Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Swann Macht (born January 22, 1972) is an American actor and film producer best known for playing the character Harvey Specter on the USA Network series Suits, as well as for his role as The Spirit in the eponymous 2008 film adaptation.

Gabriel Macht
Macht in 2009
Born (1972-01-22) January 22, 1972
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor, producer, director
Years active1980–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2004)
Children2
Parent(s)

Early life

Macht was born in The Bronx, New York, to Jewish parents.[1] He is the son of Suzanne Victoria Pulier, a museum curator and archivist, and actor Stephen Macht. He has three siblings: Jesse, a musician (who appeared on The Next Great American Band), Ari Serbin, and Julie. Macht was raised in California from the age of five. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, he attended Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 1994.[2] During his time at Carnegie Mellon, he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.[3]

Career

Macht was nominated for the Best Young Motion Picture Actor Award after playing his first role at age eight in the film Why Would I Lie? under the stage name Gabriel Swann.[4]

He has appeared in many film and television roles including A Love Song for Bobby Long, The Good Shepherd, Because I Said So, The Recruit, and Archangel. For the 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines, Macht spent a week at sea filming on the flight deck, corridors, and hangar bay #3 of the USS Carl Vinson. Macht played the title role in Frank Miller's 2008 adaptation of Will Eisner's comic creation The Spirit. Although the film was a failure upon theatrical release, the film and Macht himself both gained a cult following.[5][6]

In July 2010, it was announced that Macht had signed on to star in the new USA Network drama Suits, which was originally known under the working title A Legal Mind.[7] The show has been a success for Gabriel and USA Network and was renewed for a ninth season that started in July 2019.[8] Although not listed in the credits on the official USA Network page, Macht's name along with co-star Patrick J. Adams' name appeared as "co-producers" during the end credits of each episode during season 3.[9]

Personal life

Macht married Australian-born actress Jacinda Barrett in 2004.[10] The couple's first child, a girl, Satine Anais Geraldine Macht, was born August 20, 2007 in Los Angeles.[11] They had a second child, a son named Luca, on February 26, 2014.[12]

Macht has been the best friend of his Suits co-star Sarah Rafferty for over 27 years, ever since they met in 1993 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[13] He was one of the guests at (another Suits co-star) Meghan Markle’s wedding to Prince Harry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018.

Macht is a vegetarian and practices green living.[14]

Filmography

Macht in 2013
Year Title Role Other notes
1980 Why Would I Lie? Jorge Credited as Gabriel Swann
Nominated—Young Artist Awards for Best Young Motion Picture Actor
1998 The Object of My Affection Steve Casillo
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole Troy
1999 Simply Irresistible Charlie
2000 The Bookie's Lament Mickey
101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo) Dirk
2001 American Outlaws Frank James
Behind Enemy Lines Naval Aviator Lt. Jeremy Stackhouse
2002 Bad Company Officer Seale
2003 The Recruit Zack
Grand Theft Parsons Gram Parsons
2004 A Love Song for Bobby Long Lawson Pines
2006 The Good Shepherd John Russell Jr. Berlin International Film Festival for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
2007 Because I Said So Johnny Dresden
2008 The Spirit Denny Colt/The Spirit
2009 Middle Men Buck Dolby
Whiteout Robert Pryce
One Way to Valhalla Bo Durant
2010 Love & Other Drugs Trey Hannigan
2011 S.W.A.T.: Firefight Paul Cutler Direct-to-video
A Bag of Hammers Wyatt
2013 Breaking at the Edge Detective Williams

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Beverly Hills, 90210 Tal Weaver Episode: "Leading from the Heart"
1995 Follow the River Johnny Draper TV movie
1997 Spin City The Naked Guy Episode: "Snowbound"
1998 Sex and the City Barkley Episode: "Models and Mortals"
1999 Wasteland Luke Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2000 The Audrey Hepburn Story William Holden TV movie
The Others Dr. Mark Gabriel Main role, 13 episodes
2005 Numbers Don Eppes Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
Archangel R.J. O'Brian Miniseries
2011–2019 Suits Harvey Specter Lead role (9 seasons, 134 episodes), also producer
2019 Pearson Harvey Specter 1 episode[15]

References

  1. Bloom, Nate. "Jews in the News: Dan Fogelman, Jason Segal & Stephen Macht". Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  2. Brittany Frederick (December 1, 2011). "Gabriel Macht: The Smartest Actor On Television". starpulse.com.
  3. Delta Upsilon FraternityDelta Upsilon. "Prominent Alumni". deltau.org. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  4. 3rd Annual Awards
  5. "IFC". Archived from the original on January 12, 2014.
  6. Woerner, Meredith. "Gabriel Macht Explains Where The Spirit Went Wrong". io9.gizmodo.com. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  7. "USA Enlists Gabriel Macht for A Legal Mind". TVGuide.com.
  8. "'Suits' Renewed for a Seventh Season by USA".
  9. "Suits on USA Network".
  10. Shawna Malcolm (August 2, 2012). "Debriefing Suits' Suave and Sexy Star Gabriel Macht". TV Guide. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  11. "Jacinda Barrett Welcomes a Baby Girl". August 28, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  12. "Gabriel Macht and Jacinda Barrett Welcome Son Luca". Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  13. "Suits' stars Gabriel Macht and Sarah Rafferty relish shared history".
  14. Miller, Gerri (August 10, 2011). "Gabriel Macht & Patrick Adams: Being green 'Suits' them". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  15. https://twitter.com/Suits_USA/status/1161736752077258752
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