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Gabriel Macht

Actor, Director, ProducerBorn January 22, 1972 (52 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Spirit
  • Middle Men
  • Simply Irresistible
  • A Bag of Hammers
  • Breaking at the Edge
  • Follow the River
Known For
  • Suits
  • The Spirit
  • Love & Other Drugs
  • Behind Enemy Lines
  • The Recruit
  • Whiteout
  • Bad Company
  • Because I Said So
  • S.W.A.T.: Firefight
  • Middle Men
  • The Good Shepherd
  • A Love Song for Bobby Long
  • American Outlaws
  • Archangel

Filmography

2025
Suits LA (TV Series) · as Harvey Specter
2019
Pearson (TV Series) · as Harvey Specter
2013
Breaking at the Edge · as Detective Williams
2011
Suits (TV Series) · as Harvey Specter
2011
2011
S.W.A.T.: Firefight · as Paul Cutler
2010
Love & Other Drugs · as Trey Hannigan
2009
Whiteout · as Robert Pryce
2009
Middle Men · as Buck Dolby
2009
One Way to Valhalla · as Bo Durant
2008
The Spirit · as The Spirit / Denny Colt
2007
Because I Said So · as Johnny
2006
The Good Shepherd · as John Russell, Jr.
2005
Archangel · as R.j. O'brian
2005
Archangel (TV Series) · as R. J. O'brian
2005
Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Don Emrick
2004
A Love Song for Bobby Long · as Lawson Pines
2003
Grand Theft Parsons · as Gram Parsons
2003
The Recruit · as Zack
2002
Bad Company · as Seale
2001
Behind Enemy Lines · as Lt. Jeremy 'smoke' Stackhouse
2001
American Outlaws · as Frank James
2000
The Audrey Hepburn Story · as William Holden
2000
The Others (TV Series) · as Dr. Mark Gabriel
2000
1999
Wasteland (TV Series) · as Luke
1999
1998
1998
Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Barkley
1998
The Object of My Affection · as Steve Casillo
1996
Spin City (TV Series) · as Naked Guy
1995
Follow the River · as Johnny Draper
1990
1980
Why Would I Lie? · as Jeorge

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