Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Macht

  • Birthday: 1972-01-22
  • Place of birth: The Bronx, New York, USA

Biography

Gabriel Macht is an American actor. He was born in the Bronx, New York, to Suzanne, a museum curator and archivist, and actor Stephen Macht. Gabriel has three siblings, and moved with his parents to California when he was young. Gabriel had his first success on screen when he was 8-years-old. He was nominated for a Best Young Motion Picture Actor Award for his performance in the movie Why Would I Lie? (1980). Briefly withdrawing from the business as a child, he returned as an adult with favorable roles that further developed his talents. After high school, Macht studied theatre at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh. Macht remains active in the theater and is involved with the Mad Dog Theater Company in New York where he performed the play "To Whom It May Concern" for the company at the Belgrade International Theatre Festival in 1997. His other theater credits include "Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at Promenade Theater Off Broadway and Theater on the Square in San Francisco; Roger Kumble's "Turnaround" at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles; "La Ronde" directed by Joanne Woodward at Williamstown Theater Festival; "What the Butter Saw" directed by Joe Dowling at Arena Stage in Washington DC. On the big screen, Macht was seen in Edward Zwick's highly acclaimed, "Love & Other Drugs" where he starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway who were both nominated for Golden Globes® for their performances. Macht also starred in the comic book inspired film, "The Spirit" as the titular character opposite Samuel Jackson, Scarlett Johannson, and Eva Mendes directed by Frank Miller. He was previously seen in Robert De Niro's critically acclaimed film, "The Good Shepherd" with Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie. Macht's additional screen credits include the comic drama "Middle Men" with Giovanni Ribisi and Luke Wilson, the arctic thriller "Whiteout" with Kate Beckinsale, the romantic comedy "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton; Joel Schumacher's "Bad Company" opposite Anthony Hopkins; "The Recruit" opposite Al Pacino and Colin Farrell; "Behind Enemy Lines" with Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman and "American Outlaws" where he first starred opposite Colin Farrell. His role in "A Love Song for Bobby Long" garnered Macht critical acclaim for his performance as the tormented writer, Lawson Pines' starring opposite John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson in the 2004 film. On television, Macht had guest starring roles on "Sex and the City," and "Spin City" and was a regular on Steven Spielberg's supernatural drama for NBC "The Others," and starred as William Holden in ABC's "The Audrey Hepburn Story". Macht is best known for his role as Harvey Specter in USA drama Suits (2011). He resides in New York, Los Angeles, and the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent on both sides of his family.

Filmography

The Spirit

2008

As The Spirit / Denny Colt

One Way to Valhalla

2009

As Bo Durant

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

2011

As Paul Cutler

Suits: Retrospective Special

2019

As Harvey Specter / Self

Whiteout

2009

As Robert Pryce

Because I Said So

2007

As Johnny

Bad Company

2002

As Seale

Behind Enemy Lines

2001

As Lt. Jeremy 'Smoke' Stackhouse

A Love Song for Bobby Long

2004

As Lawson Pines

Grand Theft Parsons

2004

As Gram Parsons

Middle Men

2009

As Buck Dolby

Why Would I Lie?

1980

As Jeorge

Archangel

2005

As R.J. O'Brian

The Recruit

2003

As Zack

American Outlaws

2001

As Frank James

The Audrey Hepburn Story

2000

As William Holden

Love & Other Drugs

2010

As Trey Hannigan

A Bag of Hammers

2011

As Wyatt

Follow The River

1995

As Johnny Draper

The Good Shepherd

2006

As John Russell, Jr.

Simply Irresistible

1999

As Charlie

The Object of My Affection

1998

As Steve Casillo

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