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Michael Emerson is a popular American actor who is well known due to 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, as well as Harold Finch on the CBS series Person of Interest. He has also served extensively in both theater and narration. Michael has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and became nominated for three others, and earned other awards and nominations. As of now, Michael stars as Dr. Leland Townsend in the CBS thriller series Evil.
Michael Emerson Age
Michael was born on September 7, 1954, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States. He is 68 years old. Michael celebrates his birthday on September 7, every year.
Michael Emerson Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Michael stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1.75 m).
Michael Emerson Family
He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to his parents Carol (née Hansen) and Ronald H. Emerson. Michael became brought up in Toledo, Iowa, where he became a member of his high school marching band. He has two siblings namely Melissa and Patrick.
Michael Emerson Wife
Michael is married to his wife actress Carrie Preston. The pair married in 1998 in Carrie’s hometown of Macon, Georgia. The two met while Michael was presenting in a stage production of Hamlet in Alabama. Michael and Carrie later starred together in Straight-Jacket in 2004. Carrie portrayed Emily Linus (the mother of Emerson’s character) on Lost in the flashback sequences of the episode “The Man Behind the Curtain”.The couple teamed up again, with Michael portraying Carrie’s next-door neighbor, in the film Ready? OK! in 2008. His wife Carrie also appeared in various episodes of Person of Interest as Grace Hendricks (the previous fiancée of Emerson’s character).
Michael Emerson College
In 1976 Michael graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he majored in Theater and also minored in Art. Michael studied a semester at the National Theater Institute at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and later went to New York City.
Michael Emerson Actor
He 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 later followed up with various other popular stage performances. Michael presented opposite Uma Thurman in 1998, in an off-Broadway production of Le Misanthrope. He starred in the role of Willie Oban in The Iceman Cometh in 1999. Michael also co-starred with Kate Burton in Give Me Your Answer, Do! and Hedda Gabler.
He became set to reunite with previous Lost cast member and friend Terry O’Quinn, in a comedy-drama tentatively named Odd Jobs, by J. J. Abrams. By the end of 2010, it was expected to begin filming, but further development of the show has been Cancelled. Michael joined the cast of another Abrams series, Person of Interest, that started in September 2011 on CBS. He starred a billionaire who teams up with a supposedly dead CIA agent to fight crime in New York City city.
Michael Emerson Movies And Tv Shows
– Person of Interest
– Evil (TV series)
– Lost (TV series)
– Saw 1
– Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
– Lost: Missing Pieces
– The Legend of Zorro
– The Name of the Rose (miniseries)
– The Cast of ‘Lost’: Before They Were TV Stars
– Ready? OK!
– Straight-Jacket 2004
– Unfaithful
Michael Emerson Net Worth
Michael gets his wealth from his work as an actor who is well known due to 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, as well as Harold Finch on the CBS series Person of Interest. Therefore, Michael has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Michael’s estimated net worth is $8 Million.
How Old Is Michael Emerson
Michael is a 68-year-old who was born on September 7, 1954, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States.
Is Michael Emerson Married
Yes. Michael is married to his wife actress Carrie Preston. The pair married in 1998 in Carrie’s hometown of Macon, Georgia. The two met while Michael was presenting in a stage production of Hamlet in Alabama. Michael and Carrie later starred together in Straight-Jacket in 2004.