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Gabriel Macht
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Gabriel Macht
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1972-01-22,The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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

Because I Said So

5.872

Because I Said So
2007-02-02

6.37

The Recruit
2003-01-31

5.496

Bad Company
2002-06-07

5.572

Whiteout
2009-09-09

Behind Enemy Lines

6.416

Behind Enemy Lines
2001-11-30

4.766

The Spirit
2008-12-25

A Love Song for Bobby Long

6.769

A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004-09-02

American Outlaws

6

American Outlaws
2001-08-17

Love & Other Drugs

7.045

Love & Other Drugs
2010-11-04

Grand Theft Parsons

5.8

Grand Theft Parsons
2004-06-18

6.48

Middle Men
2009-05-17

One Way to Valhalla

5.6

One Way to Valhalla
2009-01-01

S.W.A.T.: Firefight

5.698

S.W.A.T.: Firefight
2011-03-01

The Object of My Affection

5.8

The Object of My Affection
1998-04-17

101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)

5.333

101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)
2000-01-01

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

5.125

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
1998-09-11

The Audrey Hepburn Story

6

The Audrey Hepburn Story
2000-03-27

Why Would I Lie?

6

Why Would I Lie?
1980-08-10

A Bag of Hammers

5.788

A Bag of Hammers
2011-03-12

Follow The River

7.036

Follow The River
1995-04-22

The Good Shepherd

6.347

The Good Shepherd
2006-12-11

Simply Irresistible

5.435

Simply Irresistible
1999-02-05

Beverly Hills, 90210

7.363

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990-10-04

6.2

The Others
2000-02-05

6.217

Archangel
2005-03-19

8.223

Suits
2011-06-23

Sex and the City

7.392

Sex and the City
1998-06-06

7.072

Spin City
1996-09-17

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.1

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

7.3

Pearson
2019-07-17

7.1

Suits LA
2025-02-23