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Quinto in 2019
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Zachary John Quinto

(1977-06-02) June 2, 1977 (age 48)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active 2000–present
Relatives Peter J. McArdle (great-grandfather)
Joseph A. McArdle (grandfather)

Zachary John Quinto (born June 2, 1977) is an American actor. He is well-known for playing interesting characters in popular TV shows and movies.

Some of his most famous roles include Sylar, a main character in the science fiction series Heroes (2006–2010). He also played Spock in the Star Trek films, starting with Star Trek (2009) and its follow-ups. Zachary Quinto has also appeared in the TV series NOS4A2 and American Horror Story: Asylum, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He currently stars in and produces Brilliant Minds, a medical drama on NBC.

Early Life and Education

Zachary John Quinto was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His mother, Margaret "Margo" McArdle, worked at an investment firm. His father, Joseph John "Joe" Quinto, was a barber. Zachary grew up in a suburb called Green Tree, Pennsylvania.

When Zachary was seven years old, his father passed away. He and his brother, Joe, were then raised by their mother. Zachary's family has a history of public service. His great-grandfather, Peter J. McArdle, was a labor activist and a city councilman in Pittsburgh. A road in Pittsburgh is even named after him. His grandfather, Joseph A. McArdle, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Zachary graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1995. There, he enjoyed participating in musicals. He even won an award for Best Supporting Actor. After high school, he went to Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, graduating in 1999.

Acting Career Highlights

Zachary Quinto began his acting career on television. He first appeared in the series The Others. He also made guest appearances on many shows. These included CSI, Touched by an Angel, Charmed, and Lizzie McGuire.

In 2003, he got a recurring role on the Fox series 24. He played Adam Kaufman, a computer expert, in 23 episodes.

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Quinto at the premiere party of Heroes' third season in 2008

A big role came in 2006 when he joined the cast of Heroes. He played Gabriel Gray, also known as Sylar. He was on the show for four seasons until it ended in 2010.

His role as a young Spock in the new Star Trek movies was announced in 2007. The original Spock, Leonard Nimoy, even approved of Zachary playing the part. Zachary felt that Nimoy's involvement made the role easier to take on. Director J. J. Abrams praised Zachary's performance, saying he brought "gravity and an incredible sense of humor" to the character.

Star Trek Into Darkness Cast 2013
Karl Urban, Quinto, J. J. Abrams, and Chris Pine at the Star Trek Into Darkness Australian movie premiere in Sydney, April 2013

After Star Trek, Zachary appeared in short films. He also co-founded a production company called Before the Door Pictures in 2008. This company has produced films, TV shows, and even graphic novels.

Zachary has also continued to act in theater. He performed in plays like Samuel Beckett's Endgame and Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. From 2010 to 2011, he played Louis Ironson in Angels in America in New York City. For this role, he received the Theatre World Award.

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Quinto at a Midtown Comics signing in 2011

In 2013, Zachary played Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. He also performed in the Broadway version of this play in 2014. In 2016, he appeared in the play Smokefall.

In 2010, his company, Before the Door Pictures, produced Margin Call. This independent film was about the 2008 financial crisis. Zachary also acted in the film as Peter Sullivan. Margin Call was nominated for an Oscar. He was also an executive producer for the film All Is Lost (2013).

In 2011, Zachary began a role on the FX series American Horror Story. He returned for the second season as Dr. Oliver Thredson. In 2014, his company produced The Chair, a documentary series. In 2015, he was a guest on the TV series Girls and Hannibal.

He continued his role as Spock in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016). He also appeared in Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) and Snowden (2016). In 2018, he starred in the Broadway play The Boys in the Band.

In 2022, Zachary made his debut on the West End stage in London. He played Gore Vidal in the play Best of Enemies. This play was very popular and received good reviews.

Film and Television Roles

Zachary Quinto has appeared in many films and television shows. Here are some of them:

Film Appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Star Trek Spock
2011 Margin Call Peter Sullivan Also producer
Girl Walks into a Bar Nicolas "Nick"
What's Your Number? Rick
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Spock
2014 We'll Never Have Paris Jameson
2015 I Am Michael Bennett
Hitman: Agent 47 John Smith
2016 Tallulah Andreas
Star Trek Beyond Spock
Snowden Glenn Greenwald
Passage to Mars Pascal Lee Voice
2017 Aardvark Josh Norman Also producer
Who We Are Now Peter
2018 Hotel Artemis Crosby
2019 High Flying Bird David Starr
2020 Superman: Man of Tomorrow Lex Luthor Voice
The Boys in the Band Harold
2021 The Shuroo Process N/A Executive producer
2023 Down Low Gary
He Went That Way Jim
2023 Yes I Am - The Ric Weiland Story Ric Weiland Voice
2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One Lex Luthor Voice
Adult Best Friends Henry Also executive producer
Long Distance L.E.O.N.A.R.D. Voice

