Zachary Quinto
Acting · Production
Born June 2, 1977, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Zachary John Quinto (born June 2, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles as Sylar on Heroes (2006–2010); Spock in the film Star Trek (2009) and its sequels Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016); Charlie Manx in the AMC series NOS4A2, and Dr. Oliver Thredson in American Horror Story: Asylum, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He first appeared on television in the short-lived television series The Others, and appeared as a guest star on shows including CSI, Touched by an Angel, Charmed, Six Feet Under, Lizzie McGuire, and L.A. Dragnet. In 2003, during the theatrical run of Endgame by Samuel Beckett at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, while playing the role of Clov, he landed a major recurring role as computer expert Adam Kaufman on the Fox series 24. In 2006, he played the role of Sasan: the haughty, bisexual Iranian-American best friend of Tori Spelling on her VH1 series So NoTORIous. Later that year, he joined the cast of Heroes as Gabriel Gray, better known as the serial killer Sylar, until the series cancelation in 2010. In 2008, he 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. In 2009, he played Spock in Star Trek, a role which he was lauded for bringing his own spin to a decades-old character and a role he is set to reprise in the second film in the new series. In 2010, Quinto's company Before the Door Pictures produced Margin Call, an independent film about the financial crisis of 2007–08, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay, by J. C. Candor. (Quinto played the role of Peter Sullivan in the film.) Quinto was an executive producer for Chandor's next film All Is Lost (2013) with Robert Redford as the sole actor. In October 2011, he began a recurring role on the FX series American Horror Story as Chad, former owner of the house. He returned for the second season in one of the lead roles, as Dr. Oliver Thredson. He has taken time to perform on stage in various productions including Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. In 2018, he starred in the Broadway play The Boys in the Band. He has modeled for magazines including GQ and August.
Filmography
- The Artist — Delphin Delmas
- 2024Adult Best Friends — Henry, Executive Producer
- Brilliant Minds — Oliver Wolf, Producer, Director
- 2024He Went That Way — Jim Goodwin, Executive Producer
- 2024Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One — Lex Luthor (voice)
- 2024Long Distance — L.E.O.N.A.R.D. (voice)
- 2023Altered Innocence Vol. 2
- 2023Boys on Film 23: Dangerous to Know — Chaperone
- 2023Down Low — Gary
- 2023National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies — Gore Vidal
- 2023Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story — Narrator
- 2022Abandoned — Executive Producer
- 2022Chaperone — Chaperone
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder — Barry (voice)
- 2021Conversion
- INVINCIBLE — Robot / Robot Life Pod (voice), Robot (voice), Robot / Dinosaur #1 / Zombie #4 (voice)
- Inside Job — Dr. Skullfinger (voice)
- 2021Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation — Tennessee Williams (voice)
- Little America — Teacher
- 2020Superman: Man of Tomorrow — Lex Luthor (voice)
- 2020The Boys in the Band — Harold
- 2019High Flying Bird — David Starr
- NOS4A2 — Charlie Manx, Producer
- NOVA: The Planets — Voice, Self, voice, Presenter
- 2019The Lavender Scare — Dennis Flinn (voice)
- 2018Aardvark — Josh Norman, Producer
- 2018Hotel Artemis — Crosby Franklin
- In Search Of — Self, Executive Producer, Presenter
- 2018Who We Are Now — Peter
- Big Mouth — Aiden (voice)
- 2017Never Here — Executive Producer
- 2016Passage to Mars — Pascal Lee (voice)
- 2016Snowden — Glenn Greenwald
- 2016Star Trek Beyond — Commander Spock
- 2016Tallulah — Andreas
- 2015Hitman: Agent 47 — John Smith
- 2015I Am Michael — Bennett
- The Slap — Harry
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — Eli Rubin
- 2014Not Cool — Executive Producer
- 2014Periods.
- 2014We'll Never Have Paris — Jameson
- 2013All Is Lost — Executive Producer
- 2013Banshee Chapter — Executive Producer
- Hannibal — Neal Frank
- 2013Star Trek Into Darkness — Commander Spock
- 2012Dog Eat Dog — Oliver, Executive Producer
- 2012East of Eden — Executive Producer
- Girls — Ace
- American Horror Story — Dr. Oliver Thredson, Sam, Chad Warwick
- 2011Girl Walks Into a Bar — Nick
- 2011Margin Call — Peter Sullivan, Producer
- 2011What's Your Number? — Boyfriend Rick
- 2009Hostage: A Love Story — Gunman, Producer
- 2009Star Trek — Commander Spock
- Heroes — Gabriel 'Sylar' Gray
- So NoTORIous — Sasan
- Blind Justice — Scott Collins
- Twins — Jason
- Hawaii — Loomis
- Joan of Arcadia — Pretentious Filmmaker God
- Miracles — Messenger
- Haunted — Paul Kingsley
- 24 — Adam Kaufman
- Crossing Jordan — Leo Fulton Jr
- Lizzie McGuire — Director
- Off Centre — Smudge
- Six Feet Under — Hip Student
- The Agency — Jay Lambert
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Mitchell Sullivan
- That's Life — Sleazy Guy
- Charmed — Warlock
- Touched by an Angel — Mike Dorin
- NOVA — Narrator
- Tab & Tony — Producer
Appearances as themselves (23)
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
- 2020The Boys in the Band: Something Personal — Self
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Self - Contestant
- 2019Love, Antosha — Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
- 2016For the Love of Spock — Self
- 2015Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder — Self
- 2015Getting the Old Scent Again: Reimagining Red Dragon — Self
- Lip Sync Battle — Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls — Self
- The Chair — Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self, Self - Guest
- Billy on the Street — Self
- Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
- Free Radio — Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
- Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
- Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live — Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited)