Star Trek Discovery: Search for next Spock ends; all you need to know about Ethan Peck

The search for Mr Spock is finally over! American actor Ethan Peck will play the iconic role of Spock in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery.

CBS has announced that the half human and half Vulcan role will be played by Gregory Peck's grandson who had also starred in the TV show 10 Things I Hate about You.

The role will be played by Ethan just three years after the death of legendary actor Leonard Nimoy. Ethan has also got the approval from Nimoy's family to play the iconic character. While tweeting about his excitement, he said that Nimoy's family welcomed him with open arms and made him feel worthy of playing the role.

Alex Kurtzman, executive producer of Star Trek: Discovery, talked about how difficult it was to find an actor who could effortlessly play the role of Spock. "We searched for months for an actor who would, like them, bring his own interpretation to the role. An actor who would, like them, effortlessly embody Spock's greatest qualities, beyond obvious logic: empathy, intuition, compassion, confusion, and yearning", according to Daily Mail.

He continued to talk about Ethan and said, "Ethan Peck walked into the room inhabiting all of these qualities, aware of his daunting responsibility to Leonard, Zack, and the fans, and ready to confront the challenge in the service of protecting and expanding on Spock's legacy."

Here's everything you need to know about the actor who is all set to fill in the shoes of Nimoy:

Grandson of Gregory Peck

Ethan was born in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 1986. He is the grandson of Gregory Peck, who was an iconic actor in the 1940's with hit movies like; To Kill A Mocking Bird, and Atticus Finch (1962). Ethan did his schooling in Campbell Hall and Harvard-Westlake. After school, he enrolled for theatre classes in Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

Started his acting career at the age of 9

Ethan started his acting career when he was really young. He first appeared in Marshall Law as Jimmy Smits' son at the age of 9. He also played the role of Michale Kelso in two episodes of That 70's Show.

He played the lead in 10 Things I Hate About You from 2009- 2010. He has also acted in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, In Time, Gossip Girl, Eden and Madam Secretary.

Ethan is currently unmarried but has been in a serious relationship with singer Molly DeWolf Swenson since 2016.