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Zachary John Quinto (; born June 2, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles as
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, the primary antagonist from the science fiction drama series ''
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'' (2006–2010);
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in the film ''
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'' (2009) and its sequels ''
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'' (2013) and ''
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'' (2016); Charlie Manx in the
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series ''NOS4A2'', and Dr. Oliver Thredson in '' American Horror Story: Asylum,'' for which he received a nomination for an
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award. His other starring film roles include ''
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'' (2011), '' Hitman: Agent 47'' (2015), '' Snowden'' (2016), and ''
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'' (2018). He also appeared in smaller roles on television series, such as ''
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'', ''The Slap'', and '' 24'', and on stage in ''
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, The Glass Menagerie,'' and ''Smokefall.''


Early life

Zachary John Quinto was born in
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,
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to Margaret "Margo" (née McArdle), who worked at an investment firm and later at a magistrate's office, and Joseph John "Joe" Quinto, a
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. He was raised in the suburb of
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and attended Saints Simon and Jude Catholic School (closed 2010). His father died of cancer when Quinto was seven years old, and Quinto and his brother, Joe, were subsequently raised by their mother. Quinto's maternal great-grandfather was the labor activist and
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man Peter J. McArdle, whom Pittsburgh's P.J. McArdle Roadway is named after. His maternal grandfather was Joseph A. McArdle, a Democratic member of the
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. Quinto was raised
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. His father was of
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descent, while his mother was of
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ancestry. Quinto graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1995, where he participated in its musicals and won the Gene Kelly Award for Best Supporting Actor, and then attended
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's School of Drama, from which he graduated in 1999.


Career

Quinto first appeared on television in the short-lived television series '' The Others'', and appeared as a guest star on shows including '' CSI'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. In 2003, during the theatrical run of ''
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'' by
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, directed by Kristina Lloyd at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles playing the role of Clov, he landed a recurring role as computer expert Adam Kaufman on the
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series '' 24''; Quinto appeared in 23 episodes of the third season. In 2006, Quinto played the role of Sasan: the haughty, bisexual
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best friend of
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on her VH1 series ''
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''. Later that year, he joined the cast of ''
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'' as Gabriel Gray, better known as the serial killer
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. He worked on the series until its cancellation in 2010 after four seasons. His casting as a young
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in the
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-directed
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of the ''
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'' film franchise was officially announced at the 2007 Comic-Con. Speaking alongside
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at a press conference to promote the first new ''Star Trek'' film, Quinto revealed that Nimoy had been given casting approval over who would play the role of the young Spock. "For me Leonard's involvement was only liberating, frankly," says Quinto. "I knew that he had approval over the actor that would play young Spock, so when I got the role I knew from the beginning it was with his blessing." In a September 2008 interview, Abrams said of Quinto's performance as Spock: "Zachary brought a gravity and an incredible sense of humor, which is a wonderful combination because Spock's character is deceivingly complicated. The revelation for me watching the movie, when I finally got to watch the whole thing after working on sequences, was that he is extraordinary. He was doing things I didn't even realize while we were shooting – these amazing things to track his story." Quinto also made references to ''Star Trek'''s historical record for diversity and inclusiveness in its casting and storylines. After ''Star Trek'', he appeared in the comedy
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''Boutonniere'' (2009). It "...was a movie written and directed by my former landlady and friend, ctress_Coley_Sohn.html" ;"title="Coley_Sohn.html" ;"title="ctress Coley Sohn">ctress Coley Sohn">Coley_Sohn.html" ;"title="ctress Coley Sohn">ctress Coley Sohn She called up and said, 'Would you do me a favor and be in my short film?'" In 2008, Quinto joined with Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson to form Before the Door Pictures. The company produced projects in film, television, new media, and published two graphic novels in a deal with comic book publisher Archaia Entertainment: they published a graphic novel called ''Mr. Murder is Dead'', created by writer Victor Quinaz, closely followed by ''LUCID: A Matthew Dee Adventure'' written by writer/actor
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. Quinto also starred in several comedy
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. He played a strangely lovable kidnapper in "Hostage: A Love Story", written by the comedy duo HoltandSteele, for Before the Door Pictures and Funny or Die. He also played a prospective dog adopter (based on Quinto's own experience) in "Dog Eat Dog", written and directed by
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, and premiered at the
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in 2012. Quinto has also kept up his theatre experience, which includes roles in a variety of productions, including classics such as
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's ''Endgame'' at the Los Angeles Odyssey Theatres in 2003, Shakespeare's ''
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'' at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival and ''Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow'' at the
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. From October 2010 to February 2011, Quinto played the lead role of Louis Ironson in an Off-Broadway revival of
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's ''
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'' at the Signature Theatre, New York City. For this role, Quinto received the Theatreworld Outstanding Debut Performance award. In 2013, Quinto played the role of Tom Wingfield in the American Repertory Theatre's production of ''
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'' by
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. He was also in the Broadway reprisal of the production, in 2014. In February 2016, Zachary appeared in the New York premiere of MCC Theater's ''Smokefall''. In 2010, Quinto's company Before the Door Pictures produced ''
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'', an independent film about the
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. Quinto played the role of Peter Sullivan in the film, in a cast that included
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. ''
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'' premiered in January 2011 at the
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. ''
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'' received an Oscar nomination for
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, by
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. Quinto was an executive producer for Chandor's next film '' All Is Lost'' (2013) with
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as the sole actor. In October 2011, Quinto began a recurring role on the FX series ''
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'' as Chad, former owner of the house. Quinto returned for the second season in one of the lead roles, as Dr. Oliver Thredson. In 2014, Quinto and his Before the Door partners produced a Chris Moore project, ''The Chair'', a documentary series on
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that shows the process of two directors bringing their first feature to the screen. In 2015, Quinto was a guest on the acclaimed TV series ''
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''. Movie-wise, Quinto reprised his role of Spock in ''
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'' in 2013 and in ''
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'', released in 2016. In addition, he played John Smith in '' Hitman: Agent 47'' in 2015. At the other end of the spectrum from the action-oriented ''Agent 47'', Quinto appeared opposite
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in the drama '' I Am Michael'' (2015), a film that premiered at the
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. In 2016, he portrayed journalist
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in the
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biopic '' Snowden'', narrated, as space scientist
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, in the documentary film ''Passage to Mars'', and appeared as himself in the documentary film ''
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''. In 2018, he starred in the Broadway play '' The Boys in the Band. In 2016,
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author
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released a novella, ''The Dispatcher'', created specifically for Audible; Quinto narrated the story, as well as the second book in the series, ''Murder by Other Means''. He also starred with Michelle Buteau in the Audible scripted podcast. ''Sorry Charlie Miller.'' Quinto has modeled for magazines including '' GQ'' and ''August''.


