Gabriel Macht and Jacinda Barrett’s Love Story Began Long Before “Suits”

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Jacinda Barrett and Gabriel Macht have been married for more than two decades, and their love seems to be going strong. Macht starred on “Suits,” a show that’s been having a steady resurgence this summer since it hit Netflix, and this has sparked renewed interest in his love life – particularly in the fact that his wife, Jacinda Barrett, stars as his love interest in season two.

However, the pair didn’t meet on the “Suits” set. They actually were already married and had a child together when Macht began his tenure on the show, which also stars Meghan Markle, in 2011. “Suits” also wasn’t even the first time Macht and Barrett appeared on screen together; they both had roles in the 2009 film “Middle Men.” Both Macht and Barrett have their own acting careers, with Barrett appearing in “Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Edge of Reason,” “The Namesake,” and, more recently, “Hide and Seek.” Meanwhile, Macht is best known for his role on “Suits,” and he also played the title character in the superhero movie “The Spirit.”

Off screen, though, they’re just mom and dad to two kids, as well as wife and husband. “You are my spiritual partner forever and I have fallen for you each and every day since we crossed paths,” Macht wrote in an Instagram post on their 14th anniversary in 2018.

Read on to trace the story of their love through the years.

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2000: Jacinda Barrett and Gabriel Macht Meet

The two actors first met on a blind date in 2000, according to People. “I picked three different restaurants [and] she said yes to one of them,” Macht told Glamour in 2009 of their first date. “We closed down the place, and we’ve been together ever since.”

As for what exactly drew him to Barrett, Macht responded, “She had me laughing. She was a great listener and she was able to balance a conversation where it wasn’t just all about her or me.”

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2004: Jacinda Barrett and Gabriel Macht Get Married

Barrett and Macht tied the knot in 2004 in a private wedding ceremony.

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2012: Jacinda Barrett Plays Gabriel Macht's Love Interest on "Suits"

Macht starred as the lawyer Harvey Specter on “Suits,” and in 2012, Barrett joined the show as Specter’s love interest, a lawyer named Zoe.

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2018: Jacinda Barrett and Gabriel Macht Attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wedding

Barrett and Macht stepped out to attend the wedding of their “Suits” costar Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at Windsor Castle in May 2018. At the time, Macht told People that he and his wife were grateful to be “part of such an uplifting story . . . A story of inclusion, love – and there’s so much stuff out there that’s so depressing and dark,” he added. “This was just a remarkable day to go and support her and the royal family and it was an amazing time.”