Seth Gabel - wikipedia Seth Gabel Seth Gabel Gabel at the 2012 WonderCon in March 2012 ( 1981 - 10 - 03 ) October 3, 1981 ( age 36 ) Hollywood, Florida, U.S. Other names Seth Cosentino Alma mater Tisch School of Arts Occupation Actor Years active 1999 -- present Spouse ( s ) Bryce Dallas Howard ( m. 2006 ) Children Family Martin Gabel ( great - uncle ) Seth Gabel ( born October 3, 1981 ) is an American actor. Gabel is known for his roles of agent Lincoln Lee on Fox 's television series Fringe, and Cotton Mather on WGN America series Salem. He is a great - nephew of actor Martin Gabel. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life and education Gabel was born to a Jewish family in Hollywood, Florida. He was raised under the surname of his stepfather, who adopted him, Cosentino. He graduated from University School of Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida in 1999, and from New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts. Career Gabel starred in the Universal Pictures coming - of - age drama, Take Me Home Tonight and appeared in the 2006 film version of Dan Brown 's novel, The Da Vinci Code, directed by his father - in - law Ron Howard. Television credits include recurring and guest starring roles on United States of Tara, The Closer, Law & Order : Special Victims Unit, CSI : Crime Scene Investigation, Sex and the City and 100 Centre Street, directed by Sidney Lumet. He starred in Dirty Sexy Money as Jeremy Darling, the charming, rebellious and exceedingly idiosyncratic son of the privileged and powerful Darling family, and the fraternal twin of socialite Juliet Darling, played by Samaire Armstrong. 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. 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. 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. Personal life 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 ). Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Tadpole Mike Uncredited 2006 The Da Vinci Code Michael 2008 Good Dick Kissing Man 2009 Jerry Jerry 's Friend # 2 Short film Jonah Hex Adviser 2011 Take Me Home Tonight Brent Tufford 2012 Allegiance Lt. Danny Sefton Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 100 Centre Street James Bass Episode : `` It 's About Love '' 2002 Sex and the City Sweet Young Sailor Episode : `` Anchors Away '' 2003 The Lyon 's Den Beau Van Hessche Episode : `` Beach House '' The Division Mikhail Ominsky Episode : `` Acts of Desperation '' Nip / Tuck Adrian Moore 5 episodes CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Gavin `` Rex '' Layne Episode : `` Formalities '' 2005 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Garrett Perle Episode : `` Game '' 2005 The Closer Nikolai Koslov Episode : `` The Big Picture '' 2006 Beyond David Wuhlman Television movie 2007 -- 09 Dirty Sexy Money Jeremy Darling 23 episodes CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Larry Colton Episode : `` Unshockable '' United States of Tara Zach 4 episodes 2010 -- 13 Fringe Lincoln Lee 29 episodes 2013 Arrow Count Vertigo 3 episodes 2013 Gothica Roderick Usher Unsold TV pilot 2014 -- 17 Salem Cotton Mather 36 episodes 2015 Celebrity Name Game Himself 3 episodes 2015 -- 16 American Horror Story : Hotel Jeffrey Dahmer 2 episodes 2017 Genius : Einstein Michele Besso 6 episodes 2018 Genius : Picasso Guillaume Apollinaire Episode : `` Chapter 1 '' Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result 2011 Saturn Awards Best Guest Starring Role on Television Fringe Nominated 2016 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actor on Television Salem Nominated 2017 Best Supporting Actor on Television Nominated References ^ Jump up to : Q&A with Seth Gabel, anthemmagazine.com ; accessed May 6, 2015. Jump up ^ Profile, virtualonlineeditions.com ; accessed April 19, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Bryce Howard Reveals Her Stance On Santa Claus ''. People. January 26, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Fradkin, Lori ( 2010 - 01 - 08 ). `` Seth Gabel Talks About Being Dirty, Sexy, and Moneyed ''. New York. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( 2011 - 05 - 11 ). `` Fringe Exclusive : Seth Gabel Returning Full - Time ''. TVLine. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ Michael Ausiello ( November 13, 2012 ). `` Exclusive : Arrow targets Fringe 's Seth Gabel to play Big Bad Vertigo ''. TVLine.com. Retrieved February 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Video Q&A : Seth Gable and Tamzin Merchant talk `` SALEM '' and Superstition ! ``. Fangoria. Retrieved March 18, 2013. Jump up ^ Roschke, Ryan ( October 13, 2015 ). `` Jeffrey Dahmer Will Check Into American Horror Story : Hotel ''. PopSugar. Retrieved April 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 15 Juicy Facts about Bryce Dallas Howard ''. Extra. Warner Bros. Television Distribution. 2009 - 07 - 30. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ Raftery, Liz ( 2012 - 01 - 22 ). `` Bryce Dallas Howard Has a Baby Girl ''. People. Time Warner Inc. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 22. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seth Gabel. 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Question: who played jeffrey dahmer in american horror story
Answer: Gabel