Ethan Peck

{{Infobox person

| name = Ethan Peck

| image = Ethan Peck by Gage Skidmore.jpg

| caption = Peck at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con

| birth_name = Ethan Gregory Peck

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|2}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1995–present

| relatives = {{plainlist|

Marisa Matarazzo (half-sister)
Gregory Peck (paternal grandfather)
Veronique Peck (step-grandmother)
Cecilia Peck (paternal aunt)

}}

| alma_mater = New York University

}}

Ethan Gregory Peck (born March 2, 1986) is an American actor, appearing in film and television roles since the late 1990s. He had a main ensemble role in the television series 10 Things I Hate About You, and has played Spock in two Star Trek prequel television series: Discovery and Strange New Worlds. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and Greta Kukkonen.

Career

Peck had many television appearances as a young actor, including a younger Michael Kelso (played by Ashton Kutcher) in That '70s Show. In his first film role at age 9, he co-starred in the made-for-TV film Marshal Law as the son of Jimmy Smits' character. He later appeared in the 1999 movie Passport to Paris starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen.

Peck co-starred with Adam Rothenberg and Mariah Carey in the 2008 film Tennessee, followed by a co-starring role opposite Peter Coyote and Bebe Neuwirth in the film Adopt a Sailor. He won the award for "Best Actor" at the 2009 Sonoma International Film Festival for his portrayal of "Sailor".{{cite web |url= http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/3904/titillating_the_taste_buds_at_the_12th_sonoma_film_festival |title=Titillating the Taste Buds at the 12th Sonoma Film Festival |last=Rahimi |first=Yama |date=April 6, 2009 |work=IonCinema |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120324235540/http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/3904/titillating_the_taste_buds_at_the_12th_sonoma_film_festival |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead}}

From 2009 to 2010, he starred on the television series 10 Things I Hate About You on ABC Family.{{Cite news |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/132952/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-10-things-i-hate-about-you |title=10 Things You Need to Know About 10 Things I Hate About You |date=July 7, 2009 |work=E! News Online |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102191407/http://www.eonline.com/news/132952/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-10-things-i-hate-about-you |url-status=live }}

In 2012, Peck played Prince Maxon for the pilot adaptation of the book The Selection, but was later replaced by newcomer Michael Malarkey. Neither the first nor second pilot was picked up to go to series.{{cite web |url= http://www.filmthrasher.com/2013/02/the-news-bundle-newcomer-replaces-ethan.html |work=Film Thrasher |title=The News Bundle: Newcomer Replaces Ethan Peck as Male Lead of The CW's Romantic Dystopia Pilot The Selection |date=June 16, 2013 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130616154659/http://www.filmthrasher.com/2013/02/the-news-bundle-newcomer-replaces-ethan.html |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |url-status=dead}}

In 2015, Peck became a spokesperson for fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo and appeared in a number of print editorials representing the Italian brand.{{Cite news |url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/front-row-at-salvatore-ferragamo-mens-spring-10461015/ |title=Front Row at Salvatore Ferragamo Men's Spring 2017 |work=Women's Wear Daily |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102191456/http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/front-row-at-salvatore-ferragamo-mens-spring-10461015/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.gq.com/story/gregory-peck-grandson-ethan-peck-style-suits |title=Ethan Peck: The Man in the Black Pocket T-shirt |date=December 9, 2015 |work=GQ |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102132311/https://www.gq.com/story/gregory-peck-grandson-ethan-peck-style-suits |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.maxim.com/style/ethan-peck-ferragamo-maxim |title=Ethan Peck, Grandson of Gregory, Is About to Hit the Big Time |work=Maxim |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102142513/https://www.maxim.com/style/ethan-peck-ferragamo-maxim |url-status=live }} He was also featured in Coming Home to Hollywood, a short film about the brand's 100th anniversary.{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2015/scene/lifestyle/salvatore-ferragamo-ethan-peck-the-ferragamo-signature-film-1201656373/ |title=Salvatore Ferragamo Celebrates 100 Years in Hollywood With the Ferragamo Signature Film |work=Variety |access-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102191520/http://variety.com/2015/scene/lifestyle/salvatore-ferragamo-ethan-peck-the-ferragamo-signature-film-1201656373/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gregory-pecks-grandson-ethan-peck-831135 |title=Gregory Peck's Grandson Stars in Ferragamo's New Fashion Film |date=October 9, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011705/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gregory-pecks-grandson-ethan-peck-831135 |url-status=live }}

In 2016, Peck starred in The Curse of Sleeping Beauty and Tell Me How I Die.

