<P> Quinto first appeared on television in the short - lived television series The Others, and appeared as a guest star on shows including CSI, Touched by an Angel, Charmed, Six Feet Under, Lizzie McGuire, and L.A. Dragnet . In 2003, during the theatrical run of Endgame by Samuel Beckett, directed by Kristina Lloyd at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles playing the role of Clov, he landed a recurring role as computer expert Adam Kaufman on the Fox series 24; Quinto appeared in 23 episodes of the third season . </P> <P> In 2006, Quinto played the role of Sasan: the haughty, gay Iranian - American best friend of Tori Spelling on her VH1 series So NoTORIous . Later that year, he joined the cast of Heroes as Gabriel Gray, better known as the serial killer Sylar . He worked on the series until its cancellation in 2010 after four seasons . </P> <P> His casting as a young Spock in the J.J. Abrams - directed reboot of the Star Trek film franchise was officially announced at the 2007 Comic - Con . </P> <P> Speaking alongside Leonard Nimoy at a press conference to promote the new Star Trek film, Quinto revealed that Nimoy had been given casting approval over who would play the role of the young Spock . "For me Leonard's involvement was only liberating, frankly," says Quinto . "I knew that he had approval over the actor that would play young Spock, so when I got the role I knew from the beginning it was with his blessing ." </P>

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