Gabriel Manak was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, USA. At age 11, his family moved to Plainsboro, New Jersey. Throughout his life, Gabriel has always been involved with the arts including concert choirs, school plays, college film program projects and independent film. As a self-taught musician who has blood relation to Russian composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff, he has professionally recorded two albums including a Rock Christmas album where he puts his own spin on many traditional carols. He is known for his work on Halt and Catch Fire (2015-2016), and Mr. Mercedes (2017).