Gabriel Macht

Macht was born in The Bronx, New York City. 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. His family is Jewish.^[3] Macht was raised in California from the age of five.

After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, he attended Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 1994.^[4] During his time at Carnegie Mellon, he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.^[5]

Macht was nominated for the Best Young Motion Picture Actor Award after playing his first role at age 8 in the film Why Would I Lie? under the stage name Gabriel Swann.^[1]

He has appeared in many film and television roles including A Love Song for Bobby Long, 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 Frank Miller's 2008 adaptation of Will Eisner's comic creation The Spirit. Although the film was a failure upon theatrical release, the film and Macht gained a cult following.^[6][7]

In July 2010, it was announced that Macht had signed on to star in the USA Network legal drama series Suits, which was known under the working title A Legal Mind.^[8] The series ran for nine seasons and 134 episodes, Macht appearing in all.^[9] Macht began receiving co-producer credit during season 3.^[10]In 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019, his father Stephen Macht, guest starred with him as Henry Gerard, an ethics professor from Harvard University.

Macht married Australian-born actress Jacinda Barrett in 2004.^[11] The couple's first child, Satine, was born in August 2007 in Los Angeles.^[12] They had a second child, Luca, in February 2014.^[13]

Macht has been friends with his Suits co-star Sarah Rafferty since they met in 1993 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.^[14]

Macht practices green living.^[15]

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