Jacinda Barrett

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Jacinda Barrett
Jacinda Barrett.jpg
Barrett in 1998
Born (1972-08-02) 2 August 1972 (age 49)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Citizenship
  • American
  • Australian
Alma materBritish American Drama Academy
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2004)​
Children2

Jacinda Barrett Macht (born 2 August 1972) is an Australian-American actress and former model. She first became known to audiences as a cast member on The Real World: London (1995) before appearing in films such as The Human Stain (2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Ladder 49 (2004), The Namesake (2006), Poseidon (2006), and The Last Kiss (2006). She appeared in the series The Following in 2013 and joined the main cast of the Netflix series Bloodline, which launched in 2015.

Early life, family and education[]

Barrett was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the daughter of an airport firefighter.

She attended Kenmore State High School in Brisbane. Later, in 1997, she attended a Midsummer program at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.[2]

Career[]

As a high school student, she won the annual Dolly Covergirl contest in Australia in 1988 and started modeling at the age of 17 throughout Europe.

In 1995, she made her first television appearance as a cast member on MTV's The Real World: London. Her film debut was in Campfire Tales (1997).

Barrett appeared in the September 1998 issue of Maxim, in an article promoting the new fall television series. Her appearance served to promote her appearance in the NBC primetime soap opera ,[3] but the show only lasted one season.

Barrett and her husband have performed together at least twice. They appeared in the film Middle Men (2009),[4] and she had a recurring role in the second season of the TV series Suits (2012-2013), playing a love interest of her husband's character.[5][6]

Personal life[]

Barrett was previously engaged to TV host and comedian Chris Hardwick before her marriage to American actor Gabriel Macht in 2004.[5] The couple had their first child, a girl, in August 2007 in Los Angeles.[7] They had a second child, a son in February 2014.[8]

On 28 August 2009, Barrett was naturalized as a US citizen at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[9] Barrett enjoys skydiving.[3]

Filmography[]

Barrett at the premiere of Poseidon, 2006

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Campfire Tales Heather Wallace Segment: "The Locket"
1998 Immaculate Springs
1998 Art House Tiffany
1999 24-Seven Claire Short film
2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut Lisa
2003 The Human Stain Steena Paulsson
2004 Ladder 49 Linda Morrison
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Rebecca Gillies
2005 Ripley Under Ground Heloise Plisson
2006 Poseidon Maggie James
2006 The Namesake Maxine Ratcliffe
2006 The Last Kiss Jenna
2006 School for Scoundrels Amanda
2008 New York, I Love You Maggie Segment: "Natalie Portman"
2009 Middle Men Diana Harris
2010 Matching Jack Marissa
2011 A Proper Send-Off Alex Short film
2016 So B. It Rudy Franklin
2018 Seven in Heaven Megan
TBA Hide and Seek Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Real World: London herself
1998 Wind on Water Kate Poole Recurring role (4 episodes)
1998 Night Man The Amazing Selene Episode: "Do You Believe in Magic?"
1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Medea Episode: "Medea Culpa"
1998 Guys Like Us Audrey Episode: "Truth or Consequences"
1999 Millennium Taylor Watts Episode: "Collateral Damage"
1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane Lisa Episodes: "The Trouble with Jane", "A Good Man is Hard to Find", "The Advice"
2000 Bull Holly Cameron Recurring role (4 episodes)
2000 D.C. Finley Scott Main role (7 episodes)
2001 Citizen Baines Dori Baines Main role (7 episodes)
2004 See You in My Dreams Ingrid TV film
2012–2013 Suits Zoey Lawford Recurring role, Episodes: "Sucker Punch", "Rewind", "Blind-Sided"
2013 Zero Hour Laila Galliston Main role (13 episodes)
2014 The Following Julia Episodes: "Sacrifice", "The Messenger", "The Unmasked"
2015–2017 Bloodline Diana Rayburn Main role (18 episodes)

References[]

  1. ^ "Jacinda Barrett". Ask Men. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Our Alumni". BADA.org.uk. British American Drama Academy. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fall Television". Maxim. September 1998. p. 121.
  4. ^ "'The Real World' Stars: Where Are They Now?". The Huffington Post/AOL TV. March 4, 2008.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Malcolm, Shawna (August 2, 2012). "Debriefing 'Suits' suave and sexy star Gabriel Macht". TV Guide. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  6. ^ Berlian, M. (January 30, 2013). "A suitable man". Da Man Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Jacinda Barrett Welcomes a Baby Girl". People.com. August 28, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Gabriel Macht and Jacinda Barrett Welcome Son Luca". People.com. February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  9. ^ Cumming, Gillian (August 6, 2010). "Joyous return for homegrown star Jacinda Barrett". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved February 21, 2013 – via couriermail.com.au.

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