While it had been growing increasingly unlikely that Heroes star Zachary Quinto would return for NBC's Heroes Reborn , with Quinto himself even telling IGN here and here that he was hesitant to return to the series because of his desire to defy audiences' expectations with his work, the actor himself has now confirmed that he won't be reprising his role as Sylar.

No, I’m not going to go back. I talked to them about it, and Tim reached out to me when they decided they were going to do it. We had a great conversation. It was such a meaningful experience for me — I loved that job, I loved those people. […] I just felt like I didn’t want to go back to it. […]



Tim was very, very understanding, Tim Kring. He was very understanding and supportive. I’m thrilled that they’re doing it, I’m thrilled that Jack Coleman is going back to it. And I know that they just cast Zach Levi, which is great. I mean, it’s a great thing to be a part of. I just felt like I need to cultivate other outlets for myself.

Zachary Quinto as Sylar on Heroes.

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