Zachary Booth (born 1983) is an American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. 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

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

Career

Booth had supporting roles in the films ''

Assassination of a High School President ''Assassination of a High School President'' is a 2008 American neo noir comedy film directed by Brett Simon and starring Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Emily Meade and Michael Rapaport. It was written by Tim Calpin and Kevin Jak ...

'' alongside

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, and ''

The Marc Pease Experience ''The Marc Pease Experience'' is a 2009 comedy film directed by Todd Louiso and written by Louiso and Jacob Koskoff. Shot primarily in and around Wilmington and New Hanover County, North Carolina in early 2007, the film is centered on Marc Pease, ...

'' with

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. In 2009 he had a role in the

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film ''

Taking Woodstock ''Taking Woodstock'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film about the Woodstock Festival of 1969, directed by Ang Lee. The screenplay by James Schamus is based on the memoir '' Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life'' by Ell ...

'' as a member of a hippie naturist group. In fall/winter of 2008 Booth co-starred alongside Tony award winners

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and Michelle Park and Tony nominee

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in ''Prayer for My Enemy'', a new play by

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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 ''Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Peter Sollett and starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Written by Lorene Scafaria and based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Cohn and Da ...

''. In September 2010 he starred in the New York production of the new

Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ''The Zoo Story'' (1958), '' The Sandbox'' (1959), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1962), '' A Delicate Balance'' (1966) ...

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

Ira Sachs Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His first film was the short ''Lady'' (1993). Biography Sachs was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His films include '' The Delta'' (1997), '' Forty Shades of Blue'' (2005), '' Married Li ...

' ''

Keep the Lights On ''Keep the Lights On'' is a 2012 American drama film written by Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias and directed by Sachs. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on September 7, 2012 by Music Box Films.

''. 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 g

"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.

References

External links

* 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