<P> Gabel drew attention for his portrayal of Adrian Moore, the sexually confused adopted son of Ava Moore (portrayed by Famke Janssen) on the FX series Nip / Tuck . The story arc depicting their incestuous and emotionally abusive relationship garnered much attention . </P> <P> Gabel first appeared on the FOX series Fringe during the 2010--11 TV season . Gabel was promoted to the main cast for the fourth season . His character was written off at the end of that season before returning briefly for the series finale . </P> <P> On January 30, 2013, Gabel was cast in the episode "Vertigo" of the series Arrow as a character based on Count Vertigo, known as the Count . He played Cotton Mather in Salem . In 2015, Gabel was cast as Jeffrey Dahmer in American Horror Story: Hotel . </P> <P> He met actress Bryce Dallas Howard at New York University, and they dated for five years before marrying on June 17, 2006, in Greenwich, Connecticut . They have two children: son Theodore Norman Howard - Gabel (born February 16, 2007), and daughter Beatrice Jean Howard - Gabel (born January 19, 2012). </P>

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