Actor Gabriel Macht had his breakout role in the legal drama Suits. The actor played the role of the suave and sophisticated closing specialist Harvey Specter, bringing the character’s brand of wit, sense of humor, and relentless pursuit of victory. The actor was known for the film The Spirit until then.
With renewed interest in the series after its Netflix debut, Harvey Specter is trending again as a whole new set of audiences discover him. However, Macht mentioned that he is very different from the legendary lawyer of Pearson Hardman.
Gabriel Macht As Harvey Specter In Suits
Coming from a family immersed in the arts, Gabriel Macht started acting at the age of eight and won the Best Young Motion Picture Actor Award for working on the film Why Would I Lie? Macht would go on to feature in a number of TV shows and films before gaining his breakthrough in the superhero film The Spirit.
The film was based on a Will Eisner comic book and was directed by Frank Miller. Despite being a commercial failure, the film gained a cult following and Gabriel Macht too developed a fanbase. He also featured in Sex and the City and The Others.
In 2011, Macht was cast in the legal drama Suits. Created by Aaron Korsh, the drama followed the legal battles faced by the firm Pearson Hardman and the professional and personal lives of its employees. It also starred Patrick J Adams and Meghan Markle, before she became the Duchess of Sussex.
Gabriel Macht spoke in an interview with Parade about the show in 2013,
“There’s great writing and a little cliffhanger each week. I really had no expectations, because with most things I’ve done, I’ve felt like, ‘People are going to be into this.’ And they weren’t. But they really are into Suits.”
Macht starred in the series for all of its nine seasons till 2019.
Gabriel Macht Says He Is Different From Harvey Specter
At its peak, Gabriel Macht’s Harvey Specter was the face of motivational quotes on winning and closing. The character is known for his signature wit and sophistication, as well as his relentless pursuit of victory in the big bad corporate world. Macht brought in the determination of the character who never falls from grace.
However, the actor claims that he is nothing like the character he so perfectly embodied for almost ten years and over 130 episodes. In an interview with Parade, Macht mentioned that he was quite different from the ultra-masculine lawyer. He said,
“I don’t wear beautiful Tom Ford suits like he does. He’s arrogant and narcissistic, and I’m way more vulnerable and sensitive. He says things that most people—like me!—just won’t say… wish I had some of his wit. A lot of my humor is way more obvious.”
While Gabriel Macht may not be anyway similar to his on-screen alter-ego Harvey Specter, he certainly convinced the entire world that he was the character.
