August Emerson is an American actor best known for work on television, independent film, and musical theatre.
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Born in Florida, Emerson and his sister Danna Maret were introduced to acting at a young age. The young aspiring actor appeared in local theatre productions and commercials for several years as a child.
At eight years old, Emerson made his professional theatre debut in a production of The Rothschilds in which he was directed by Lonny Price. Eight years later, at the age of 16, Emerson moved to New York City to pursue his career further, appearing in off-Broadway productions. He later moved to California to attend the University of California-Los Angeles. In Sacramento, Emerson was in a 2008 production of Sweeney Todd in which he was given rave reviews for his portrayal of Tobias Ragg.
After making three small movies—2004 short film Normal, 2006 independent film Thanks to Gravity and 2007 made-for-TV movie The Ranger Larry Show -- Emerson made the jump to episodic television. He made his television debut in 2007 on Law and Order: Criminal Intent on the episode "Seeds," in which he played the son of a murdered OB-GYN. He followed that up with three more jobs between 2008 and 2009, two being small roles on ER and Ghost Whisperer, as well as a significant guest role on Bones as a graduate student suspected in the murder of a physicist.
In 2009, Emerson starred in the critically acclaimed short film Running Away With Blackie. In the movie, he played Jetty, a depressed drug addict who tries to run away from his problems accompanied by his dog who is his only friend; Emerson was praised for his performance and he was nominated for Best Actor at the 2009 Maverick Movie Awards. In 2011, Emerson appeared in the movie I Melt With You which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He had a role in In Time, which co-starred Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Alex Pettyfer, and others.