Zachary Quinto

Zachary John Quinto ˈkwɪntoʊ born June 2 1977 is an American actor and film producer He is known for his roles as Sylar on Heroes 20062010 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 shortlived 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 LA 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 IranianAmerican 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 decadesold character and a role he is set to reprise in the second film in the new series In 2010 Quintos company Before the Door Pictures produced Margin Call an independent film about the financial crisis of 200708 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 Chandors 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 Shakespeares 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