lost)
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