Wolk moved from his home in New York City to London, England at a young age, when his father took up the position of Principal Baritone at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden[3] under Sir David Webster.

During his time at The Royal Exchange, he directed, performed and choreographed collaborations with director Braham Murray, working together on shows including The Recruiting Officer (1992) and Bats (2000).

[7] Between 1997 and 2001, Wolk appeared in the CBBC series Hububb where he played various characters and starred alongside Les Bubb, Ben Keaton, Elaine C. Smith and Miltos Yerolemou.

[8] Emil Wolk's screen appearances include, among others: The Return of Sherlock Holmes - The Six Napoleons (1986) starring Jeremy Brett as the great detective, Escape from Sobibor (1987) with Alan Arkin, The Tall Guy (1989) with Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson, and Stalin (1992) with Robert Duvall.

In addition to Wolk's career on stage and screen, he has also appeared as an actor in a number of opera productions, working predominantly with Robert Carsen as Puck in Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, most recently at La Scala, Milan in 2009.