Morgan Spector

Morgan Spector is an American actor. He first gained recognition for his appearances in the television series Homeland and The Plot Against America as well as the films Christine, A Vigilante, and Boston Strangler. He has since starred in the HBO historical drama The Gilded Age.

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 Jewish; 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.

Theatre

Morgan Spector has appeared in theatre productions both on and off Broadway.

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2010	A View from the Bridge	Rodolpho	Cort Theatre, Broadway
2012	Russian Transport	Boris	Acorn Theatre, Off-Broadway
2012	Harvey	Lyman Sanderson M.D.	Studio 54, Broadway
2014	Machinal	A Lover	American Airlines Theatre, Broadway
2016	Ironbound	Performer	Rattlestick Theater, Off-Broadway
2016	Incognito	Performer	New York City Center, Off-Broadway
2017	Animal	Tom	Atlantic Stage 2, Off-Broadway
2017	Fallen Angels	Maurice Duclos	American Airlines Theatre, Broadway

Awards and nominations

Morgan Spector has been nominated both television and theatre awards.

Year	Association	Category	Project	Result	Ref.
2012	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Russian Transport	Nomitated
2021	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries	The Plot Against America	Nomitated
2023	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series	The Gilded Age	Nomitated