Morgan Spector

Morgan Michael Spector • مورگان اسپکتور

Morgan Spector (born 4 October 1980) is an American actor. He first gained recognition for his appearances in the television series Homeland (2018) and The Plot Against America (2020) as well as the films Christine (2016), A Vigilante (2018), and Boston Strangler (2023). He has since starred in the HBO historical drama The Gilded Age (2022–present). Early life and education Spector grew up in Gue...

Morgan Spector (born 4 October 1980) is an American actor. He first gained recognition for his appearances in the television series Homeland (2018) and The Plot Against America (2020) as well as the films Christine (2016), A Vigilante (2018), and Boston Strangler (2023). He has since starred in the HBO historical drama The Gilded Age (2022–present). Early life and education Spector grew up in Guerneville, California. His father was an attorney and his mother worked in public education as a teacher and then as an administrator. Spector's father is of the Jewish faith; his paternal grandmother was an actress in the New York Yiddish Theatre District. His mother is of mostly Irish Catholic descent. Spector acted for the first time in community theater at the age of eight; and later acted in high school and college productions. After graduating from Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, he enrolled in the acting school of the American Conservatory Theater, in San Francisco. He next pursued work in regional theater, including a tour in The Lion King. In 2006, he moved to New York City. Career In 2010, Spector made his Broadway debut as Rodolpho in Gregory Mosher's revival of Arthur Miller's play A View from the Bridge. He was originally cast in a bit part, but moved into the major role when the actor scheduled for it was injured during previews. In 2012 he played the role of Boris in The Russian Transport, by Erika Sheffer. It was produced Off-Broadway by The New Group. In 2014, he co-starred with Rebecca Hall in a Broadway revival of Sophie Treadwell's Machinal. They later married; they appeared together on stage in New York again in June 2017, in Clare Lizzimore's play Animal. They have also appeared together on-screen in the 2016 drama Christine and the 2017 film Permission. In 2018, Spector starred alongside Olivia Wilde in the drama A Vigilante. In 2019, he starred alongside Gina Torres in the legal drama Pearson on USA Network, a spin-off of Suits. In 2020, he starred in the HBO miniseries adaptation of Philip Roth's The Plot Against America, alongside Winona Ryder. In 2022, he also headlined alongside Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski in HBO's The Gilded Age. Personal life In September 2015, Spector married actress Rebecca Hall, whom he had first met the year before, during their work together in the Broadway play Machinal. Their first child was born in 2018. Spector is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and helped produce the documentary, The Big Scary "S" Word. In 2024, along with 30 other artists, Spector participated in publicly reading the dossier of South Africa's genocide case against Israel, which was brought before the International Court of Justice. The reading was organised by Palifest. In September 2025, Spector signed an open pledge with Film Workers for Palestine promising not to work with Israeli film institutions "that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people." Filmography Morgan Spector has appeared in a total of 37 film and television projects. Film Television Theatre Morgan Spector has appeared in theatre productions both on and off Broadway. Awards and nominations Morgan Spector has been nominated both television and theatre awards. References External links Morgan Spector at IMDb