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'' (2018–2020) and in the

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'' (2021).

Early life

Leatherwood was born on June 7, 1994 in

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. He spent his youth in California and moved to

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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

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in an episode for ''

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''. In 2018, Leatherwood was cast in the lead male role as Nicholas Scratch in Netflix's

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horror series ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''. He also made a cameo appearance as

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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

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'', 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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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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leatherwood, Gavin 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