Peck was cast in the 2018 comedy film The Honor List, alongside Meghan Rienks, Sasha Pieterse, Arden Cho and Karrueche Tran.{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/meghan-rienks-sasha-pieterse-arden-cho-karrueche-tran-honored-movie-lionsgate-1202520344/ |title=Meghan Rienks, Sasha Pieterse, Arden Cho, Karrueche Tran to Star in Honored Teen Comedy Film from Lionsgate Digital |date=August 9, 2017 |work=Variety |access-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116090111/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/meghan-rienks-sasha-pieterse-arden-cho-karrueche-tran-honored-movie-lionsgate-1202520344/ |url-status=live }}

Peck portrayed Spock in the 2019 second season of Star Trek: Discovery.{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/actor-ethan-peck-talks-taking-on-iconic-role-of-spock-for-star-trek-discovery-s2/|title=Actor Ethan Peck talks taking on iconic role of Spock for Star Trek: Discovery S2|last=Ouellette|first=Jennifer|website=Ars Technica|date=April 11, 2020|access-date=June 16, 2020|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616041511/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/actor-ethan-peck-talks-taking-on-iconic-role-of-spock-for-star-trek-discovery-s2/|url-status=live}} He returned to the role in a spin-off, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/15/star-trek-strange-new-worlds/|title=CBS All Access greenlights Strange New Worlds, a new Star Trek series about Pike and Spock|last=Ha|first=Anthony|website=TechCrunch|date=May 15, 2020|access-date=June 16, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516035746/https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/15/star-trek-strange-new-worlds/|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Peck is the son of Stephen Peck — a former actor, documentary filmmaker, and Vietnam veteran who was the former president and CEO of U.S. Veterans Initiative. His mother is abstract artist Francine Matarazzo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usvetsinc.org/who-we-are/senior-staff/#1443073601418-61dc4e14-1f84 |title=U.S. Vets Senior Staff |author= |work=USVetsInc.org |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=March 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304111125/http://www.usvetsinc.org/who-we-are/senior-staff/#1443073601418-61dc4e14-1f84 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url= http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/northwestern/spring2005/alumninews/peck.htm |title=When Warriors Come Home |last=Brenner |first=Robert |date=Spring 2005 |work=Northwestern.edu |publisher=Northwestern University |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100526070904/http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/northwestern/spring2005/alumninews/peck.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2010 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.usvetsinc.org/ |title=United States Veterans Initiative |work=USVetsInc.org |access-date=February 20, 2016 |archive-date=February 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218221147/http://www.usvetsinc.org/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url= http://artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles2004/Articles0704/FMatarazzoA.html |title=Francine Matarazzo |date=Summer 2004 |last=Donahue |first=Marlena |work=ArtScene |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114003922/http://artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles2004/Articles0704/FMatarazzoA.html |archive-date=January 14, 2010 |url-status=dead}} He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and his first wife, Finnish-born Greta Kukkonen. Peck attended private schools Campbell Hall and Harvard-Westlake in Studio City. He excelled in athletics and learned to play classical cello.{{Cite news |url= https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/ethan-peck-on-growing-up-in-hollywood-and-the-secret-to-mens-style-a3198771.html |title= Ethan Peck on Growing Up in Hollywood and the Secret to Men's Style |date= March 10, 2016 |work= Evening Standard Magazine |access-date= January 2, 2018 |archive-date= January 2, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180102135325/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/ethan-peck-on-growing-up-in-hollywood-and-the-secret-to-mens-style-a3198771.html |url-status= live }}

He has a half-sister from his mother's second marriage, Marisa Matarazzo, who is a novelist and creative writing professor at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |url=https://www.otis.edu/faculty/marisa-matarazzo |title=Otis Faculty |author= |work=Otis College of Art and Design |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102191523/https://www.otis.edu/faculty/marisa-matarazzo |url-status=live }}

