Gavin Thomas Leatherwood (born June 7, 1994) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the
Netflix
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fantasy series ''
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
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'' (2018–2020) and in the
HBO Max
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comedy series ''
The Sex Lives of College Girls
, creator = {{nowrap, Mindy Kaling & Justin Noble
, showrunner = {{Plainlist,
* Mindy Kaling
* Justin Noble
, starring = {{Plainlist,
* Pauline Chalamet
* Amrit Kaur
* Reneé Rapp
* Alyah Chanelle Scott
...
'' (2021).
Early life
Leatherwood was born on June 7, 1994 in
Maui, Hawaii
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. He spent his youth in California and moved to
Oregon
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when he was 18. Leatherwood has one older sister named Chloe. He is mostly of Irish descent with Native American, English, Spanish and Welsh ancestry.
Career
In the beginning of his acting career, Leatherwood performed in various theatrical plays such as
''All My Sons'' and
''Peter Pan''. In 2017, he made a
cameo appearance
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in an episode for ''
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'' and ''
Grown-ish
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''.
In 2018, Leatherwood was cast in the lead male role as Nicholas Scratch in Netflix's
supernatural
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horror series
''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''. He also made a
cameo appearance as
Sabrina Carpenter
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's love interest in the music video for her single
"Skin". Leatherwood appears in the main cast in season 1 of the HBO Max
teen
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comedy-drama
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streaming television
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series ''
The Sex Lives of College Girls
, creator = {{nowrap, Mindy Kaling & Justin Noble
, showrunner = {{Plainlist,
* Mindy Kaling
* Justin Noble
, starring = {{Plainlist,
* Pauline Chalamet
* Amrit Kaur
* Reneé Rapp
* Alyah Chanelle Scott
...
'', created by Mindy Kaling in late 2021.
In 2024, Leatherwood starred in the sci-fi thriller film ''
It's What's Inside'', written and directed by Greg Jardin.
Apart from acting, Leatherwood released his debut single "Just For Tonight" on February 19, 2021. He has worked with Boom Forest Music,
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His family owned an estate, Dutton Hall in Cheshire. The original building i ...
and Gavin McDonald to help produce different aspects of this song. He released the single "Driftwood Mermaid" on October 22, 2021. Leatherwood then released "Be My Lover" on April 8, 2022, before releasing his debut EP ''Moonlighting'' on October 21, 2022. He plays a variety of instruments including the guitar, ukulele, and piano.
Since 2024, he is dating the model Sophie Rothschild.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
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1994 births
21st-century American male actors
Living people
Actors from Maui
American male television actors
American people of Irish descent
American people of Welsh descent
American people of Spanish descent
American people of English descent
Male actors from California
Male actors from Oregon
Male actors from Hawaii