---
name: "Noah Emmerich"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/noah-emmerich"
fi1m_id: "noah-emmerich"
imdb_id: "nm0001187"
tmdb_id: 11315
wikidata_id: "Q720530"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "27 February 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T00:53:24.034012+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Noah Emmerich

## Identity

Noah Emmerich

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/noah-emmerich
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** noah-emmerich
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001187
- **TMDB ID:** 11315
- **Wikidata ID:** Q720530
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Emmerich, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720530, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001187/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11315

Actor and director. Born 27 February 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 27 February 1965, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Noah Nicholas Emmerich
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 9 acting, 1 directing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (2), 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 75 (5), 2020s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 72 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Comedy 3, Action 2, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $440m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Emmerich, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720530, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001187/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11315

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Master of None*](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md) (80), [*The Good Nurse*](https://film.one/film/the-good-nurse.md) (73), [*The Spy*](https://film.one/tv/the-spy.md) (58)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Truman Show*](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md) (88), [*Little Children*](https://film.one/film/little-children.md) (77)
- **Disney+:** [*The Americans*](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md) (91)
- **AMC+:** [*Dark Winds*](https://film.one/tv/dark-winds.md) (79)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Noah Emmerich

> Noah Emmerich makes friendship feel dependable enough that doubt can hurt. We rate him for the warmth he brings to supporting parts, though the steady supply of authority figures has narrowed the opportunities.

In *The Truman Show* (1998), Noah Emmerich gives Marlon enough warmth that Truman has reason to trust him. The friendship feels ordinary, which is what the film needs. If Marlon looked suspect from the start, there would be little hurt in watching Jim Carrey’s Truman begin to question the people around him. Emmerich makes that uncertainty matter without pulling attention away from Carrey.

Peter Weir gives the awkwardness time to register, and Emmerich and Laura Linney, as Meryl, make the relationships seem affectionate enough to sustain it. We felt uncomfortable when the sales pitches took the place of conversation, because Truman was expecting affection. Emmerich understands how much this comedy needs us to believe in its people. His warmth gives the awkward exchanges a cost that a performance concerned only with getting laughs would struggle to supply.

That dependable quality became both an asset and a limit. After a major starring part in *Beautiful Girls* (1996), his career settled into supporting film work and television guest appearances through the 2000s. Colonel Nelec in *Super 8* (2011) belongs to a recurring run of agents, officers and deputies. These parts suit his ability to give authoritative figures emotional complications. We would have liked casting directors to notice the comic possibilities more often.

*The Americans* (2013–2018) gave him the longer attention that supporting film parts rarely allow. As FBI agent Stan Beeman, he could develop a character’s contradictions over a sustained run. The part became his long-form breakthrough, but the strengths were familiar: grounded acting, emotional complication and an ability to work within an ensemble. We value that continuity; he did not need to become a different sort of actor to justify the extra time.

Start with *The Truman Show* for a useful demonstration of how much a supporting performance can decide. Carrey supplies the vulnerability, but Emmerich helps establish why Truman would have trusted the people around him in the first place. We would welcome a casting director who remembered that he can be funny.

## Biography

Noah Nicholas Emmerich is an American actor. He was born in New York City on 27 February 1965 and graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in history.

Emmerich's first starring film role was in *Beautiful Girls* (1996). He appeared as Marlon in *The Truman Show* (1998) and took supporting parts in *Frequency* (2000), *Miracle* (2004), *Little Children* (2006) and *Super 8* (2011).

On television he played Garrett Fowler in *White Collar* and Stan Beeman in *The Americans* (2013–2018). His brother Toby Emmerich works in the film industry.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (9) — the average rests on these

- *Dark Winds* (2022), Fi1m 79, as Leland Whitover — [page](https://film.one/tv/dark-winds.md)
- *The Good Nurse* (2022), Fi1m 73, as Tim Braun — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-nurse.md)
- *The Spy* (2019), Fi1m 58, as Dan Peleg — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-spy.md)
- *Master of None* (2015), Fi1m 80, as Mark — [page](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md)
- *Warrior* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Dan Taylor — [page](https://film.one/film/warrior.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, as Edwin Jenner — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Little Children* (2006), Fi1m 77, as Larry Hedges — [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *The Truman Show* (1998), Fi1m 88, as Marlon / Louis Coltrane — [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Last Action Hero* (1993), Fi1m 62, as Rookie — [page](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md)

