Gabriel Macht
Gabriel Macht (born January 22, 1972 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor who is best known for his leading role as Harvey Specter in the lawyer series Suits and for his leading role as The Spirit in the comic book adaptation of the same name .
Life
Gabriel Macht was born in 1972 in the Bronx , New York, the son of actor Stephen Macht and Suzanne Puliers, a museum curator . He grew up in Westchester County , New York. At the age of five, Macht moved to California as part of his family of six for professional reasons of their father . In 1980, as an eight-year-old, Macht made his feature film debut in Why should I lie? . He was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his portrayal . By 1990, Macht attended Beverly Hills High School, where he took acting classes. Then power went to the College of Fine Arts in Pittsburgh . He then lived in New York for six years, mainly working in the theater, before moving back to Los Angeles .
After his first film, television and theater roles, he played a leading role in the short-lived science fiction television series The Others by NBC in 2000 . This was followed by roles in films such as Im Fadenkreuz - Alone Against All , The Use and The Good Shepherd . In 2007, together with the ensemble of actors from Der gute Hirte , Macht won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for outstanding artistic performance .
In 2008, Macht became known to a large audience through the lead role in Frank Miller's comic book adaptation The Spirit . Since 2011, Macht has starred as Harvey Specter in Suits , a USA Network lawyer series .
He has been married to actress Jacinda Barrett since 2004 . With her he has a daughter (* 2007) and a son (* 2014).
Filmography
- 1980: why should I lie? (Why Would I Lie?)
- 1991: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series, episode 2x11)
- 1995: Heart of an Indomitable ( Follow The River , TV movie)
- 1997: Chaos City ( Spin City , TV series, episode 1x18)
- 1998: The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
- 1998: Love in Every Relationship (The Object of My Affection)
- 1998: Sex and the City (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 1999: Simply Irresistible (Simply Irresistible)
- 1999: Wasteland (TV series, episode 1x06)
- 2000: The Bookie's Lament
- 2000: 101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)
- 2000: The Audrey Hepburn Story (TV movie)
- 2000: The Others (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2001: American Outlaws
- 2001: In the Crosshairs - Alone Against All (Behind Enemy Lines)
- 2002: Bad Company - The world is in good hands (Bad Company)
- 2003: Grand Theft Parsons
- 2003: The use (The Recruit)
- 2004: Lovesong for Bobby Long (A Love Song for Bobby Long)
- 2005: The Red Conspiracy ( Archangel , Miniseries)
- 2006: The Good Shepherd (The Good Shepherd)
- 2007: From Woman to Woman (Because I Said So)
- 2008: The Spirit
- 2009: Middle Men
- 2009: whiteout
- 2009: One Way to Valhalla
- 2010: Love and other drugs - side effects included (Love and Other Drugs)
- 2011: A Bag of Hammers
- 2011: SWAT: Firefight
- 2011–2019: Suits (TV series)
- 2013: The Edge of Sanity - Am Abgrund des Wahnsinns (Breaking at the Edge)
- 2019: Pearson (TV series) (1 episode)
Web links
- Gabriel Macht in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography of USA Network (English)
- Yahoo! Biography Movies (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Power, Gabriel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |