Hi there!
My name’s Emmet (he/him) and I’m an actor, songwriter, documentary filmmaker, and climate activist.
Check out what I’ve been up to below, click around, and reach out!
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
at Irish Rep
Visit us in Ballybeg this Spring! Tickets.
NYT article about the project.
UPDATE: Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Outstanding Revival!
Broadway Green Alliance
This January I’m thrilled to begin an internship with BGA — bridging my passions for theatre and climate and working to make the industry more sustainable!
Alice in Neverland
I get to play an immortal young Kyle Selig (AKA Peter Pan) in a development of this magical new musical by Phil Kenny and Reston Williams, directed by Catie Davis. Press release!
Goldfish Commercial
Watch Boban Marjanović dunk on me (verbally) in this new spot!
Pizza Hut / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Commercial
All smiles eating a slice on the subway like the pizza rat I am! Coming August 2023.
Atlantic at Irish Rep
This June, I get to have the wee pleasure of workshopping Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie’s new musical Atlantic at Irish Repertory Theatre.
Mr. Santa
I’m filled with Christmas spirit this spring, playing a high school songwriter (and getting to actually write original songs!) in Noel Calloway’s Mr. Santa starring Geoffrey Owens!
A Distinct Society at Pioneer
In winter 2023, I’ll be playing Declan in the World Premiere of Kareem Fahmy’s play at Pioneer Theatre Company. Press update!
New Amsterdam
In 2023 I will be co-starring as DeAngelo Grimes on the fifth and final season of NBC’s hit medical drama!
“We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust”
It has been my honor to write the script + English lyrics and co-produce this event. “We Are Here” is a concert of songs and stories from the ghettos and concentration camps. Read the press release, and see our updated sizzle reel here.
Write Out Loud
I am very proud to be a winner of the 2022 Write Out Loud Contest! This wonderful organization lifts up young songwriters, partnering with Broadway alums to record their music and put on a concert at 54 Below (September 26th). Stream the EP here!
The Sound of Music at the Marriott
Happy opening to The Sound of Music at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois! Performances are April 13-June 12.
Get your tickets below, and check out our press to the right!
SAG-AFTRA
As of 2022 I am a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists! Getting to work on TV and Film sets for the first time was one of my favorite parts of 2021 and I can’t wait for more this year, in the great company of 160,000 other Union artists.
A Bridge to the Moon
Pleased to announce that A BRIDGE TO THE MOON (book, music, lyrics) won Third Prize at the international Search for New Musicals 2021 at New Musicals, Inc. in Los Angeles!
Written by and starring Emmet Smith, Ruchir Khazanchi, and Michael-Ellen Walden, A Bridge to the Moon celebrates the power of a child’s dreams and the risks we will take to care for our community. In collaboration with the American Music Theatre, this iteration of our heartfelt folk musical is a filmed theatre piece: 70 minutes of us making music, making believe, and making absolute fools of ourselves in my living room-turned mythical island of Marama.
CGF Talent
This Spring, I began my journey with CGF Talent, an NYC-based legit talent agency representing actors in theatre, TV, and film.
Since then, I have been lucky to go on wonderful auditions and act on feature film and TV sets including CBS Network, NBC Universal, Netflix Film, and more!
Check out my Actor Page below for headshot, resume, and some work samples:
Sunrise Northwestern
This winter, I and fellow student climate activists founded Northwestern’s hub of the Sunrise Movement fighting for environmental justice, combating climate change, and creating millions of good jobs in the process.
State of the Art
Check out the WORLD’S VERY FIRST ZOOM MUSICAL (to my knowledge), last year’s Waa-Mu Show. I had the pleasure to serve as Writing Coordinator for State of the Art, which follows a covert group of artists vandalizing world-renowned pieces of street art in a not-so-distant future metropolis.