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Gregory Peck’s Grandson Has Grown Up To Be Gorgeous

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A new actor just inherited one of science fiction’s most famous pointed ears, and the resemblance to Hollywood royalty is impossible to miss.

On August 14, 2018, CBS All Access confirmed that Ethan Peck would take over the role of Spock for Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery, stepping into a part first defined by Leonard Nimoy more than five decades earlier. Peck, 32, is the grandson of four-time Academy Award winner Gregory Peck, and the casting instantly drew attention for reasons that go beyond genealogy. Between his classical training, his modeling résumé, and a face that echoes his grandfather’s screen presence, the announcement gave fans plenty to unpack.

• Ethan Peck, born March 2, 1986, was officially cast as Spock for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 on August 14, 2018.
• Before acting, he studied classical cello and athletics, then trained at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and later modeled for brands including Salvatore Ferragamo.
• He met with Leonard Nimoy’s children, Adam and Julie Nimoy, who welcomed him into the franchise’s legacy ahead of taking on the role.

The Legacy He’s Stepping Into

Spock has been one of the most scrutinized characters in television history since Nimoy first played him in 1966, and showrunner Alex Kurtzman made clear that filling the role wasn’t a casual decision. According to Kurtzman, the production spent months searching for an actor who could honor Nimoy’s original performance while still finding new layers in Spock’s logic, empathy, and internal conflict. Peck will share the screen with franchise lead Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays Captain Michael Burnham, putting him at the center of one of the most closely watched sci-fi productions on television.

Kurtzman’s team spent months looking for someone who could carry Nimoy’s legacy without simply imitating it.

From Cello Recitals to the Captain’s Chair

Peck’s path to the bridge of the USS Discovery didn’t start in a drama classroom. He trained as a classical cellist and competed in athletics before enrolling at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he sharpened the craft that eventually landed him steady television and film work. He became a familiar face to younger audiences as Patrick Verona on the 2009–2010 television adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You, and picked up film credits in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) and In Time (2011) alongside a turn in the 2016 horror feature The Curse of Sleeping Beauty.

Along the way, Peck also built a modeling career, including campaigns for Salvatore Ferragamo, work that put his resemblance to his grandfather on full display well before Paramount’s casting call. Fans drawing comparisons between Peck and other famous look-alikes will find plenty of company among the celebrity doppelgängers who look freakishly alike, though in his case the resemblance runs in the family rather than being a coincidence.

Blessed by the Nimoy Family

Taking over an character this beloved carries obvious risk, and Peck addressed it head-on by meeting directly with Leonard Nimoy’s children, Adam and Julie Nimoy, before the role was finalized. Their approval mattered: Nimoy’s version of Spock isn’t just a character but a cultural touchstone, one that outlasted the original series and carried through every subsequent Star Trek film and spinoff, including William Shatner’s decades of work as Captain Kirk. For context on how deeply that era still resonates with fans, the truth about William Shatner’s ex-wives shows just how much scrutiny follows anyone connected to the franchise’s founding cast.

By all accounts, the Nimoy family’s blessing gave Peck a measure of legitimacy that no press release could manufacture on its own, and it signaled to longtime Trekkies that the new Spock wasn’t being handed to just anyone.

The Resemblance Fans Can’t Ignore

Gregory Peck built his career on roles like Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird and the American journalist opposite Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday, earning four Oscar nominations and one win over a career that spanned decades. Ethan Peck never worked alongside his grandfather, who died in 2003, but the physical resemblance—the jawline, the composed screen presence—has followed him through every red carpet appearance and magazine spread since he started acting professionally in 2005.

That inherited look, paired with the discipline of his cello and Tisch training, is exactly the combination Kurtzman’s casting team wanted for a character built on restraint and internal conflict rather than showmanship.