Michael Emerson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1954-09-07
- Works
- 48
Top works
- Albert Einstein
- Redrawing the Map of Europe
- Democratisation in the European Neighbourhood
- Appraisal of the EU's Trade Policy Towards Its Eastern Neighbours
- Interculturalism
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Film & TV
Acting · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Michael Emerson (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Linus on Lost as well as fictional serial killer William Hinks in The Practice.
Known for
- Getting LOST — Self2024
- Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps — The Evil Wizard2024
- Elsbeth — Milton Crawford2024
- Fallout — Wilzig2024
- My Adventures with Superman — Brainiac (voice)2023
- Glimpse — Reg2022
- Dead Talk Live — Self - Guest2020
- The Name of the Rose — Abo of Fossanova - The Abbot2019
- Evil — Dr Leland Townsend2019
- The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements — Narrator2015
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 37
- Total plays
- 273
Michael Emerson (born 7 September 1954) is an American actor of the stage and screen. He won an "Outstanding Guest Actor" Emmy in 2001 for a part on The Practice and played Zep Hindle in the 2004 film Saw, but he is best known for his role as Benjamin Linus in the television series Lost. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Emerson">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 84,886x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,605x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,243x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1954-09-07 ) September 7, 1954 (age 71) , Cedar Rapids , Iowa , U.S.
- Education
- Drake University ( BA ), University of Alabama ( MFA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Spouse
- Carrie Preston ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 7 September 1954
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cedar Rapids
- Spouse
- Carrie Preston
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Drake University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Article
Michael Emerson (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on Lost (2006–2010) and as Harold Finch in the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016). Other prominent roles include Zep Hindle in the horror film Saw (2004) and as Dr. Leland Townsend in the Paramount+ thriller series Evil (2019–2024).
He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, one Guest Actor in a Drama Series award for portraying William Hinks on The Practice (2000–2001), and the second a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award for his role in Lost, for which he also received three other Primetime Emmy nominations. Emerson has also worked extensively in theatre, notably originating the role of Oscar Wilde in Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde from 1997 to 1998, portraying Willie Oban in the 1999 Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh, and playing Guy in the debut production of Will Eno's Wakey, Wakey in 2017.
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