This handsome, strapping, blond actor followed in the footsteps of his father, Stephen Macht, and pursued a career in acting. Born in the Bronx and raised in Westchester County, New York, Gabriel Macht settled in Los Angeles in the late 1970s when his dad's career began an upswing. He made his film debut as a youngster in the Treat Williams' vehicle "Why Would I Lie?" (1980) but then "retired" from performing until he had graduated high school. Macht renewed his career aspirations with a supporting role in the 1991 NBC movie "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" and then headed off to hone his craft at Pittsburgh's Carnegie-Mellon University. After graduating, the actor's career picked up steam when he was cast in the period Western "Follow the River" (ABC, 1995) and as "The Visitor" from the future in Steve Martin's acclaimed Off-Broadway play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" (also 1995). Supporting roles in such films as "The Object of My Affection" (1998), "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" and "Simply Irresistible" (both 1999) followed.
Adding to his acting resume, Macht moved into producing with the indie film "Not for Nothin'" (1999, in which he co-starred) and "The Bookie's Lament" (lensed 1999, in which he had a leading role). As the new millennium dawned, his profile rose higher, first with the regular role of the empathetic medical intern in the supernatural series "The Others" (NBC, 2000) and then as actor William Holden opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt in the ABC biopic "The Audrey Hepburn Story" (also 2000). Macht's big screen breakthrough came when he was cast as the well-read and calm Frank James to Colin Farrell's more volatile Jesse James in the revisionist "American Outlaws" (2001). While many critics dismissed the film's anachronistic screenplay, they could not overlook Macht's charismatic screen presence. The rising star next joined Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson in the war drama "Behind Enemy Lines" (2001) before landing a supporting role in "Bad Company" (2002), featuring Chris Rock and Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Family
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Brother: Ari Macht. Born in 1967
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Brother: Jesse Macht. Born in 1983
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Daughter: Satine Anais Geraldine Macht. Born Aug. 20, 2007; mother, Jacinda Barrett
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Father: Stephen Macht. Married Macht s mother in 1964
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Mother: Suzanne Victoria Pulier Macht. Married Macht s father in 1964
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Sister: Julie Macht. Born in 1965; married AIDS researcher Dr. David Owen Beenhouwer
Significant Others
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Wife: Jacinda Barrett. Married Dec. 29, 2004
Education
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, drama, BFA
Milestones
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1980 Made feature acting debut in Why Would I Lie?
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1991 Had supporting role in the NBC TV-movie Guilty Until Proven Innocent
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1994 Performed in the play What the Butler Saw at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC
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1995 Acted Off-Broadway as The Visitor (aka Elvis) in Steve Martin s comedy Picasso at the Lapin Agile
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1995 Appeared in the ABC TV-movie Follow the River
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1998 Had supporting role in the film The Object of My Affection
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1999 Co-starred in The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
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1999 Produced and acted in the film Not for Nothin
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2000 Portrayed William Holden in the ABC biopic The Audrey Hepburn Story with Jennifer Love Hewitt as Hepburn
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2000 Produced and starred in the independent film The Bookie s Lament
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2000 Starred as an empathetic medical intern named Mark Gabriel in the NBC series The Others
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2001 Had featured role in the war drama Behind Enemy Lines
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2001 Played Frank James in the film American Outlaws
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2002 Co-starred with Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins in Bad Company
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2003 Co-starred with Al Pacino and Colin Farrell in The Recruit
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2004 Starred opposite John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson in A Love Song for Bobby Long
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2004 Starred with Robert Forster and Johnny Knoxville in the low-budget comedy Grand Theft Parsons
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2006 Cast as a fellow Skull & Bones member opposite Matt Damon in The Good Shepard
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2007 Played Mandy Moore s love interest in Because I Said So
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2008 Cast in the title role in Frank Miller s adaptation of Will Eisner s The Spirit
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At age five, moved with family to Los Angeles
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Raised in Westchester County, NY