Gabriel Macht Biography

Gabriel S. Macht (born January 22, 1972) is an American actor. Macht is known for playing The Spirit in the film of the same name, and most recently 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. His parents are both Jewish.

Macht was raised in California from the age of five. Following high school, he attended Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, graduating in 1994. During his time at Carnegie Mellon he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.

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. 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.

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. The show has been a success for Gabriel having been renewed for a second and third season each year; with the third season currently airing as of summer 2013. Because of the success of the show Macht has been added as a co-executive producer for the show along with his co-star Patrick J. Adams.

Personal life

Macht married Australian-born actress Jacinda Barrett in 2004. The couple had their first child, a girl, Satine Anais Geraldine Macht, born August 20, 2007 in Los Angeles. He has been a friend of his Suits co-star Sarah Rafferty for almost 20 years, and during the filming of the show in Toronto, they shared a house. Macht is a vegetarian and practices green living.

Filmography

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
	The Audrey Hepburn Story	William Holden
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	Whiteout	Robert Pryce
	One Way to Valhalla	Bo Durant
2010	Middle Men	Buck Dolby
	Love & Other Drugs	Trey Hannigan
2011	S.W.A.T.: Firefight	Paul Cutler
	A Bag of Hammers	Wyatt

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	13 episodes
2005	Numb3rs	Don Eppes	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
	Archangel	R.J. O'Brian	Miniseries
2011"present	Suits	Harvey Specter	Lead role