Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Macht
Macht in March 2009.
Born	Gabriel Stephen Macht (1972-01-22) January 22, 1972 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980 – present
Spouse(s)	Jacinda Barrett (2004–present; 2 children)

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

Early life

Macht was born in The Bronx, New York, 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. Both of his parents are Jewish.^[1]

Macht was raised in California from the age of five. After graduating 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, 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]

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.^[6] The show has been a success for Gabriel and USA Network, having just been renewed for a sixth season of 16 episodes in July 2015.^[7] 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.^[8]

Personal life

Macht married Australian-born actress Jacinda Barrett in 2004.^[9] The couple's first child, a girl, Satine Anais Geraldine Macht, was born August 20, 2007 in Los Angeles.^[10] They had a second child, a son named Luca, on February 26, 2014.^[11][12]

Macht has been the best friend of his Suits co-star Sarah Rafferty for over 20 years, ever since they met in 1993 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Macht is a vegetarian and practices green living.^[13]

Filmography

Macht in June 2004.

Television

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gabriel Macht.

• Gabriel Macht at the Internet Movie Database