Michael Emerson

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Michael Emerson

Character(s)	Benjamin Linus

Date of Birth	September 7, 1954 (age 53)

Origin	Toledo, Iowa, USA

IMDb profile

Emerson as Zepp Hindle in Saw

Michael Emerson portrays Benjamin Linus. He also was the narrator in the clipshows "Lost: A Tale of Survival" and "Lost: Past, Present and Future."

1 Background
2 Trivia
3 Quotes
4 Filmography
- 4.1 Feature films
- 4.2 Television
5 Awards
6 Media appearances
7 External links
- 7.1 Fan pages
- 7.2 Miscellaneous

Background

Michael Emerson is originally from Toledo, Iowa. He is well known for his acclaimed theater work, but has also starred in a few films, such as the horror-thriller Saw, as well as in a number of TV roles. He appeared as serial killer William Hinks in a six-episode story arc of The Practice in 2000–2001, for which he won an Emmy for Best Performance by a Guest Actor. Additionally, he guest-starred on X-Files, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and SVU, among other roles.

He has been married to Carrie Preston (IMDB) since September 1998. She is also a stage and screen actress, most recently in Transamerica. She appeared in the episode "The Man Behind the Curtain" as Ben's mother Emily Linus.

Trivia

Has worked as a freelance illustrator.
Had a minor role in X-Files as Oliver Martin in the episode 9x18 "Sunshine Days" (2002) (the last stand-alone episode of the show). He played a man who used his psychic abilities to recreate The Brady Bunch and would unintentionally send people through the roof if they upset him.
- His character was described as being 'quiet, reserved, solitary during childhood,' resembling the Benjamin Linus character.
Played the Character "Harrigan" in the feature film "The Legend Of Zorro"
Also starred in the episode "Phantom" of Law and Order: Criminal Intent (as a child-killer), and narrated a radio drama by Neil Gaiman entitled "Murder Mysteries".

Michael Emerson with his wife (left) at the Emmys
In the first installment of the popular horror movie franchise Saw, Emerson played a character named "Zep Hindle", who spends a majority of the film monitoring captive torture victims on a closed circuit camera system. Saw also featured Ken Leung who portrays Miles in Lost.

Has the same birthday as fellow Lost cast member Mira Furlan.
Received a 2007 Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Benjamin Linus. He lost to fellow Lost actor Terry O'Quinn.
Narrated (out of character) the "Lost: Past, Present and Future" clip show before the premiere of Season 4.

Quotes

“

I've been blessed by doing classic plays on Broadway, which was one of my great dreams forever.

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It worries me a little bit the reach and power of TV. More people saw me in The Practice than will ever see me in all the stage plays I ever do. Which is sort of humbling. Or troubling. Or both.

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“

You work four days, and then one line is left when you see it. Demoralizing.

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Filmography

Feature films

Saw
The Legend Of Zorro

Television

Lost

Awards

Won the 2008 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for his role as Benjamin Linus on Lost
Received a 2007 Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Benjamin Linus. He lost to fellow Lost actor Terry O'Quinn.
Won the 2001 Emmy for Best Performance by a Guest Actor for his role as William Hinks in The Practice

Media appearances

Talk show

Emerson has appeared as a talk show guest in the following:

February 14, 2008: The View

Magazine

Emerson has been featured as the main topic of the following magazine articles:

Miscellaneous

September 30, 2006: Sunset on the Beach (Season 3 premiere)
Audio interview with Emerson - Podcast by Comic News Insider
IGN Interview

Upcoming

TBA

External links

Fan pages

The following websites are dedicated to Michael Emerson:

Miscellaneous

Biography - at ABC Medianet
ABC Upfront (Lost-Media) - Emerson at a Lost publicity media event
Federal Bureau of Prisons educational video - an early acting job for Emerson
Death, Dear Ones and the Monster: Michael Emerson Talks Lost

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Present

Naveen Andrews (1–4) • Henry Ian Cusick (3–4) • Jeremy Davies (4) • Michael Emerson (3–4) • Matthew Fox (1–4) • Jorge Garcia (1–4) • Josh Holloway (1–4) • Daniel Dae Kim (1–4) • Yunjin Kim (1–4) • Ken Leung (4) • Evangeline Lilly (1–4) • Rebecca Mader (4) • Elizabeth Mitchell (3–4) • Terry O'Quinn (1–4) • Emilie de Ravin (1–4)

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (2–3) • Maggie Grace (1–2) • Malcolm David Kelley (1–2) • Dominic Monaghan (1–4) • Harold Perrineau (1–2 / 4) • Michelle Rodriguez (2) • Kiele Sanchez (3) • Rodrigo Santoro (3) • Ian Somerhalder (1) • Cynthia Watros (2)