Zachary Booth (born 1983) is an American

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. He appeared in several productions with the Peterborough Players in

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, before starring in

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's ''What Goes On'' and on FX's ''

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''. Booth is a 2004 BFA graduate of the

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Career

Booth had supporting roles in the films ''

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'' alongside

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, and '' The Marc Pease Experience'' with

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. In 2009, he had a role in the

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film '' Taking Woodstock'' as a member of a hippie naturist group. In fall/winter of 2008, Booth co-starred alongside Tony award winners Victoria Clark and Michelle Park and Tony nominee

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in ''Prayer for My Enemy'', a new play by Craig Lucas at the Off-Broadway theater Playwrights Horizons in New York City. During the same year, he played the role of Gary in '' Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist''. In September 2010, he starred in the New York production of the new

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play ''Me, Myself & I'' also at Playwrights Horizons. He played a lead role in

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' '' Keep the Lights On''. The film opened on September 7, 2012. From 2018 to 2021, Booth played Horace Gilmer in ''

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'' at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway.

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Booth is ga

"As an actor who has been embraced by the queer community, I can't hide who I am, my truth, and still benefit from that. It feels uncomfortable", he said in an interview to Logo.

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* Living people 1983 births Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American male television actors American male film actors American male stage actors American gay actors 21st-century American male actors University of Michigan alumni {{US-screen-actor-1980s-stub