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Zachary Quinto

BIO

Zachary Quinto is known for his roles as Sylar, the primary antagonist from the science fiction drama series 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 a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.



He stars in and produces Brilliant Minds, a medical drama on NBC. His other starring film roles include Margin Call (2011), Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), Snowden (2016), and Hotel Artemis (2018). He also appeared in smaller roles on television series, such as So Notorious, The Slap, and 24, and on stage in Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie, and Smokefall.

Quinto has also kept up his theatre experience, which includes roles in a variety of productions, including classics such as Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the Los Angeles Odyssey Theatres in 2003, Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival and Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at the Old Globe Theatre. From October 2010 to February 2011, Quinto played the lead role of Louis Ironson in an Off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America at the Signature Theatre, New York City. For this role, Quinto received the Theatre World Award.

In 2013, Quinto played the role of Tom Wingfield in the American Repertory Theatre's production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. 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 2018, he starred in the Broadway play The Boys in the Band. In 2022, Quinto made his debut on the West End stage in London as Gore Vidal in James Graham's new play Best of Enemies.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Broadway Production, 2024
Mark Dahl

[West End]
2022
GORE VIDAL

[Off-Broadway]
Barrow Street Theatricals Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Guest Performer


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2018
Harold

[Off-Broadway]
MCC Theater Original Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Footnote

Fetus Two

Samuel

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2013
The Son

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2010
Louis Ironson

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2010

Movies

Star Trek
[ 2009 ] Spock
What's Your Number?
[ 2011 ] Boyfriend Rick
Girl Walks Into a Bar
[ 2011 ] Nick
Margin Call
[ 2011 ] Peter Sullivan
Star Trek Into Darkness
[ 2013 ] Spock
Breakup at a Wedding
[ 2013 ] producer
We'll Never Have Paris
[ 2014 ] Jameson
I Am Michael
[ 2015 ] Bennett
Hitman: Agent 47
[ 2015 ] John Smith
Tallulah
[ 2016 ] Andre
Star Trek Beyond
[ 2016 ] Commander Spock
Snowden
[ 2016 ] Glenn Greenwald
Passage to Mars
[ 2016 ] Pcal Lee
Aardvark
[ 2017 ] Josh Norman
Who We Are Now
[ 2017 ] Peter
Hotel Artemis
[ 2018 ] Crosby Franklin
High Flying Bird
[ 2019 ] David Starr
The Boys in the Band
[ 2020 ] Harold
Distant
[ 2023 ] AI'survival'suit
Down Low
[ 2023 ] Gary
Distant
[ 2024 ] L.E.O.N.A.R.D. Voice
Adult Best Friends
[ 2024 ]
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One
[ 2024 ] Lex Luthor

TV Shows

24
Adam Kaufman
American Horror Story
Dr. Oliver Thredson, Sam, Chad Warwick
Big Mouth
Aiden
Heroes
Sylar
Invincible
Robot, Rudy Connors
NOS4A2
Charlie Manx
Invincible
[ 2021-2025 ] Robot Dinosaur
Brilliant Minds
[ 2024-2025 ] Dr. Oliver Wolf
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
[ 2022-2025 ] Barry (voice)
Invincible
[ 2021-2025 ] RobotDinosaur #1Zombie #4Robot Life Pod (voice)
Brilliant Minds
[ 2024-2025 ] Dr. Oliver Wolf
Brilliant Minds
[ 2024-2025 ] Dr. Oliver Wolf

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2014 - Distinguished Performance Award

Zachary Quinto, The Glass Menagerie

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

Zachary Quinto, Angels in America

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News


Twelve Days of Christmas: June Squibb
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 24, 2025

Legendary stage and screen star June Squibb will spend the holidays on Broadway this year. The actress plays the title character in the Broadway premiere of Marjorie Prime. On opening night, she paused to tell us about which holiday movie she can't live without...
Twelve Days of Christmas: Namir Smallwood
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 23, 2025

It's a very merry Christmas for Namir Smallwood, who after five years away, returns to Broadway this season! Smallwood is currently starring opposite Carrie Coon in Bug, which opens January 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. He took a break from rehearsals to tell us all about one of his favorite holiday movie traditions...
Video: Patti LuPone Says Starring in Aram Rappaport’s THE ARTIST Was a ‘Gift’
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 23, 2025

BroadwayWorld spoke with Broadway icon Patti LuPone and creator Aram Rappaport about the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist. Check out the interview to hear from both.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 23, 2025- Diving Deep Into the American Theatre’s Most Influential Titles and More
by - Dec 23, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 23, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Miriam Silverman
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 22, 2025

Tony Award winner Miriam Silverman is back onstage this season in Audible Theater's world premiere of The Disappear, a new comedy written and directed by BAFTA Award nominee Erica Schmidt. She took a break from rehearsals to tell us about what makes the holidays special to her...
Video: Zachary Quinto Talks Working with Janet McTeer and Mandy Patinkin in THE ARTIST
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 22, 2025