After high school, Peck attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he participated in the Experimental Theater Wing for three years before leaving to pursue his acting career.{{cite web |url= http://www.abcfamilymedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3120777&type=peck |title=Ethan Peck |work=ABCFamilyMediaNet.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111002134137/http://www.abcfamilymedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3120777&type=peck |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan="2" \| 1999 \| Passport to Paris \| Michel \|
Pumpkin Hill \| Joey \| Short film
2004 \| Em & Me \| Vaughn Davenport \|
rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| Tennessee \| Ellis \|
Adopt a Sailor \| Sailor \| Won "Best Actor" at Sonoma Film Festival
rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Twelve \| Sean \|
data-sort-value="Sorcerer's Apprentice, The" \| The Sorcerer's Apprentice \| Andre Dunlap \|
2011 \| In Time \| Constantin \|
2012 \| Mine Games \| Guy \|
rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| data-sort-value="Wine of Summer, The" \| The Wine of Summer \| James \|
Nothing Left to Fear \| Noah \|
2015 \| Eden \| Andreas \|
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| data-sort-value="Curse of Sleeping Beauty, The" \| The Curse of Sleeping Beauty \| Thomas Kaiser \|
Tell Me How I Die \| Pascal \|
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| data-sort-value="Honor List, The" \| The Honor List \| Dillon Walker \|
data-sort-value="Holiday Calendar, The" \| The Holiday Calendar \| Ty Walker \|
2020 \| data-sort-value="Midnight Sky, The" \| The Midnight Sky \| Augustine Lofthouse (young) \|
2024 \| The Unholy Trinity \| Sam Scarborough \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="2" | 1999

| Passport to Paris

| Michel

Pumpkin Hill

| Joey

| Short film

2004

| Em & Me

| Vaughn Davenport

rowspan="2" | 2008

| Tennessee

| Ellis

Adopt a Sailor

| Sailor

| Won "Best Actor" at Sonoma Film Festival

rowspan="2" | 2010

| Twelve

| Sean

data-sort-value="Sorcerer's Apprentice, The" | The Sorcerer's Apprentice

| Andre Dunlap

2011

| In Time

| Constantin

2012

| Mine Games

| Guy

rowspan="2" | 2013

| data-sort-value="Wine of Summer, The" | The Wine of Summer

| James

Nothing Left to Fear

| Noah

2015

| Eden

| Andreas

rowspan="2" | 2016

| data-sort-value="Curse of Sleeping Beauty, The" | The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

| Thomas Kaiser

Tell Me How I Die

| Pascal

rowspan="2" | 2018

| data-sort-value="Honor List, The" | The Honor List

| Dillon Walker

data-sort-value="Holiday Calendar, The" | The Holiday Calendar

| Ty Walker

2020

| data-sort-value="Midnight Sky, The" | The Midnight Sky

| Augustine Lofthouse (young)

2024

| The Unholy Trinity

| Sam Scarborough

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1995 \| Charlie Grace \| Tyler \| Episode: "One Simple Little Favor"
1996 \| Marshal Law \| Josh Coleman \| Television film
1999 \| data-sort-value="Drew Carey Show, The" \| The Drew Carey Show \| Kid \| Episode: "Drew and the Gang Law"
2000, 2002 \| That '70s Show \| Michael Kelso (young) \| 2 episodes
2003 \| data-sort-value="O'Keefes, The" \| The O'Keefes \| Wade \| Episode: "Festival of Birth" (unaired)
2009–2010 \| data-sort-value="Ten Things I Hate About You" \| 10 Things I Hate About You \| Patrick Verona \| 20 episodes Main role
2011 \| Gossip Girl \| David O. Russell's assistant \| 2 episodes
2014 \| Rescuing Madison \| John Kelly \| Television film
2016–2017 \| Madam Secretary \| Roman Tolliver \| 2 episodes
2017 \| I Ship It \| Nick/Saxon \| 6 episodes Web series
2019 \| Star Trek: Discovery \| Spock \| 9 episodes Recurring (season 2) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in Streaming Presentation (2019)
2019–2023 \| The Ready Room \| Himself \| 5 episodes
rowspan=2\| 2019 \| Star Trek: Short Treks \| Spock \| 2 episodes
Tell Me a Story \| NYPD Officer 2 Jones \| Episode: "The Curse"
2020 \| Penny Dreadful: City of Angels \| Herman Ackermann \| 3 episodes Recurring
2022{{ndash}}present{{Cite news\|last=Sperling\|first=Nicole\|date=August 1, 2021\|title=Can Paramount+ Succeed? One Producer Hopes to Make It So.\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/business/media/alex-kurtzman-paramount-cbs-star-trek.html\|access-date=August 5, 2021\|issn=0362-4331}} \| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds \| Spock \| Main role Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series (2022){{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/saturn-awards-2022-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235089636/\|title=Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|date=August 12, 2022\|access-date=August 12, 2022}} Nominated— Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (2024){{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/saturn-awards-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235654052/\|title='Avatar: The Way Of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations For Genre-Focused Saturn Awards\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|first=Patrick\|last=Hipes\|date=December 6, 2023\|access-date=December 6, 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995

