Continuing to act in regional theater, he finally got his big break in 1997 when he starred as Oscar Wilde in Moises Kaufman's critically-acclaimed off-Broadway play, "Gross Indecency: The Trials of Oscar Wilde."
In the following years, Emerson has continued to act on stage. He has displayed his talents opposite Uma Thurman off-Broadway in "The Misanthrope" in 1998 and as Willie Oban in 1999's "The Iceman Cometh" with Kevin Spacey . He has co-starred with Kate Burton in both "Give Me Your Answer, Do!" and " Hedda Gabler ". Emerson also offered a memorable performance as (fictional) confessed serial killer William Hinks in several episodes of " The Practice ," for which he won a 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. One of his most well-known works came a few years ago as the character Zep Hindle in the action-thriller Saw . In 2006, he played Henry Gale on " Lost ."
Divorced once, he married his second wife, actress Carrie Preston , in September of 1998.
- Won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (for playing "William Hinks" on The Practice ), 2001
- '' The Importance Of Being Earnest '', Arkansas Repertory Theatre , 1990
- '' Amadeus '', Arkansas Repertory Theatre , 1995
- '''' (as Oscar Wilde), Minetta Lane Theatre (off-Broadway), 1997 - 1998
- '' The Misanthrope '', Classic Stage Company , 1998
- '' The Iceman Cometh '' (as Willie Oban), Brooks Atkinson Theatre , 1999
- '' Give Me Your Answer, Do! '' (as David Knight), Gramercy Theatre (off-Broadway), 1999 - 2000
- '' Hedda Gabler '' (as George Tesman), Ambassador Theatre , Broadway , 2001 - 2002
- '' Only The End Of The World '' (as Louis), Theatre 3 (off-Broadway), 2002
- '' Measure For Measure '' (as Duke Vincentio), Bruns Amphitheater , Orinda, California , 2003
- '' Someone Who'll Watch Over Me '', The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, 2004
- '' Hamlet '' (as Ghost, Claudius, Osric, and Guildenstern), McCarter Theatre Center , Princeton, New Jersey , 2005
- '' Bach At Leipzig '' (as Schott), New York Theatre Workshop , 2005
- Participated in a staged reading of a play (involving String Theory ) written by Jacquelyn Reingold called, "String Fever," at Rockefeller University in 2003.
- The radio play adaptation of Neil Gaiman's short story, '' Murder Mysteries ,'' in which he was the narrator.
- The audio book version of James Patterson's novel, '' Four Blind Mice ,'' which he co-narrated with Peter J. Fernandez .
- '' Private Sector ,'' audiobook of the novel by Brian Haig , which he co-narrated with John Rubinstein .
- Volume III of an audiobook series called ''Legends II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy'', which includes a short story by Neil Gaiman .
- Narrated audiobook CD of The Amalgamation Polka by Stephen Wright , published in February of 2006.
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