Ethan Peck

Ethan Gregory Peck (born March 2, 1986) is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and his first wife Greta Kukkonen. In 2019, he played a young Spock in Star Trek: Discovery, a role he has reprised for the television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present).

Ethan Peck
Peck at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Ethan Gregory Peck (1986-03-02) March 2, 1986 (age 38) Los Angeles, California
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present
Relatives	Marisa Matarazzo (half-sister) Gregory Peck (paternal grandfather) Veronique Peck (step-grandmother) Cecilia Peck (paternal aunt)

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, and was Mary-Kate's first on-screen kiss.

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".^[1]

From 2009 to 2010, he starred on the television series 10 Things I Hate About You on ABC Family.^[2]

In 2012, Peck played Prince Maxon for the pilot adaptation of the popular book The Selection, but was later replaced by newcomer Michael Malarkey. Neither the first nor second pilot was picked up to go to series.^[3]

In 2015, Peck became a spokesperson for fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo and appeared in a number of print editorials representing the Italian brand.^[4][5][6] He was also featured in Coming Home to Hollywood, a short film about the brand's 100th anniversary.^[7][8]

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

In 2017, Peck was cast in the comedy film The Honor List, alongside Meghan Rienks, Sasha Pieterse, Arden Cho and Karrueche Tran. It was released in 2018.^[9]

Peck portrayed Spock in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery.^[10] In May 2020 it was announced that he would reprise the role in a spin-off, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.^[11]

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.^{[12][13][14][15]} 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.^[16]

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.^[17]

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.^[18]

Filmography

Film

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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Charlie Grace	Tyler	Episode: "One Simple Little Favor"
1996	Marshal Law	Josh Coleman	Television film
1999	The Drew Carey Show	Kid	Episode: "Drew and the Gang Law"
2000, 2002	That '70s Show	Michael Kelso (young)	2 episodes
2003	The O'Keefes	Wade	Episode: "Festival of Birth" (unaired)
2009–2010	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
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–present[19]	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds	Spock	Main role Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series (2022)[20] Nominated— Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series (2024)[21]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Ref.
2009	"I Want You to Want Me" (10 Things I Hate About You version)	KSM	[22]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Halo 4	Gabriel Thorne	Voice and CG model
2014	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	Additional voices

Web series/Podcast

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	MARVELS Podcast	Reed Richards	Voice
2023	Star Trek: Very Short Treks	Spock	Voice, 2 episodes

References

1. Rahimi, Yama (April 6, 2009). "Titillating the Taste Buds at the 12th Sonoma Film Festival". IonCinema. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012.
2. "10 Things You Need to Know About 10 Things I Hate About You". E! News Online. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
3. "The News Bundle: Newcomer Replaces Ethan Peck as Male Lead of The CW's Romantic Dystopia Pilot The Selection". Film Thrasher. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013.
4. "Front Row at Salvatore Ferragamo Men's Spring 2017". Women's Wear Daily. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
5. "Ethan Peck: The Man in the Black Pocket T-shirt". GQ. December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
6. "Ethan Peck, Grandson of Gregory, Is About to Hit the Big Time". Maxim. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
7. "Salvatore Ferragamo Celebrates 100 Years in Hollywood With the Ferragamo Signature Film". Variety. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
8. "Gregory Peck's Grandson Stars in Ferragamo's New Fashion Film". The Hollywood Reporter. October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
9. "Meghan Rienks, Sasha Pieterse, Arden Cho, Karrueche Tran to Star in Honored Teen Comedy Film from Lionsgate Digital". Variety. August 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
10. Ouellette, Jennifer (April 11, 2020). "Actor Ethan Peck talks taking on iconic role of Spock for Star Trek: Discovery S2". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
11. Ha, Anthony (May 15, 2020). "CBS All Access greenlights Strange New Worlds, a new Star Trek series about Pike and Spock". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
12. "U.S. Vets Senior Staff". USVetsInc.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
13. Brenner, Robert (Spring 2005). "When Warriors Come Home". Northwestern.edu. Northwestern University. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010.
14. "United States Veterans Initiative". USVetsInc.org. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
15. Donahue, Marlena (Summer 2004). "Francine Matarazzo". ArtScene. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010.
16. "Ethan Peck on Growing Up in Hollywood and the Secret to Men's Style". Evening Standard Magazine. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
17. "Otis Faculty". Otis College of Art and Design. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
18. "Ethan Peck". ABCFamilyMediaNet.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011.
19. Sperling, Nicole (August 1, 2021). "Can Paramount+ Succeed? One Producer Hopes to Make It So". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
20. "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
21. Hipes, Patrick (December 6, 2023). "'Avatar: The Way Of Water', 'Oppenheimer', 'Star Trek' Series Lead Nominations For Genre-Focused Saturn Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
22. KSM (June 16, 2009). "I Want You to Want Me (10 Things I Hate About You Version)". Disney Music. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019 – via YouTube.

External links

• Media related to Ethan Peck at Wikimedia Commons

• Ethan Peck at IMDb