{{short description|American actor (born 1983)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Notability|Biography|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Zachary Booth | image = Zachary Booth on RealTVfilms.jpg | caption = Booth in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1983}} | education = University of Michigan (BFA) | occupation = Actor }} '''Zachary Booth''' (born 1983) is an American actor. He appeared in several productions with the Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire,<ref>[https://www.peterboroughplayers.org Peterborough Players]</ref> before starring in The N's ''What Goes On''<ref>[http://www.glaad.org/eye/ontv/06-07/cable.php "Where We Are on TV: LGBT Characters For 2006-07" - Glaad.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409202622/http://www.glaad.org/eye/ontv/06-07/cable.php |date=2009-04-09 }} Retrieved September 16, 2008.</ref> and on FX's ''Damages''. Booth is a 2004 BFA graduate of the University of Michigan.
==Career== Booth had supporting roles in the films ''Assassination of a High School President'' alongside Mischa Barton, and ''The Marc Pease Experience'' with Ben Stiller.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2185539/ Zachary Booth profile - IMDb.com] Retrieved September 16, 2008.</ref> In 2009, he had a role in the Ang Lee film ''Taking Woodstock'' as a member of a hippie naturist group.
In 2008, Booth co-starred alongside Victoria Clark, Michelle Park and Jonathan Groff in ''Prayer for My Enemy'', a play by Craig Lucas at the Off-Broadway theater Playwrights Horizons in New York City.<ref>[http://www.playwrightshorizons.org PlaywrightHorizons.org]</ref> During the same year, he played the role of Gary in ''Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist''.
In September 2010, he starred in the New York production of the new Edward Albee play ''Me, Myself & I'' also at Playwrights Horizons.
He played a lead role in Ira Sachs' ''Keep the Lights On''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cox|first=Gordon|title=Indie 'Keep' begins production|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040760|publisher=Variety|access-date=3 August 2011|date=2 August 2011}}</ref> The film opened on September 7, 2012.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/movies/ira-sachs-directs-keep-the-lights-on.html Rapold, Nicolas. "An Affair to Remember, and Put on Screen." ''New York Times.'' August 24, 2012.] Accessed 2012-08-26.</ref>
From 2018 to 2021, Booth played Horace Gilmer in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title=To Kill a Mockingbird, Starring Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger, Reopens on Broadway October 5 |url=https://playbill.com/article/to-kill-a-mockingbird-starring-jeff-daniels-and-celia-keenan-bolger-reopens-on-broadway-october-5 |website=Playbill |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Margaret |title=To Kill A Mockingbird Will Not Re-Open On Broadway |url=https://playbill.com/article/to-kill-a-mockingbird-will-not-re-open-on-broadway |website=Playbill |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>
== Personal life == Booth is gay. "As an actor who has been embraced by the queer community, I can't hide who I am, my truth, and still benefit from that", he said in an interview to Logo TV.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Azzopardi |first=Chris |date=2018-03-23 |title="After Louie" Star Zachary Booth On His Decision To Come Out |url=https://www.logotv.com/news/qd97hq/after-louie-star-zachary-booth-come-out-gay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811015158/https://www.logotv.com/news/qd97hq/after-louie-star-zachary-booth-come-out-gay |archive-date=2022-08-11 |website=Logo}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2007 || ''The Life Before Her Eyes'' || Boy swimming || Uncredited |- | 2008 || ''Assassination of a High School President'' || Rocky Raccoon || |- | 2008 || ''Venice'' || Levi || Short film |- | 2008 || ''Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist'' || Gary || |- | 2009 || ''Taking Woodstock'' || Earthlight Player || |- | 2009 || ''The Marc Pease Experience'' || Craig || |- | 2010 || ''White Irish Drinkers'' || Todd || |- | 2011 || ''The Beaver'' || Jared || |- | 2011 || ''Dark Horse'' || Justin || |- | 2012 || ''Keep the Lights On'' || Paul Lucy || |- | 2012 || ''Allegiance'' || Carroll || |- | 2012 || ''The Blue Eyes'' || Paul || |- | 2013 || ''Big Words'' || Ben Shine || |- | 2013 || ''Syrup'' || Chet || |- | 2013 || ''The Blue Box'' || Jack || Short film |- | 2014 || ''Never'' || Denim || |- | 2014 || ''Last Weekend'' || Theo Green || |- | 2015 || ''Ava's Possessions'' || Roger || |- | 2017 || ''After Louie'' || Braeden Devries || |- | 2017 || ''The Revival'' || Daniel || |- |2020 |''T11 Incomplete'' |Jack | |- |2020 |''Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait'' | | |- | 2021 | ''Dashcam'' | Tim | |- | 2023 | ''Maestro'' | Mendy Wager | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2006 || ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' || Trevor Olsen || Episode: "Influence" |- | 2007–2012 || ''Damages'' || Michael Hewes || 30 episodes |- | 2007 || ''What Goes On'' || Ethan Knowles || 10 episodes |- | 2008 || ''New Amsterdam'' || Roosevelt/Alex Spoor || Episode: "Legacy" |- | 2010 || ''Royal Pains'' || Oliver Ambrose || 2 episodes |- | 2012 || ''NYC 22'' || Gabe Atkins || Episode: "Jumpers" |- | 2013 || ''White Collar'' || Patrick Wolcott || Episode: "Master Plan" |- | 2013 || ''Elementary'' || Silas Cole || Episode: "Tremors" |- |2015 |''Blue Bloods'' |Lorenzo Colt |Episode: "All the News That's Fit to Click" |- | 2015 || ''Person of Interest'' || Chase Patterson || Episode: "Terra Incognita" |- | 2015 || ''South of Hell'' || David Abascal || 8 episodes |- | 2017–2018 || ''The Good Fight'' || Jerry Warshofsky || 3 episodes |- |2019 |''The Family'' |Luke |3 episodes |- |2019 |''Prodigal Son'' |Liam |Episode: "Annihilator" |- |2022 |''Bull'' |Noah Sinclair |Episode: "Dark Horse" <ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19064866/</ref> |- |2025 |''The Lowdown'' |Elijah | |}
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