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Michael Emerson is an American actor best known for his roles in television series such as "Lost," where he played the enigmatic Benjamin Linus, and "Person of Interest," where he portrayed Harold Finch. Emerson's ability to create complex, compelling characters has earned him critical acclaim and a strong following in the world of television drama.
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"It worries me a little bit the reach and power of TV. More people saw me in 'The Practice' than will ever see me in all the stage plays I ever do. Which is sort of humbling. Or troubling. Or both."

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"I've played villains on stage - you know, the Iagos and so on - but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly did comedies before I did TV work."

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"I've been blessed by doing classic plays on Broadway, which was one of my great dreams forever."

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"Yeah, it's funny, working on a show with as large a cast as we have here, your work gets sort of compartmentalized. There's still about half the cast that I've never had a scene with but I have missed working with Terry."

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