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Michael Emerson, born in 1954, is one of the most talented actors occupying the screens today. He's best known for playing Benjamin Linus on the show ''[[Lost]]'', arguably one of the finest [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]] ever seen. He also portrayed [[Bastard Understudy|Zep Hindle]] in the Saw movies, [[Serial Killer Killer|Marty Manning]] in the short-lived Tim Minear show The Inside, and [[Serial Killer|William Hinks]] in The Practice, for which he won an Emmy. He won a second Emmy for his role as Benjamin Linus. Others might recognize him from an earlier role as the mysterious narrator of [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[Murder Mysteries]]'' radio play. He currently stars as the enigmatic [[Techno Wizard|Mr Finch]] on the CBS action-thriller [[Person of Interest]].
Despite his tendency to play deeply scary characters, he's best known in theatre for his comedic talent. In real life, he's a [[Mean Character, Nice Actor|sweet, funny guy with a great sense of humour who does plenty of charity work.]] He's married to actress [[True Blood|Carrie Preston]], who has played his {{spoiler|short-lived}} [[Real Life Relative|mother]] on ''Lost''.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Perhaps the only thing he has in common with Ben is They are both this trope.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: See his charity work, his gentle funny demeanour in interviews, his major support for gay rights, and attended a benefit reading at a children's theatre where his performance was described thusly: 'And Emerson never broke character, even when Fox briefly lost his place in the script. “Aue!” he groaned, struggling under the weight of an imaginary giant fishing hook, as Fox found his place. He staggered as pages flipped. “Aue!”'.
* [[Cast Incest]]: His wife played his mother on Lost.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With [[Terry O Quinn]].
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