| Charlie Grace

| Tyler

| Episode: "One Simple Little Favor"

1996

| Marshal Law

| Josh Coleman

| Television film

1999

| data-sort-value="Drew Carey Show, The" | The Drew Carey Show

| Kid

| Episode: "Drew and the Gang Law"

2000, 2002

| That '70s Show

| Michael Kelso (young)

| 2 episodes

2003

| data-sort-value="O'Keefes, The" | The O'Keefes

| Wade

| Episode: "Festival of Birth" (unaired)

2009–2010

| data-sort-value="Ten Things I Hate About You" | 10 Things I Hate About You

| Patrick Verona

| 20 episodes
Main role

2011

| Gossip Girl

| David O. Russell's assistant

| 2 episodes

2014

| Rescuing Madison

| John Kelly

| Television film

2016–2017

| Madam Secretary

| Roman Tolliver

| 2 episodes

2017

| I Ship It

| Nick/Saxon

| 6 episodes
Web series

2019

| Star Trek: Discovery

| Spock

| 9 episodes
Recurring (season 2)
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in Streaming Presentation (2019)

2019–2023

| The Ready Room

| Himself

| 5 episodes

rowspan=2| 2019

| Star Trek: Short Treks

| Spock

| 2 episodes

Tell Me a Story

| NYPD Officer 2 Jones

| Episode: "The Curse"

2020

| Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

| Herman Ackermann

| 3 episodes
Recurring

2022{{ndash}}present{{Cite news|last=Sperling|first=Nicole|date=August 1, 2021|title=Can Paramount+ Succeed? One Producer Hopes to Make It So.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/business/media/alex-kurtzman-paramount-cbs-star-trek.html|access-date=August 5, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}

| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

| Spock

| Main role
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series (2022){{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/saturn-awards-2022-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235089636/|title=Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=August 12, 2022}}
Nominated— Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (2024){{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/saturn-awards-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235654052/|title='Avatar: The Way Of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations For Genre-Focused Saturn Awards|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=December 6, 2023|access-date=December 6, 2023}}

=Music videos=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Artist(s) ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
2009 \| "I Want You to Want Me" {{small\|(10 Things I Hate About You version)}} \| KSM \| {{cite web \|author=KSM \|author-link=KSM (band) \|title=I Want You to Want Me (10 Things I Hate About You Version) \|publisher=Disney Music \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJfmoPUWWs8 \|via=YouTube \|date=June 16, 2009 \|access-date=January 27, 2019 \|archive-date=November 16, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116220802/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJfmoPUWWs8 \|url-status=live }}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Artist(s)

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2009

| "I Want You to Want Me" {{small|(10 Things I Hate About You version)}}

| KSM

| {{cite web |author=KSM |author-link=KSM (band) |title=I Want You to Want Me (10 Things I Hate About You Version) |publisher=Disney Music |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJfmoPUWWs8 |via=YouTube |date=June 16, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116220802/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJfmoPUWWs8 |url-status=live }}

=Video games=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2012 \| Halo 4 \| Gabriel Thorne \| Voice and CG model
2014 \| Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII \| Additional voices \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2012

| Halo 4

| Gabriel Thorne

| Voice and CG model

2014

| Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

| Additional voices

=Web series/Podcast=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2020 \| MARVELS Podcast \| Reed Richards \| Voice
2023 \|Star Trek: Very Short Treks \|Spock \|Voice, 2 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2020

| MARVELS Podcast

| Reed Richards

| Voice

2023

|Star Trek: Very Short Treks

|Spock