‘Brilliant Minds’ Star Zachary Quinto on Hopes for ‘Star Trek 4,’ Being in Therapy for 20 Years and Campaigning for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania

Zachary Quinto has played “a lot of dark characters” in his career.

So when he was offered the starring role in “Brilliant Minds” he jumped at it because the series “really comes from a place of light.”

In the NBC medical drama, he plays Dr. Oliver Wolf, an eccentric neurologist treating patients with rare mental health conditions at a Bronx hospital. It is inspired by the late Dr. Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and writer portrayed by Robin Williams in 1990’s “Awakenings.”

“I think it’s so important, now more than ever, for people to be looking toward and leaning into the light. Because I think we’re really seeing

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