Early life

Emmerich was born to a Jewish family, on February 27, 1965 in New York City, 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. He has two brothers: Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer at New Line Cinema, as well as a screenwriter; and Adam Emmerich, a mergers & acquisitions lawyer at the firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York.

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. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he majored in History and sang in the "Yale Spizzwinks(?)" an a cappella singing group.

Career

Emmerich started his career doing guest roles in television series such as NYPD 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 J.J. 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 FBI Agent Stan Beeman, on the FX 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."

Personal life

Emmerich was previously married (1998-2003) to actress Melissa Fitzgerald. On April 26, 2014, Emmerich married actress and producer Mary Regency Boies at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York. He lives in Greenwich Village in New York City.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Last Action Hero	'Rookie'
1994	Laura Sobers	Dale	Short film
1996	Beautiful Girls	Michael "Mo" Morris
1997	Cop Land	Deputy Bill Geisler
1998	The Truman Show	Marlon
1999	Life	Stan Blocker
1999	Tumbleweeds	Vertis Dewey
2000	Frequency	Gordo Hersch
2001	Julie Johnson	Rick Johnson
2002	Windtalkers	Private Chick
2003	Beyond Borders	Elliot Hauser
2004	Miracle	Craig Patrick
2004	Cellular	Jack Tanner
2006	Little Children	Larry Hedges
2007	Joulutarina	Nikolas	English dub
2008	Pride and Glory	Francis Tierney, Jr.
2010	Trust	Al Hart
2010	Fair Game	Bill Johnson
2011	Super 8	Colonel Nelec
2011	Warrior	Dan Taylor
2012	The Fitzgerald Family Christmas	FX
2013	Blood Ties	Lt. Colon
2016	Jane Got a Gun	Bill Hammond
2017	Wilde Wedding	Jimmy Darling	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Flying Blind	Ronald	Episode: "The Long Goodbye"
1993	Precious Victims	Patrolman	Television film
1994	NYPD Blue	Eddie	Episode: "Serge the Concierge"
1994	Jack Reed: A Search for Justice	Cop #1	Television film
1995	Melrose Place	Sam Bennett	Episode: "Love and Death 101"
1995	If Someone Had Known	Officer Ed Hurt	Television film
1996	Smoke Jumpers	Rhino	Television film
2000	The West Wing	Bobby Zane	Episode: "Take This Sabbath Day"
2000	Wonderland	Johnny	Episode: "Spell Check"
2005	Sometimes in April	Lionel Quaid	Television film
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Officer Pete Breslin	Episode: "Ripped"
2009	Monk	Roderick Brody	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Bully"
2009-2010	White Collar	Garrett Fowler	5 episodes
2010	The Walking Dead	Dr. Edwin Jenner	2 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television
2013-present	The Americans	FBI Agent Stan Beeman	52 episodes Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Supporting Actor
2015	Master of None	Mark	Episode: "The Other Man"
2016	Billions	Freddy Aquafino	Episode: "Short Squeeze"

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