Personal life

Quinto publicly came out as gay in October 2011. He explained that, after the suicide of gay teenager Jamey Rodemeyer, he felt that "living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality." Prior to his coming out, Quinto had long been an active supporter of gay rights and organizations, including
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. In 2009, he appeared in the one-night production ''Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays'', a benefit stage reading in response to the passing of
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, as well as in the play '' The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later'', about the 1998 murder of
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. In 2010, Quinto contributed a video to the
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, an Internet-based campaign that aims to prevent suicide among LGBTQAI+ youth. In 2012 Quinto campaigned on behalf of
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, including appearing in the video ''Obama Pride: LGBT Americans For Obama''. From 2010 to 2013, Quinto was in a relationship with actor
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. Quinto began dating model and musician Miles McMillan in the summer of 2013. In early 2015, the couple moved into a
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, Manhattan apartment they purchased together. In November 2015 ''
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'' magazine called them "a power couple whose domain extends across the film, fashion, and art scene." The two ended their relationship in early 2019. In 2017, Quinto criticized the timing of actor
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's decision to
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as part of his response to allegations of sexual advances towards then-14-year-old actor
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. He called the manner of Spacey's announcement "deeply sad and troubling," feeling he had not stood up "as a point of pride — in the light of all his many awards and accomplishments — thus inspiring tens of thousands of struggling LGBTQ kids around the world," but instead as "a calculated manipulation to deflect attention from the very serious accusation that he attempted to molest one."


Filmography


Film


Television


Stage


Video games


Awards and nominations


See also

*
LGBT culture in New York City New York City is home to one of the largest LGBTQ populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' wrote the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most power ...
*
List of LGBT people from New York City New York City is home to one of the largest LGBT populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' writes that the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most ...


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