Is dr wolf on brilliant minds gay in real life

Starring Zachary Quinto (read GLAAD’s interview with him), Brilliant Minds follows Dr. Oliver Wolf who is based on the real-life Dr. Oliver Sacks.

Dr. Wolf (Quinto) shares a passionate kiss with Dr. Nichols (Sears) after weeks of growing tension between the two men. That plot point, Grassi said, is based on Sacks’ real-life experience being rejected by his mother after he came out to her as gay.

But that’s changing, thanks to Dr. Oliver Wolf, who happens to be openly gay, on the new NBC drama “Brilliant Minds.” Zachary Quinto — not a doctor, but gay — portrays Wolf, who leads a team of interns studying the mysteries of the brain in his neurology department in New York City.

Brilliant Minds will pay tribute to the late doctor’s life and career, while updating his story for the modern day, which means Quinto’s Dr. Wolf is openly gay, even in his career at Bronx.