### Directed (1)

- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, as Stan Beeman — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Murdaugh: Death in the Family* (2025), series, as Randy Murdaugh
- *The Ice Cream Man* (2024), as Ernst Cahn
- *The Big Cigar* (2024), series, as Stanley Schneider
- *The Good Nurse* (2022), as Tim Braun — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-nurse.md)
- *Dark Winds* (2022), series, as Leland Whitover — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/dark-winds.md)
- *Suspicion* (2022), series, as Scott Anderson
- *The Walking Dead: World Beyond* (2020), series, as Edwin Jenner
- *Space Force* (2020), series, as General Kick Grabaston
- *The Spy* (2019), series, as Dan Peleg — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-spy.md)
- *The Hot Zone* (2019), series, as Lt. Col. Jerry Jaax
- *That's Harassment* (2018), as Actor
- *The Wilde Wedding* (2017), as Jimmy
- *Billions* (2016), series, as Freddie Aquafino · Director
- *Jane Got a Gun* (2015), as Bill Hammond
- *Master of None* (2015), series, as Mark — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/master-of-none.md)
- *Blood Ties* (2013), as Lt. Colon
- *The Americans* (2013), series, as Stan Beeman · Director — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *The Fitzgerald Family Christmas* (2012), as Francis "FX" Xavier
- *Warrior* (2011), as Dan Taylor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/warrior.md)
- *Super 8* (2011), as Nelec
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Edwin Jenner — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Trust* (2010), as Al Hart
- *Fair Game* (2010), as Bill
- *Sympathy for Delicious* (2010), as Rene Faubacher
- *White Collar* (2009), series, as Garrett Fowler
- *Pride and Glory* (2008), as Francis Tierney, Jr.
- *Little Children* (2006), as Larry Hedges — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *Sometimes in April* (2005), as Lionel Quaid
- *Cellular* (2004), as Jack Tanner
- *Miracle* (2004), as Craig Patrick
- *Beyond Borders* (2003), as Elliott Hauser
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Roderick Brody
- *Windtalkers* (2002), as Corporal Charles Rogers
- *Julie Johnson* (2001), as Rick Johnson
- *Frequency* (2000), as Gordo Hersch
- *Love & Sex* (2000), as Eric
- *Tumbleweeds* (1999), as Vertis Dewey (uncredited)
- *Crazy in Alabama* (1999), as Sheriff Raymond
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Bobby Zane — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Pete Breslin
- *Life* (1999), as Stan Blocker
- *Monument Ave.* (1998), as Red
- *The Truman Show: Tru-Talk* (1998), as Louis Coltrane
- *The Truman Show* (1998), as Marlon / Louis Coltrane — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Cop Land* (1997), as Deputy Bill Geisler
- *In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers* (1996), as Rhino
- *Beautiful Girls* (1996), as Michael "Mo" Morris
- *If Someone Had Known* (1995), as Officer Ed Hunt
- *Jack Reed: A Search for Justice* (1994), as Cop #1
- *Laura Sobers* (1994), as Dale
- *Precious Victims* (1993), as Patrolman
- *Last Action Hero* (1993), as Rookie — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/last-action-hero.md)
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Sam Bennett
- *The Up and Comer*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Noah Emmerich](https://film.one/media/person/87635/gallery-f27c251c1c88.jpg) Noah Emmerich — Christopherharte, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Noah_emmerich.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Noah Emmerich (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/87635/gallery-75d681ebe2bb.jpg) Noah Emmerich (2022) — LiebermanStyle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Noah_Emmerich.jpg/1280px-Noah_Emmerich.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of The Truman Show and The Americans. 3/5/16 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/87635/gallery-8ae7be165f38.jpg) Star of The Truman Show and The Americans. 3/5/16 (2016) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Noah_Emmerich_%2825549996230%29.jpg/1280px-Noah_Emmerich_%2825549996230%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of The Truman Show and The Americans. 3/5/16 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/87635/gallery-548e518b6bb5.jpg) Star of The Truman Show and The Americans. 3/5/16 (2016) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Noah_Emmerich_%2825850681395%29.jpg/1280px-Noah_Emmerich_%2825850681395%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Noah Emmerich](https://film.one/media/person/87635/gallery-84729e46a7f1.jpg) Noah Emmerich — Image via TMDB
- ![Star of The Truman Show and The Americans. 3/5/16 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/87635/gallery-2fe38ef78555.jpg) Star of The Truman Show and The Americans. 3/5/16 (2016) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Noah_Emmerich_%2825850681395%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Noah_Emmerich_%2825850681395%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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