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Others, TheThe Others Tony Episode: "Unnamed"
2001 Touched by an Angel Mike Episode: "When Sunny Gets Blue"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mitchell Sullivan Episode: "Anatomy of a Lye"
Off Centre Smudge Episode: "Diddler on the Roof"
Lizzie McGuire Director Episode: "Party Over Here"
Haunted Paul Kingsley Episode: "Grievous Angels"
Agency, TheThe Agency Jay Lambert Episode: "Air Lex"
2003 Six Feet Under Hip Student Episode: "The Eye Inside"
Charmed Warlock Episode: "Cat House"
Miracles Messenger Episode: "Battle at Shadow Ridge"
2003–2004 24 Adam Kaufman 23 episodes
2004 Dragnet Howard Simms Episode: "Frame of Mind"
Hawaii Loomis Episode: "No Man Is an Island"
Joan of Arcadia Pretentious Filmmaker God Episode: "P.O.V."
2005 Blind Justice Scott Collins Episode: "In Your Face"
2006 Crossing Jordan Leo Fulton Jr. Episode: "Code of Ethics"
Twins Jason Episode: "When I Move, You Move"
So Notorious Sasan 10 episodes
2006–2010 Heroes Sylar 60 episodes
2008 Robot Chicken Archimedes Q. Porter / Sylar (voice) Episode: "Bionic Cow"
2011 American Horror Story: Murder House Chad Warwick 4 episodes
2012–2013 American Horror Story: Asylum Oliver Thredson 12 episodes
2014 The Chair Himself 10 episodes
2015 The Slap Harry Apostolou 7 episodes
Girls Ace 2 episodes
Hannibal Neal Frank 2 episodes
2016 Lip Sync Battle Himself Episode: "Zoe Saldana vs. Zachary Quinto"
2018 In Search of... Himself 10 episodes
2019 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Eli Rubin 2 episodes
NOVA Narrator 5 Episodes
2019–2020 NOS4A2 Charlie Manx 20 episodes
2019–2021 Big Mouth Aiden (voice) 11 episodes
2020 Little America Teacher Episode: "The Silence"
2021 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Himself Episode: "In the Hot Seat: Amanda Peet, Zachary Quinto & Karamo Brown"
Inside Job Doctor SkullFinger (voice) Episode: "Ghost Protocol"
2021–present Invincible Robot / Rudolph "Rudy" Connors (voice) 16 episodes
2022 Who Do You Think You Are? Himself Episode: "Zachary Quinto"
American Horror Story: NYC Sam Jones 7 episodes
2022–present The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins (voice) 5 episodes
2023 American Horror Story: Delicate Himself Episode: "Rockabye"; uncredited
2024 Brilliant Minds Oliver Wolf Main role, also producer
2025 The Artist TBA Upcoming series

Stage Performances

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Angels in America Louis Ironson Signature Theatre Company
Off-Broadway
2013 Glass Menagerie, TheThe Glass Menagerie Tom Wingfield American Repertory Theater
Boston, MA
Booth Theatre
Broadway
2016 Smokefall Footnote / Fetus Two / Samuel MCC Theater
2018 The Boys in The Band Harold Booth Theatre
Broadway
2022 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George Geffen Playhouse
Los Angeles, CA
2022 Best of Enemies Gore Vidal Noël Coward Theatre
West End
2024 Cult of Love Mark Dahl Hayes Theatre
Broadway

Video Game Voice Roles

Year Title Voice role
2000 Code Blue Monty Rodriguez
2006 24: The Game Adam Kaufman
2010 Star Trek Online Khitomer Emergency Medical Hologram
2013 Star Trek Spock

Awards and Recognitions

Zachary Quinto has received several awards and nominations for his acting.

Year Award Work Result
2007 TV Land Award for Future Classic Award Heroes Won
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain Nominated
2008 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain Nominated
2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain Nominated
Teen Choice Award for Best Rumble (shared with Chris Pine) Star Trek Nominated
Critics' Choice Award for Best Cast Nominated
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble Nominated
2010 People's Choice Award for Favorite Breakout Movie Actor Nominated
SFX Award for Best Actor Heroes, Star Trek Won
2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Angels in America Nominated
Theatre World Award Won
Tina Award for Best Actor (Play) Won
Tina Award for Best Ensemble (Play) Won
Tina Award for Best Stage Duo (shared with Christian Borle) Won
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance Margin Call Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting Nominated
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated
AACTA International Award for Best Film (as producer) Nominated
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (as producer) Won
Robert Altman Award Won
Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television American Horror Story Nominated
2013 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries American Horror Story: Asylum Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated
PAAFTJ Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie N/A
PAAFTJ Television Award for Best Cast in a Miniseries or TV Movie N/A
People's Choice Award Favorite Movie Duo (shared with Chris Pine) Star Trek Into Darkness Nominated
Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Ensemble The Glass Menagerie Won
2014 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Nominated
Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Leading Actor in a Play Nominated
BroadwayWorld.com Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play Nominated
2017 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film Star Trek Beyond Nominated

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