Early life

Macht was born in The Bronx, New York, 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. Both of his parents are Jewish.

Macht was raised in California from the age of five. After graduating Beverly Hills High School, he attended Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, graduating in 1994. During his time at Carnegie Mellon he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.

Career

Macht was nominated for the Best Young Motion Picture Actor Award after playing his first role at age eight in the film Why Would I Lie? under the stage name Gabriel Swann. He has appeared in many film and television roles including A Love Song for Bobby Long, 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 himself both gained a cult following.

In July 2010, it was announced that Macht had signed on to star in the new USA Network drama Suits, which was originally known under the working title A Legal Mind. The show has been a success for Gabriel and USA Network, having just been renewed for a sixth season of 16 episodes in July 2015. Although not listed in the credits on the official USA Network page, Macht's name along with co-star Patrick J. Adams' name appeared as "co-producers" during the end credits of each episode during season 3.

Personal life

Macht married Australian-born actress Jacinda Barrett in 2004. The couple had their first child, a girl, Satine Anais Geraldine Macht, born August 20, 2007 in Los Angeles. They had a second child, a son named Luca, on February 26, 2014. He has been best friends with his Suits co-star Sarah Rafferty for over 20 years, ever since they met in 1993 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Macht is a vegetarian and practices green living.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1980	Why Would I Lie?	Jorge	Credited as Gabriel Swann Nominated—Young Artist Awards for Best Young Motion Picture Actor
1998	The Object of My Affection	Steve Casillo
	The Adventures of Sebastian Cole	Troy
1999	Simply Irresistible	Charlie
2000	The Bookie's Lament	Mickey
	101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)	Dirk
2001	American Outlaws	Frank James
	Behind Enemy Lines	Naval Aviator Lt. Jeremy Stackhouse
2002	Bad Company	Officer Seale
2003	The Recruit	Zack
	Grand Theft Parsons	Gram Parsons
2004	A Love Song for Bobby Long	Lawson Pines
2006	The Good Shepherd	John Russell Jr.	Berlin International Film Festival for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
2007	Because I Said So	Johnny Dresden
2008	The Spirit	Denny Colt/The Spirit
2009	Whiteout	Robert Pryce
	One Way to Valhalla	Bo Durant
2010	Middle Men	Buck Dolby
	Love & Other Drugs	Trey Hannigan
2011	S.W.A.T.: Firefight	Paul Cutler
	A Bag of Hammers	Wyatt
2013	Breaking at the Edge	Detective Williams

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Beverly Hills, 90210	Tal Weaver	Episode: "Leading from the Heart"
1995	Follow the River	Johnny Draper	TV movie
1997	Spin City	The Naked Guy	Episode: "Snowbound"
1998	Sex and the City	Barkley	Episode: "Models and Mortals"
1999	Wasteland	Luke	Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2000	The Audrey Hepburn Story	William Holden	TV movie
	The Others	Dr. Mark Gabriel	Main role, 13 episodes
2005	Numb3rs	Don Eppes	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
	Archangel	R.J. O'Brian	Miniseries
2011-present	Suits	Harvey Specter	Lead role, also producer

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