BroadwayWorld spoke with Zachary Quinto about playing a defense lawyer in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, who also shared his experience working alongside the all-star cast. Check out the interview now.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Louis McCartney & Alex Breaux
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 21, 2025

Stranger Things: The First Shadow might be all about thrills and chills, but its cast still gets warm and fuzzy during the holiday season. Two of its stars, Louis McCartney and Alex Breaux told us about two Christmas films that they can't get enough of every year.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Christopher Lowell
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 20, 2025

There's something about Christopher Lowell and the holidays on Broadway that just go together. For the second season in a row, the stage and screen star is appearing on Broadway, this time in Marjorie Prime, running now at the Hayes Theater. On opening night, he told us about what music he relies on every Christmas. 
Twelve Days of Christmas: Tracy Letts
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 19, 2025

It's been almost four years since Broadway has seen a new Tracy Letts play. This season, audiences will be treated to his latest, Bug, which opens at the Samuel J. Theatre in the new year (January 8, 2026). During a break from rehearsals, he took a minute to reflect on which Christmas traditions put his family in the holiday spirit every year.
Video: Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Talk Lifelong Friendship on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025

Broadway icons Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin visited The View, where they spoke about their decades-long friendship, which began during the original North American production of Evita in 1979. Watch the interview now.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Kandi Burruss
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 18, 2025

The Stephen Sondheim Theatre stage is getting kandi koated this holiday season. The singer, songwriter, producer, and television icon Kandi Burruss just joined the Broadway cast of & Juliet. Kandi took a break from rehearsals to tell us about the music that puts her in the holiday spirit.
Video: Katharine McPhee Shares How Shoshana Bean Changed Her Approach to Singing
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025

BroadwayWorld spoke with Katharine McPhee about playing a vaudeville star in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, who also shared the best advice she has received as a performer. Check out the interview now.
Broadway Streaming Guide: December 2025 - Where to Watch PERCY JACKSON, New KNIVES OUT & More
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, find out what to stream this December, including the new season of Percy Jackson & the Olympians, the third Knives Out movie, Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly, Season 5 of Emily and Paris, and more.
Twelve Days of Christmas: Hamish Linklater
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 17, 2025

Coming up next at Audible Theater is the world premiere of The Disappear, a new comedy written and directed by BAFTA Award nominee Erica Schmidt. One of its stars is stage and screen veteran Hamish Linklater, who during a break from rehearsals, shared how he gets into the holiday spirit every season. 
Twelve Days of Christmas: Danny Burstein
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 16, 2025

It wouldn't be a proper Broadway season without the presence of Danny Burstein, who this year is appearing in his 21st Broadway show- Marjorie Prime. On opening night he paused to tell us which movie is a Christmas staple in his house...
Twelve Days of Christmas: Carrie Coon
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 15, 2025

Carrie Coon is back on Broadway this holiday season! After taking the world be storm with acclaimed appearances in The Gilded Age and The White Lotus, she returns to the stage in Bug, written by her husband a frequent collaborator Tracy Letts. During a break from rehearsals, she shared which music gets her family in the spirit every year. 
Twelve Days of Christmas: Cynthia Nixon
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 14, 2025

Cynthia Nixon has a lot to celebrate this holiday season! The acclaimed actress is back on Broadway Marjorie Prime, now running at the Hayes Theatre.  On opening night, she hit the red carpet to share some of her favorite holiday tunes. 
Video: Janet McTeer on Honoring Women’s Stories in THE ARTIST
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 10, 2025

Janet McTeer recently spoke with BroadwayWorld about starring in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, and what it was like to work with creator Aram Rappaport on the project. Check out the interview now.
Marla Mindelle & Josh Sharp to Lead A KIDMAN CAROL By Kevin Zak
by Michael Major - Dec 2, 2025

Marla Mindelle and Josh Sharp will star as Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett, respectively, in a developmental production of A Kidman Carol: A Gay Dementia On Australian Dames. The play is written and directed by Kevin Zak (Ginger Twinsies).
Video: Mandy Patinkin Discusses Patti LuPone Reunion in New Gilded Age Series THE ARTIST
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 25, 2025

Mandy Patinkin recently spoke with BroadwayWorld about starring in the new Gilded Age-era series The Artist, and what it was like to reunite with Evita co-star Patti LuPone for the project.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Zachary Quinto been in?

Zachary Quinto has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Zachary Quinto been in?

Zachary Quinto has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What awards has Zachary Quinto been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Glass Menagerie and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America.

What was Zachary Quinto's first West End show?

Zachary Quinto's first West End show was Best of Enemies which opened in 2022

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