Michael Emerson
Birth Name:
Michael Emerson
Birth Place:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Supported the Honolulu Theatre for Youth by contributing artwork to a fundraising auction
- Supports several organizations and charities, including Actors Fund, Broadway Cares and Gay Men's Health Crisis
- In 2009, married fellow actress Carrie Preston, who appears in television programs "True Blood" and "The Good Wife․"
- Emerson earned his first big role in the 1997 production of the play "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde," portraying the writer Oscar Wilde
- Studied theater and art at Drake University in Iowa before finding work as a theatre director and teacher Flagler College in Tennessee
- Quote: "I've played villains on stage - you know, the lagos and so on - but I think of myself as a funny person․ I mostly did comedies before I did TV work․"
- Best known for playing villainous characters, including William Hinks in television series "The Practice․"
Awards
- 2001OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2006Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2006Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2007Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Nominated
- 2007Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2007Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2007Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2007Teen Choice Award - Choice TV: Villain:Nominated
- 2008Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Winner
- 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Winner
- 2008INOCA TV - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2008OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Nominated
- 2009Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2009Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2009INOCA TV - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2010Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actor of the Decade:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actor of the Decade:Nominated
- 2010Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2010Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2011Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Nominated
- 2013BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2014BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2021Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2021CCA Super Award - Best Actor in a Horror Series:Nominated
- 2022CCA Super Award - Best Villain in a Series:Nominated
- 2023Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2023CCA Super Award - Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie:Nominated
- 2024Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actor:Nominated
- 2025Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2025CCA Super Award - Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie:Nominated
- 2025CCA Super Award - Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie:Nominated