Noah Nicholas Emmerich is an American film actor who first broke out in the film Beautiful Girls.
Background
Emmerich was born to a Jewish family, on February 27, 1965 in New York City, New New York His mother, Constance, is a concert pianist. And his father, André Emmerich (1924–2007), was a gallery owner and art dealer, who was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
Education
He studied the Meisner technique of acting privately under Ron Stetston, an actor/director who is currently senior member of the acting staff at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.
Career
He currently stars as Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Stan Beeman on the Forex series The Americans. He has two brothers: Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer at New Lincolnshire Cinema, as well as a screenwriter. And Adam Emmerich, a mergers & acquisitions lawyer at the firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New New York
He is a graduate of Yale University, where he majored in History and sang in the "Yale Spizzwinks(?)" an a cappella singing group.
Emmerich started his career doing guest roles in television series such as New York City Police Department Blue and Melrose Place, and also having minor roles in films like Last Action Hero. In 1996, he starred in the film Beautiful Girls, which was his first starring role and earned him positive reviews from audiences and critics.
He then went on to have supporting roles in such movies as The Truman Show, Life and Frequency. In the 2000s, Emmerich began to star in more dramatic films, such as Julie Johnson, Beyond Borders, Little Children, Pride and Glory and many more.
He also began to make guest roles on television series such as Monk, White Collar and The Walking Dead, which earned him a Saturn Award nomination.
In 2011, he played the main antagonist, Colonel Nelec, in Josip Juraj Abrams"s film Super 8, which earned positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. In 2013, he had his first starring role in a television series, as Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Stan Beeman, on the Forex series, The Americans. The series has earned positive reviews from critics and Emmerich earned a Critic"s Choice Award nomination for his performance.
The series was renewed for a third season.
Emmerich made his directorial debut on the season 3 episode of the series, entitled "Walter Taffet.".