Zachary John Quinto is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles as Sylar, the primary antagonist from the science fiction drama series
Heroes (2006â2010); 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 an Emmy Award. 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.