Gavin Leatherwood
Born
Gavin Thomas Leatherwood

(1994-06-07) June 7, 1994 (age 29)
Maui, Hawaii, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Gavin Thomas Leatherwood (born June 7, 1994) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for portraying Nicholas Scratch on Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020). He also plays the role of a university student, Nico, in the series The Sex Lives of College Girls available on HBO Max. He released his debut single "Just For Tonight" on February 19, 2021. Also the singles “Be My Lover” and “Driftwood Mermaid” are available on all platforms.[1]

Early life

Leatherwood was born on June 7, 1994[2] in Maui, Hawaii. He spent his youth in California and moved to Oregon when he was 18. Leatherwood has one older sister named Chloe.[3] He is mostly of Irish descent, and also has English, Spanish, Welsh, other European and Native American ancestry.[4]

Acting 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 in an episode for NCIS and Grown-ish.

In 2018, Leatherwood was cast in the lead male role as Nicholas Scratch in Netflix's supernatural horror series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. He also made a cameo appearance as Sabrina Carpenter's love interest in the music video for her single Skin.[5] Leatherwood appears in the main cast in season 1 of the HBO Max teen comedy-drama streaming television series The Sex Lives of College Girls, created by Mindy Kaling in late 2021.[6]

Music career

Apart from acting, Leatherwood released his debut single "Just For Tonight" on February 19, 2021. He has worked with Boom Forest Music, Thomas Dutton and Gavin McDonald to help produce different aspects of this song. He released the single “Driftwood Mermaid” on October 22, 2021.[7] Leatherwood then released "Be My Lover" on April 8, 2022, before releasing his debut EP "Moonlighting" on October 21, 2022.

Personal life

In addition to acting, Leatherwood plays a variety of instruments including the guitar, ukulele, and piano.[8]

Filmography

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2017 NCIS Dezic's Son 1 episode: "Pandora's Box, Part I"
2018 Time Being Honest Man 1 episode
2018 Grown-ish Pete 1 episode: "Un-Break My Heart"
2018 My Dead Ex Bryce 2 episodes
2018–2020 Wicked Enigma Jason 3 episodes
2018–2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Nicholas Scratch Main cast
2020 Bad Therapy Spit
2021 The Sex Lives of College Girls Nico Murray Main cast (season 1)
2024 It's What's Inside Dennis

References

  1. ^ Said, Abigail (February 20, 2021). "Gavin Leatherwood's New Single, 'Just for Tonight,' Is Here". Glitter Magazine. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "How old is Gavin Leatherwood?". PopBuzz.
  3. ^ Guthrie, Susannah. "Sorry Noah Centineo, The Internet's New Netflix Boyfriend Is Gavin Leatherwood". ELLE.
  4. ^ Kevin (December 19, 2018). "Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's Gavin Leatherwood". www.pop-culturalist.com/. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Mamo, Heran (February 1, 2021). "Sabrina Carpenter Weathers the Storm With 'Sabrina' Actor in 'Skin' Video". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (October 14, 2020). "'The Sex Lives Of College Girls': Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Renée Rapp, Alyah Chanelle Scott To Lead HBO Max Comedy Series From Mindy Kaling". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Said, Abigail (February 20, 2021). "Gavin Leatherwood's New Single, 'Just for Tonight,' Is Here". Glitter Magazine. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Gavin Leatherwood plays multiple instruments". PopBuzz.
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