Noah Emmerich

Birthday: 27 February 1965, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Noah Nicholas Emmerich

Height: 191 cm

Noah Emmerich was born and raised in New York City, to Constance, a concert pianist, and André Emmerich, an art dealer and gallery owner. He attended Yale University, where he sang with the a capella group the Yale Spizzwinks. He attended NYU Film School where he wrote and directed an award winning short film called "The Painter." Emmerich came to prominence with starring roles in the cult hit Beautiful Girls (1996) and the Jim Carrey blockbuster The Truman Show (1998). He is considered a real "actor's actor," noted for his understated, subtle realism and his deep emotional presence on screen. His production company, Sandbox Entertainment, has a first-look production deal with New Line Cinema. His older brother is Toby Emmerich. Show less «

That's the weirdest thing about television for me is that you're getting feedback in the middle of t...Show more »

That's the weirdest thing about television for me is that you're getting feedback in the middle of the work. Show less «

After every movie, you get offered the role that you just did in the last movie.

I did do a war movie, 'Windtalkers.' That was a lot of action. But once you've done one big action/w...Show more »

I did do a war movie, 'Windtalkers.' That was a lot of action. But once you've done one big action/war movie, you don't need to do another one. Show less «

A movie set or any set is a completely private place and it feels very insulated.

In the modern world there's no such thing as formality. A dinner jacket used to mean a tuxedo, you k...Show more »

In the modern world there's no such thing as formality. A dinner jacket used to mean a tuxedo, you know? Show less «

Some of the things I've been in are comedic, but I don't get considered for true comedies because I'...Show more »

Some of the things I've been in are comedic, but I don't get considered for true comedies because I'm a 'dramatic' actor. Show less «

I'm actually pretty scientifically interested. I have a lot of friends who are doctors, so the idea ...Show more »

I'm actually pretty scientifically interested. I have a lot of friends who are doctors, so the idea of the virus and the synapses in the brain and how the nervous system works was actually all pretty familiar to me. Show less «

It seems like the more I live, the more I realize that saying 'yes' is almost never a mistake. If yo...Show more »

It seems like the more I live, the more I realize that saying 'yes' is almost never a mistake. If you say no, it might feel safe, but then you end up going nowhere. Show less «

I'm not really a zombie genre guy; I'm not particularly versed in it. Doing 'The Walking Dead' sort ...Show more »

I'm not really a zombie genre guy; I'm not particularly versed in it. Doing 'The Walking Dead' sort of turned me on to the whole thing. Show less «

My brother started in the music business, and I was an actor - we were both in the entertainment ind...Show more »

My brother started in the music business, and I was an actor - we were both in the entertainment industry, but doing separate things. Then he went over to New Line and started their soundtrack department, that's how he got his foot in the door. Show less «

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