Gabriel Swann Macht (born January 22, 1972) is an American actor and film producer, known for portraying

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in the

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series '' Suits'' (2011–2019) and the

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in the 2008 superhero film ''The Spirit''.

Early life

Macht was born in

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, to

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parents. He is 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. Macht was raised in

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from the age of five. After graduating from

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, he attended

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, where he graduated in 1994. During his time at Carnegie Mellon, he became a member of

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fraternity.

Career

Macht was nominated for the Best Young Motion Picture Actor Award after playing his first role at age eight in the film ''

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'' under the stage name Gabriel Swann.3rd Annual Young Artist Awards
/ref> He has appeared in many film and television roles including ''

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'', '' The Good Shepherd'', '' 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

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's 2008 adaptation of

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's comic creation ''

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''. 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

drama '' Suits'', which was originally known under the working title ''A Legal Mind''. The series ran for nine seasons and 134 episodes, Macht appearing in all. Macht began receiving co-producer credit during season 3.

Personal life

Macht married Australian-born actress

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in 2004. The couple's first child, a girl, was born in August 2007 in

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. They had a second child, a son, in February 2014. Macht has been the best friend of his '' Suits'' co-star

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for over 28 years, ever since they met in 1993 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He was one of the guests at co-star

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’s

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, in May 2018. Macht is a vegetarian and practices green living.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macht, Gabriel 1972 births Male actors from California Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Jewish American male actors Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors People from the Bronx American Ashkenazi Jews